…capital expenditures at the expense of services. It shows a move away from debt financing and toward financing capital from the operating budget. The programs that received enhanced funding in this budget will have important, positive health impacts. They include: increases to the grants…
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Leaving No One Behind in Long-Term Care: Enhancing Socio-Demographic Data Collection in Long-Term Care Settings
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on Canada’s most vulnerable populations. With growing evidence on the inequitable impacts of COVID-19 across Canada, it is reasonable to assume that similar impacts have occurred, and will continue to occur, amongst the diverse population groups of Canadians living and working in…
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Housing and housing benefits are necessary social infrastructure
The need for housing has significant social consequences. The way we build and pay for housing can create mixed or divided cities, may lead to good or poor health, and looms large in daily life. Housing choices and costs shape our neighbourhoods, our daily commute to work, and how much…
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Ontario's 'affordable' homes aren't affordable to those who need them the most: New report from auditor-general
…and Housing’s] roles, set measurable goals and program priorities, assess risks and options to manage the risks, determine the resources required, and measure the impact of the Ministry’s contribution to social housing,” urges the auditor-general – echoing the concerns and recommendations made by the Wellesley Institute, and many other partners…
Measuring impact can be tricky when addressing wicked policy challenges
…success? A recent Workshop on Evaluating Complex Community Initiatives and Policy Interventions hosted by the Evaluation Centre for Complex Health Interventions at St. Michaels Hospital addressed this issue. The Wellesley Institute’s Bob Gardner presented on how to develop a framework for evaluating wicked policy challenges. Gardner argued that the key…
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Ontario doctors call for an end to three-month wait for OHIP
…long identified by front-line health-care providers: denying new immigrants access to OHIP coverage has significant impact on their health. People without health coverage delayed seeking treatment, increasing the danger of adverse outcomes and conditions worsening; when seeking care, they received differential and inequitable treatment within health-care institutions, and they had…
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Killer heat and smog: Bad for our population health, need to focus on long-term strategies
Toronto continues to suffer under extreme heat – along with many other places throughout North America. The very high temperatures, combined with humidity, are not merely uncomfortable, but deadly for the health of individual people and the population health of the entire community. Toronto Public Health has useful information on…
The affect of social change on suicide rates could be solved upstream
…like the British National Health System, only a minority (25-30 percent) of people who die by suicide will have seen someone for a mental health problem in the last year. In many high income countries less than 50 percent of people with mental health and addictions problems get any treatment….
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Talking About Jobs: vote ontario
…of our job. Jobs that pay better contribute to a longer life. Jobs with more autonomy are conducive to better health, and dangerous, tense work environments are bad for our health. But our jobs and workplaces are only a piece of the puzzle of how our work affects our health….
Austerity is bad for your health
…government should keep Ontarians’ health in mind when it evaluates the Commission’s recommendations. Keeping Ontarians healthy will require more than the Premier’s promise to protect the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s budget. There are many ways austerity programs have an impact on health. Increased unemployment, lower job quality,…