Kate Meyers of the Kaiser Permanent Institute for Health Policy has done a comprehensive and insightful review of the research literature on race and health disparities in the US. The goal of her paper is to help develop a clear conceptual and multi-sectoral analytical framework to understand disparities and a platform from which better policy […]
Blueprint for Health Equity
I am making a speech on a Blueprint for Health Equity at the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union conference in Moncton in August. I will highlight pervasive health disparities, detail key components of an integrated and comprehensive policy framework to enhance health equity, and set out some ideas on how to mobilize to win the […]
The Last Straw! A Board Game on the Social Determinants of Health
The Last Straw! A Board Game on the Social Determinants of Health, co-funded by the Wellesley Institute, is a fun way for players to learn how the daily life cycles and social conditions of individuals and communities can affect health and illness – think ‘Monopoly’ with social conscience and analysis. The Last Straw! shows how […]
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Acting On Health Inequality in Other Countries: Ireland
I recently had a week wandering around Ireland (perhaps not relevant beyond the blogosphere), including exploring local bookshops (getting more familiar to followers of research sites and think tanks), and found Sarah Burke’s recent Irish Apartheid: Healthcare Inequality in Ireland (Dublin: New Island, 2009). She analyzes four main points:
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Privatized Health Care Won’t Deliver
Leading health economist Bob Evans famously coined the phrase ‘zombies’ to refer to ideas that have been solidly and repeatedly refuted by scientific evidence, but keep coming back – usually promoted by powerful professional or commercial interests.
Why Hospitals Need to Build Health Equity In
I was speaking to a hospital board member about the challenges of hospitals building health equity into their planning and service delivery. Some hospitals have shown significant leadership in prioritizing health equity and identifying ways their services can address health disparities and access barriers; others less so. I think there are five key arguments to […]
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“Get Real: ” For-Profit Care is the Wrong Prescription
Karen Selick of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, who are challenging the Ontario government for its “monopoly” health system in court, advises us to “get real” about profit and health care delivery in a Globe and Mail article. Of course, part of getting real may be recognizing that it was precisely the unbridled drive for profit […]
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Implementing Mental Health Equity in Hospitals
Mental health is a crucial part of health and health equity. I presented to Grand Rounds Psychiatry at a Toronto academic hospital on how to build equity into planning and delivering high-quality psychiatric treatment.
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Markham, Richmond Hill need new community health centre to tackle health inequities
The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott joined hundreds of community leaders at a forum at Markham Civic Centre on August 11 to support a new community health centre for Markham and Richmond Hill sponsored by the Social Services Network and the Association of Ontario Health Centres. The principal focus of our work at the Wellesley Institute […]
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Wellesley Institute Forum on Health Equity
with special guest Cory Neudorf Tackling Health Inequities: Lessons Learned from A Leading Health Region Cory Neudorf, Chief Medical Health Officer for Saskatoon Health Region, will be making a special lecture and leading a discussion on addressing health inequities at a local community level. Saskatoon has led the way in Canada in sophisticated research […]