Presentation by Bob Gardner, Director Public Policy, to Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Feb. 2007)
Health Equity Lessons From The United States
Canadians generally think of the United States as a place with severe and worsening health disparities–especially since 45.7 million Americans continue to lack health insurance. It may come as a shock to most Canadians that they can learn anything about health equity from their neighbours to the south. But Congress is currently debating health care reforms […]
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Health Equity Lessons from…the United States? Really?
Canadians generally consider American health care to be inequitable, unfair and inefficient, since it costs more than any other health are system in the world, yet still leaves 45.7 million people uninsured. While there is no question that some of these perceptions are broadly well-founded, the current U.S. health care reforms are designed to significantly […]
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Health Equity Now: A Working Paper on the Best First Steps for Ontario
Health Equity Now: A Working Paper On The Best First Steps For Ontario
Commissioned by the Wellesley Institute, this paper provides an overview of the work of a group of community-based service providers, policy analysts, researchers and advocates active in health equity in Ontario. These individuals were brought together by the Wellesley Institute and are part of the Wellesley Community Roundtables on Health Equity.
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Health Equity Resources
Health equity resources from the Wellesley Institute. Visit us online at wi.cmohr.ca for free downloads, news, blogs, and extensive resources in health equity, community-based research, housing, income inequality, and immigrant health.
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Health Equity Resources for LHINs: Aligning Equity With LHIN Priorities and System Drivers
A number of key priorities – such as those for wait times, diabetes and chronic disease prevention and management, and mental health — have been identified by MOHLTC that all LHINs must deliver on, and vital reform initiatives are underway across the province. Wellesley participated in a workshop on how to apply a specific equity […]
Health Equity Resources for LHINs: Building Equity Into Performance Management
A common lesson from jurisdictions around the world and Regional Health Authorities across the country is the need to identify clear equity targets, develop data and indicators to assess progress against the targets, create incentives and requirements to build meeting equity targets into ongoing accountability structures and ensure equity is build into overall performance management […]
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Health Equity Resources for LHINs: Building Equity Into Planning
Almost all LHINs have identified the need to map their local population health. Part of this needs to be identifying key barriers to equitable access, those population facing the greatest health disparities and gaps in services. The Right Tools for the Right Purposes There is no single ‘magic bullet’ tool that can be used for […]
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Health Equity Resources for LHINs: Building Equity-Focused Evaluation
In an era of limited resources and quality-driven reform, it is crucial to know how policies and service interventions are working. This is just as important to equity, and an important part of equity strategy must be evaluating what initiatives are most effective in reducing barriers and enhancing services for the most vulnerable. I presented […]
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