A full house of 50 business and community leaders packed the boardroom of the London (ON) Chamber of Commerce for that community’s first-ever business-community roundtable on mental health and employment on April 26. The event was co-hosted by Pillar Non-Profit, the London Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of London and Middlesex, Prince’s Charities Canada […]
Urban Heat Island Effect Fuels Health Equity Conversation
The Toronto Star recently published an article on the health impacts of the Urban Heat Island Effect across different socio-demographic groups in different neighbourhoods across the city. The article offers a unique opportunity to interpret this issue as both an environmental concern and a “matter of social justice.” This is a refreshing take on urban […]
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Housing: HEIA in the 2014 Mayoral Election
Toronto is experiencing a housing crisis with three major challenges: a lack of affordable housing, poor quality and inadequate social housing, and homelessness. For too many Torontonians the lack of affordable homes means having to spend too much of their income on rent. Housing is considered unaffordable if it costs more than 30 percent of […]
Wellesley Institute to sit on the Mental Health and Addictions Leadership Advisory Council
CEO of Wellesley Institute, Dr. Kwame McKenzie, has been invited to sit on the new Mental Health and Addictions Leadership Advisory Council. Dr. McKenzie will sit along with other distinguished members, including the council’s chair Susan Pigott, a leading expert in the field of mental health and community development, to provide advice on the Comprehensive Mental […]
Welcoming New Wellesley Staff
The Wellesley Institute is thrilled to welcome three new researchers to our team. We look forward to the ideas and energy they will bring to the Institute and the contributions they will make to improving health in the GTA. Seong-gee Um Seong-gee Um will be joining our team following a postdoctoral fellowship affiliated with the Canada […]
Access to prescription drugs – HEIA in the Federal Election
Under the Canada Health Act, Canada’s universal health care system ensures access to hospital and physician visits, but some essential services are excluded1. Among the services excluded is access to prescription drugs. Across Canada, each province and territory offers some form of prescription drug coverage to selected populations, such as those on social assistance, seniors, […]
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November 13 Event Speakers Announced
Since the summer, the Wellesley Institute team has been updating our highly successful social determinants of health exhibit, Making the Connections. Now we’re looking forward to showing it to the public on November 13 at The 519. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of learning and conversation about how to make the city a healthier, more liveable […]
Supporting Safe Spaces for Trans Health: Being An Ally
By Malaika Hill and Rebecca Cheff Yesterday, Ontario announced it will be introducing gender-neutral health cards and driver`s licenses in 2017. According to the Toronto Star, “[t]he Liberal government says it is making these changes ‘to ensure the fair, ethical and equitable treatment of people with trans and non-binary gender identity.’” For health equity to […]
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Advancing Health Equity Through Language Interpretation Services
By Nazeefah Laher & Anjum Sultana Today, Statistics Canada released the 2016 census data on language showing an increasingly diverse linguistic landscape. Ontario receives over 50 percent of all immigrants to Canada so it is no surprise that nearly half of Canadians with a mother tongue other than English live in this province. More than […]
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Mental Health and Cities Summit to highlight mental health as a national urban issue
March 29, 2018 Mayor Tory to host Mental Health & Cities Summit to highlight mental health as a national urban issue Mayor John Tory will host a Mental Health & Cities Summit on April 9 at Hart House at the University of Toronto, in partnership with Toronto Public Health, the Wellesley Institute, CAMH, Civic Action, […]
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