A detailed plan to create a long-overdue national housing plan for Canada was introduced in the House of Commons on Thursday. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott joined other national housing leaders, along with MPs Marie-Claude Morin and Andrew Cash, for the introduction of the draft legislation, which is called Bill C-400, An Act to Secure […]
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Toronto Exec calls for TCHC task force as Drummond report calls for increased federal / Ontario housing support
Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee has rejected a request from its Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) Board of Directors to sell off 740 homes in 675 buildings, and is instead calling on Councillor Ana Bailao, chair of Council’s Affordable Housing Committee, to chair a special task force. The Wellesley Institute joined TCHC tenants and others […]
Work and Health: Building Assets
The idea of building assets is something that we typically associate with our financial well-being. But a new report from the Health Action Partnership International and the Government of Scotland highlights the connections between “health assets,” work, and health. The report, Working for Equity in Health, argues that approaches to public health almost always focus […]
Misdiagnosis: Drummond’s Health Care Prescription Misses Equity
The Drummond Report’s emphasis on reform and innovation in the way health care is organized and delivered is vital. The objectives of long-term planning, a shift to home and community care, prevention, and integration of health services are right on the mark. But a huge element is missing: equity. Equitable access to services, equitable outcomes […]
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Concept Mapping of Photovoices – York University
Presented at the York University campus to graduate students in the Social Work Department. Concept Mapping of Photovoices – York University from Wellesley Institute
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Levers for Change: Hospital Health Equity Plans
Addressing pervasive health inequities is an incredibly complex challenge. Valuable population health research has been done, comprehensive health equity strategies have been developed — but how to drive these strategies into action? One vital way is identifying the key levers that will most effectively support the needed policy, program, investment and service changes, and identifying […]
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Looking deeper into racism and health care in Canada
Sheryl Nestel, Guest Blogger The launch last week of Colour Coded Health Care: The Impact of Race and Racism in Canadians’ Health, was, by all measures a tremendous success. Clearly, that the issues raised by the report are of immense interest to health researchers, health care workers, social scientists and community activists. One of the […]
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Mayor Ford postpones TCHC housing sell-off again, special task force considered
For the second time in less than two weeks, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has postponed debate at Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee on a controversial plan to sell-off 740 affordable homes in 675 Toronto Community Housing Company buildings. He now plans to call a special meeting of the Executive Committee for Friday, February 17 after […]
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Health Equity: Driving Strategy into Action
The Wellesley Institute researches and analyzes the policy changes needed to address the social determinants of health that underlie pervasive and damaging health inequities. Last week Bob Gardner and Steve Barnes spoke to a group of CIHR fellows about driving health equity strategies into action. Bob spoke about acting on health equity within the health […]
Controversial scheme to sell-off 740 affordable TCHC homes back on Exec agenda, with little change
After strong and sustained opposition from housing experts, tenants and four former mayors, Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee hastily pulled the proposal for the sell-off of 740 affordable homes in 675 buildings from its January meeting. The scheme is back on the agenda for the Feb. 13 Exec meeting with virtually no change. The Wellesley Institute’s […]