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Wellesley Community Roundtables on Health Equity
February 11, 2008 by
Pervasive and systemic differences in health by income, race, neighbourhood and other social determinants of health are increasingly well documented across the Continue Reading…
Welcome to Canada – don’t get sick!
July 27, 2009 by
Canadians pride themselves on the universality of our health care system. Despite the obvious room for innovation and the need for improved health equity, we Continue Reading…
Wealth equals health in Toronto, but we can change that
February 26, 2013 by
A new study in Toronto shows how socioeconomic status can have a significant impact on your access to health care. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Continue Reading…
Using the Podiums We Have To Advance an Equity Agenda
April 9, 2010 by
I posted a speech I gave recently at a conference on health equity for children. One of the themes we talked about was that health care professionals and Continue Reading…
Using Health Equity Impact Assessment Creatively: Local Mental Health Strategy
July 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
To drive health equity into practice we need to be able to identify the specific needs of health disadvantaged populations, key access barriers, and gaps in Continue Reading…
UK group takes government to court over gender-biased budget
November 8, 2010 by
Wellesley does a great deal of work on building equity into policy and program development. One way to do this is through equity focused planning tools such Continue Reading…
Tracking the impact of cuts to housing and homelessness supports
January 21, 2013 by
Ontario recently eliminated the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB). The CSUMB helped people receiving social assistance to pay for large or Continue Reading…
Towards a Social Assistance System that Enables Health and Health Equity
November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
People with low incomes and on social assistance face a daunting range of challenges to their well-being — one of which is systemic and damaging health Continue Reading…
Toronto City Council Recommends Improving Access to Health Care for Medically Uninsured Residents
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Toronto City Council passed recommendations from the Board of Health building on a Toronto Public Health report on medically uninsured residents. The Wellesley Continue Reading…
