A number of European countries have long emphasized comprehensive national strategies to reduce health disparities and address the social determinants of health in their polices and programmes. This has been particularly marked in the Nordic countries. A recent report from the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services to the national parliament sets out a […]
Equity-Focused Planning: Drilling Down in Psychiatry and Clarifying Our Conceptual Framework
One crucial component of ensuring more equitable health care is good planning, and one effective tool is Health Equity Impact Assessment. We just published two new primers on HEIA and Mental Well-being Impact Assessment and we have been presenting a number of workshops to providers and planners.
Equity-Focused Evaluation
To effectively implement health equity strategies and quality-driven reform, it is crucial to know how well — and how — policies and service interventions are working. An important part of equity strategy must be evaluating what initiatives are most effective in addressing access and quality barriers, enhancing services for the most vulnerable and reducing overall health […]
Equity-Driven Public Policy: ‘Wicked’ Evaluation Challenges
There has been increased international attention paid to persistent and pervasive health inequalities, and many countries and international organizations have developed comprehensive strategies to address the roots and impact of these disparities. A problem faced by all governments is how to know where to invest scarce public funds to make the most difference in reducing […]
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Equity Dialogues: Equity in Decision-Making and Service Delivery
Equity and population health are among the fundamental principles enshrined in Ontario’s Excellent Care for All Act, and equity has become broadly accepted as a key health system/provider goal. But how can we drive implementation? How do we ensure that equity is embedded within system/organizational planning processes, performance management, deliverables and incentives. Further, how do we […]
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Equitable Access To Good Health And Health Care For Uninsured Residents
On April 29, I had the opportunity to present to the Toronto Board of Health recommendations and policy changes needed to ensure equitable access to good health and health care for all in Toronto, including our most marginalized populations such as the uninsured. Uninsured populations currently face serious and damaging barriers to good health and […]
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Emerging Health Professionals and Driving Health Equity From Within
The Wellesley Institute researches and analyzes the policy changes needed to address the social determinants of health that underlie pervasive and damaging health inequities. These changes will need to be driven by broad community-based innovation, social movements and political pressure. But acting to ensure equitable access to high-quality health care for all and improving resources […]
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Effective Community Engagement Options
There are many community engagement approaches and tools. One critical challenge is matching the purpose—whether ensuring input to planning or mobilizing community support for reform—to the most effective engagement mechanism. There is no “magic” tool that fits all purposes. Download this file.
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Effective And Responsive Community Engagement
Written as a type of planning checklist for Ontario’s LHINs (2006), this paper by Bob Gardner sets out critical success factors for developing responsive and effective community engagement. Download this file.
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Early Child Development Knowledge Network
About the Network Web Site: Early Child Development Knowledge Network Organizational Hub: Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Reports Early Child Development: A Powerful Equalizer Author(s): Lori G. Irwin, Arjumand Siddiqi and Clyde Hertzman Published: June 2007 Summary: This report synthesizes information on the importance of early child development […]