Making the Connections is an exhibit that walks Torontonians through some of the social factors that have a significant impact on our health: income, housing, education, food, neighbourhood, sense of community, race and racism and access to health care. It also introduces systems thinking and asks us to think about the larger, interconnected society we are […]
Reverse Erosion Of Federal Housing Investments, Urges AFB
The massive funding cuts and erosion of national housing programs in the 1990s continues to fuel a Canada-wide crisis in affordable and adequate housing. That’s the policy finding in the housing chapter of the 2014 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), released February 5 by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The AFB calls for the federal […]
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The Case For Diversity: Canada’s Mental Health Strategy
Wellesley Institute and the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) have joined forces to start an ambitious project which will make the case for diversity in mental health services. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) have put the development of equitable services for immigrant, refugee, racialized and ethno-cultural groups as one of the […]
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15 ideas for decreasing the impact of racism on health
You’ve read the 15 ideas collected here (and if you haven’t yet, please do) – now what are some of your ideas to end racism? We invite you to join the conversation on decreasing the impact of racism on health. All of the ideas that we have shared have been put into play in other cities around […]
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Coming Together on Supported Housing in Ontario – WILABS July 2015
On July 30, 2015 Wellesley Institute hosted an idea lab on Principles and Elements for Supported Housing in GTA. This lab was an exercise to articulate good policy approaches in a given sphere and collaborating to reach consensus. Read our lab report here: Lab Report No 1 – Principles and Elements for Supported Housing in the […]
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Prioritizes Trade Over Health
By Scott Leon, Kwame McKenzie, and Steve Barnes The discussion about the economic impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on dairy farmers and auto workers has begun. But in Canada, an important discussion about the TPP is still waiting in the wings. Across the world, specialists have raised concerns about the negative health impacts of […]
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Resilience in Career Building for New Canadians
The 13th Annual IEP Conference for internationally educated professionals in engineering, healthcare, finance, IT or sales and marketing met on February 26th to learn about career advancement and leveraging skills for success. Good jobs that pay a living wage, have benefits, predictability and regular hours are important to good health. Dr. Kwame McKenzie opened off […]
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Dr. Kwame McKenzie Receives Honorary Diploma from GBC
Wellesley Institute is proud to announce our CEO Dr. Kwame McKenzie has received an honorary diploma of General Arts & Sciences from the Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies from George Brown College. As CEO of the Wellesley Institute, an organization that works in policy and research to create a healthier and more equitable environment across […]
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Building a Healthy Income Security System
The recently released Final Report of the Income Security Working Group provides a promising roadmap to a better way. The work that this group has done is excellent. This is an essential companion piece to other efforts of the government to reduce poverty, such as The Fair Workplaces Act and the proposed $15 minimum wage. […]
A Statement on Anti-Black Racism and Health From the Wellesley Institute Board of Directors
Like many across Canada, North America and the world, the Board of Directors of the Wellesley Institute is saddened and outraged by the killing of George Floyd, and by the violence and institutional injustice in response to protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality. Members of the Board are also painfully aware that anti-Black racism […]