There has been a recent revitalization of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) content on the WHO website. Since the 2011 World Conference on the Social Continue Reading…
Revitalization Of Social Determinants Of Health Content On WHO Website
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Making The Connections Exhibit Launches At The Urbanspace Gallery
May 14, 2013 by
Thank you everyone who joined us last week at Urbanspace Gallery for our public launch of Making The Connections, an exhibit on the social determinants of Continue Reading…
Toronto City Council Recommends Improving Access to Health Care for Medically Uninsured Residents
May 13, 2013 by
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…
Health Equity Impacts of Public Funding Cuts: British Research
May 8, 2013 by
Regardless of place, cuts to community and social services tend to disproportionately impact those who are already the most disadvantaged. For individuals with Continue Reading…
Toronto City Council Debates Equitable Access to Good Health and Health Care for Uninsured Residents
May 7, 2013 by
City Council will be considering recommendations from the Toronto Board of Health regarding health care for uninsured residents of Toronto. We and a number Continue Reading…
Budget Provides Horwath With Possibilities To Negotiate For Ontario Families
May 2, 2013 by
Kathleen Wynne’s first budget provides concrete progress on social assistance reforms; but there are also missed opportunities to address increasing Continue Reading…
“Ferociously” Acting On Equitable Access And Health Of Medically Uninsured Residents In Toronto
April 30, 2013 by
The Wellesley Institute, along with researchers, representatives from Community Health Centres (CHCs), Toronto Public Health, Women’s College, Association of Continue Reading…
Realizing The Potential Of Health In All Policies: Lessons From Finland
April 30, 2013 by
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an increasingly common approach to address the social determinants of health, recognizing that the determinants of health are Continue Reading…
Full house in London for business-community roundtable on mental health and employment
April 29, 2013 by
A full house of 50 business and community leaders packed the boardroom of the London (ON) Chamber of Commerce for that community's first-ever business-community Continue Reading…
Closing The Health Council Of Canada: Another Missed Opportunity
April 25, 2013 by
By Bob Gardner and Emily Wong The federal government's decision to stop funding the Health Council of Canada as of March 2014 had prompted an outcry from the Continue Reading…
