The Wellesley Institute hosted the 117th American Psychological Association pre-conference workshop on August 5th. The day was action-packed, informative and fun, combining historical tours of Black Creek/Jane-Finch and St James Town communities with presentations
Health systems and Health equity
“Now is the Season for Action”: Some Thoughts on President Obama’s Speech to the Joint Session of Congress
I have several thoughts regarding President Obama’s speech to the joint session of Congress: (1) As John King stated on CNN afterwards, “the man can certainly give a speech.” Obama’s delivery and presentation were outstanding throughout his 45 minute presentation. Obama was clear, articulate, compassionate when he needed to be and appropriately defiant when confronting […]
Acting On Health Inequality in Other Countries: Ireland
I recently had a week wandering around Ireland (perhaps not relevant beyond the blogosphere), including exploring local bookshops (getting more familiar to followers of research sites and think tanks), and found Sarah Burke’s recent Irish Apartheid: Healthcare Inequality in Ireland (Dublin: New Island, 2009). She analyzes four main points:
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The Power Study – Women’s Health Report
The POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-based Report) is producing a Women’s Health Report to serve as an evidence-based tool for policy makers, providers, and consumers in their efforts to improve health and reduce health inequities among Ontario women.
Access Alliance-Photo Voice project
Access Alliance celebrates their 20 year anniversary with a photo exhibit: Many Faces, One People: view the world through our lens.
Integration Of Concept Mapping And Photovoice: Understanding Immigrant Perceptions Of Neighbourhood Influences On Health
This study is unique and the first of its kind to consider the use of photographs as the input material for concept mapping. Two participatory research techniques are converged here: Photovoice and Concept Mapping. This study establishes that these two techniques can be effectively used to engage disadvantaged populations in multiple ways throughout the process […]
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A Critical Element of U.S. Health Care Reform That is Being Ignored
With round-the-clock coverage of U.S. health care reform and thousands of journalists, commentators, “experts” and bloggers who dissect every word that key policymakers say or write about the issue, it is amazing that any part of the proposed reforms could be ignored altogether. But that is indeed what has happened with a key element of […]
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Evaluation Of "My Baby And Me" Infant Passport
Principal Organization: St. Michael’s Hospital Young Parents No Fixed Address Work Group Authors: Catherine Moravac, BSc, Merry Little, RN, MSc, ACNP, Alice Gorman, BScN, Rosanne Nisenbaum, BA, MA, PhD, Darlene Dzendoletas, BSW, MSW, Rebecca Fortin, BA, MHSC Participants: Underhoused, homeless or street-involved pregnant women under age 27 who received pre-natal care at St. Michael’s Hospital […]
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Evaluation Of "My Baby And Me" Infant Passport Key Messages
Principal Organization: St. Michael’s Hospital Young Parents No Fixed Address Work Group Authors: Catherine Moravac, BSc, Merry Little, RN, MSc, ACNP, Alice Gorman, BScN, Rosanne Nisenbaum, BA, MA, PhD, Darlene Dzendoletas, BSW, MSW, Rebecca Fortin, BA, MHSC Participants: Underhoused, homeless or street-involved pregnant women under age 27 who received pre-natal care at St. Michael’s Hospital (in downtown Toronto) […]
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New report shows that income and age are important factors for cancer care for women
Today marked the release of the POWER Study Cancer Chapter, part of a provincial Report on women's health which can be used as an evidence-based tool to help policy-makers, health care providers and consumers improve the health of, and reducing inequities among the women of Ontario. The main findings is that income matters when it […]
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