Ongoing massive changes to health care delivery and organization continue and ambitious plans to restructure the system are much debated within government, practitioner and community circles. The HIV community and service providers are vitally interested in the implications of Local Health Integration Networks, primary care reform, alternative practice structures and other key changes. I recently […]
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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European policy action on health inequality
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 […]
Health Equity Into Policy Action: FAQs
These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are designed to provide a basic overview of health equity.
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Beyond Health Care Reform: Tackling The Social Determinants Of Health Policy
This short paper by Bob Gardner (2006) proposes four directions for provincial government policy that would begin to address health inequities and the broad social determinants of health.
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Overview: Key Challenges Facing The LHINs
Dr. Bob Gardner identifies some lynch-pin issues that offer the opportunities for making significant reforms and improvements to the way health is delivered. While issues are separated out and grouped, in practice, many will be inter-dependent.
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Building On A Good Start: LHINs Community Engagement
Directions and options for LHINs to continue to build relationships with their communities and involve consumers and service providers.
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The Wellesley Institute Memo On British-Type Split Purchaser-Provider Funding Models
The Wellesley was asked to follow-up our brief with research on the impact of the split purchaser-provider model used in the U.K. In this model the government purchases services from a wide range of providers through competitive bidding; there is extensive for-profit provision. This memo provides references and links to additional resources from the UK […]
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Local Integrated Health Networks: Potential, Challenges, And Policy Directions
This paper provides a detailed background on the LHINs initiative, including: lessons for Ontario the experiences of other provinces with regional planning and delivery; analysis of key challenges and opportunities the initiative will face; policy directions and alternatives that can achieve an integrated and equitable health care system. The analysis and recommendations of this paper […]
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Beyond Health Care Reform: Tackling The Social Determinants Of Health Policy
What might be productive directions to incorporate social determinants of health into provincial policy and strategy? This paper outlines four preliminary possibilities.
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