A new breast cancer centre opened at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre last week, becoming the largest of its kind in Canada. The Louise Temerty Breast Cancer Continue Reading…
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A new breast cancer centre opened at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre last week, becoming the largest of its kind in Canada. The Louise Temerty Breast Cancer Continue Reading…
A recent report by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Physicians and Health Equity: Opportunities in Practice, argues that physicians can and have been Continue Reading…
The Institute of Health Equity in London, led by Sir Michael Marmot, has published a major report on what the health sector can do to address health inequities Continue Reading…
News emerged today that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is promising a special deal to provide Toronto with a larger slice of the proceeds if a Continue Reading…
The media had a field day yesterday with the proposal from Ontario’s Healthy Kids Panel to ban marketing of junk food to kids under 12. Sadly, this missed a Continue Reading…
Addressing "wicked" policy and social problems such as systemic health inequities and their underlying social determinants requires comprehensive and Continue Reading…
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…
The Wellesley Institute deputed to the Board of Health in November 2012 about the population health impacts of problem gambling. Our health equity impact Continue Reading…
By Steve Barnes and Jo Snyder A new report from Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David McKeown, provides more evidence about the community health Continue Reading…
Incoming premier Kathleen Wynne announced this week that social assistance reform is one of her key priorities. Wynne has asked the Secretary of the Cabinet – Continue Reading…
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