…be better addressed in impact assessments. Innovative tools and resources for Mental Well-being Impact Assessment have been developed. HEIA Resources Templates and User Guides for Equity-Focused Impact Assessment More resources on HEIA and HIA International Support and Resources for HIA HIA Into Policy Development Engaging the Community in HIA …
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Building Health and Equity Into Policy: Policy Orientated Health Equity Impact Assessments
…province. Recent debates on whether a casino should be located in Toronto, here also, we were working collaboratively with public health and other partners, held a forum on the health equity implications of casinos and problem gambling, and presented to the Toronto Board of Health, which recommended not proceeding with…
Health Equity Impact Assessment as a Policy Tool
…It also links to a Health Council of Canada blog calling for more use of HIAs as a collaborative tool to help integrate policy development across government departments. The Wellesley Institute has done quite a lot of work over the years on Health Equity Impact Assessment, including speaking at a…
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Health Equity Into Action Through Good Planning: Health Equity Impact Assessment
…Connections, an annual conference that brings together a wide range of providers and networks. Health Equity Impact Assessment: A Tool for Driving Equity Into Action May 18,2010 View more presentations from Wellesley Institute. Health Equity Impact Assessment Workshop Healthy Connections February 17, 2010 View more presentations from Wellesley Institute….
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Health Equity Impact Assessment Template
Increasingly, Health Impact Assessments are being used by policy makers to understand and influence how policies, projects, plans, and programs affect health inequities. One of the widely understood benefits of conducting Health Equity Impact Assessments (HEIAs) is the increased understanding of equity issues that arise by making equity a key…
Health Equity Impact Assessment: A Primer
…initiatives or assess and re-align existing programs; and using it has proven valuable to building awareness of and embedding equity within organizations. This is an overview primer that introduces the potential and practice of Health Equity Impact Assessment. We also have many other resources on our page on equity-focused planning….
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The Real Cost Of Casinos: A Health Equity Impact Assessment
…and health equity impacts of a casino in Toronto have, however, not been adequately discussed. In this health equity impact assessment, we set out how casinos contribute to problem gambling and identify the associated negative health impacts. We also demonstrate how an increase in problem gambling would disproportionately affect the…
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What the candidates aren’t talking about – HEIA in the Federal Election
…aren’t talking about and that deserve more attention. Health equity impact assessments support decision makers to incorporate health and health equity in all policies by identifying potential health impacts and enhancing positive impacts while reducing negative impacts. Using a health equity impact assessment tool 1 we identified populations that may…
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Using Health Equity Impact Assessment Creatively: Local Mental Health Strategy
…could be applied to developing quality improvement plans and indicators. Wellesley has created a page on HEIA with other presentations on using HEIA in different community and hospital settings, and links to leading jurisdictions and other resources. Tc lhin mental health strategy july 2010 View more presentations from Wellesley Institute….
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Health Equity Impact Assessment Into Action: Home Care
Equity-focussed planning is an essential ingredient of comprehensive health equity strategies. Ontario has been developing and implementing a Health Equity Impact Assessment model and Wellesley has presented a number of workshops on how to realize the potential of HEIA. Each of these workshops uses different case studies to work through…
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