Toronto City Council passed recommendations from the Board of Health building on a Toronto Public Health report on medically uninsured residents. The Wellesley Institute, along with researchers, representatives from Community Health Centres (CHCs), Toronto Public Health, Women’s College Hospital Network on the Uninsured, Association of Ontario Midwives, and frontline physicians, played a “ferocious” role in […]
Health Equity Impacts of Public Funding Cuts: British Research
Regardless of place, cuts to community and social services tend to disproportionately impact those who are already the most disadvantaged. For individuals with lower incomes, the combination of rising costs of living and cuts or reductions to programs and services are increasingly difficult to deal with. These programs may be the difference between staying housed […]
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Toronto City Council Debates Equitable Access to Good Health and Health Care for Uninsured Residents
City Council will be considering recommendations from the Toronto Board of Health regarding health care for uninsured residents of Toronto. We and a number of progressive health care providers and researchers had appeared before the Board to support a Toronto Public Health Report. Uninsured populations currently face serious and damaging barriers to good health and […]
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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“Ferociously” Acting On Equitable Access And Health Of Medically Uninsured Residents In Toronto
The Wellesley Institute, along with researchers, representatives from Community Health Centres (CHCs), Toronto Public Health, Women’s College, Association of Ontario Midwives, and frontline physicians and midwives were at City Hall yesterday to address the Toronto Board of Health on a Toronto Public Health report on medically uninsured residents. The tone of the meeting was set […]
Realizing The Potential Of Health In All Policies: Lessons From Finland
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an increasingly common approach to address the social determinants of health, recognizing that the determinants of health are affected by sectors well beyond health care and so, the implications for health must be embedded in policy development and implementation across different government ministries. Finland has been one of its […]
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Closing The Health Council Of Canada: Another Missed Opportunity
By Bob Gardner and Emily Wong The federal government’s decision to stop funding the Health Council of Canada as of March 2014 had prompted an outcry from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and other health care organizations, which fear the loss of an independent voice to monitor health system performance and reform. CMA president, Dr. […]
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Connecting the determinants of children’s well-being in Canada’s disappointing UNICEF ranking
A new report, Child well-being in rich countries: A comparative overview, was released yesterday by UNICEF. In a comparison of 29 advanced economy countries, Canada ranks in 17th place. When children’s views of their life satisfaction are taken into account, Canada’s ranking drops even further to 24th place. The report measures well-being using five broad dimensions of […]
Integrated Breast Cancer Care: Building Equity Into Innovation
A new breast cancer centre opened at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre last week, becoming the largest of its kind in Canada. The Louise Temerty Breast Cancer Centre adopts the integrative model of housing the whole spectrum of breast cancer care under one roof, including direct access to screening, rapid assessments and diagnosis, and tailored treatment […]
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The Role of Physicians in Advancing Health Equity
A recent report by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Physicians and Health Equity: Opportunities in Practice, argues that physicians can and have been finding innovative ways to address the needs of vulnerable populations. They interviewed 32 physicians across the country practicing family medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, and public health, and the report outlines common […]
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