A couple weeks ago Wellesley Institute CEO Dr. Kwame McKenzie shared 15 ideas to reduce the impact of racism on health. Then we asked you to join the conversation by taking to Twitter with #stopracism15 and your ideas. Here’s a taste of what you contributed as well as some resources and media we’ve explored thanks to your participation: @kwame_mckenzie […]
The Health Impacts of Contracting Out
Outsourcing is widespread, both in Canada and internationally. But public discussion about the impacts of contracting out have focused on the health implications for others, usually the general public, rather than for the workers themselves. Contracting out jobs is a cost-cutting strategy used by many governments. However, important questions have surfaced about the immediate and longer-term […]
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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 […]
We Are Cities: Decreasing the Impacts of Racism on Health
Wellesley Institute will be participating in the We Are Cities project. Our topic will be ideas to decrease the impact of racism on health. Building on Dr. Kwame Mckenzie’s Toronto Public Health talk last February, we want to develop ideas for the GTA that can contribute to the broader conversation across Canada and come with […]
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Crisis in Canada: Does the Mental Health System Violate Human Rights?
Join the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario and a panel of international experts on June 3 for a discussion on access to mental health supports as a human right with a special guest lecture by Dr. Soumitra Pathare. Dr. Soumitra Pathare is a psychiatrist based in Pune, India. His main area of work concentrates on mental health […]
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Nine Research Grants Awarded to Protect and Enhance Health in Toronto and Beyond
The first healthier cities and communities grants were awarded to nine research teams comprised of community, public sector and university collaborators to address a range of social determinants of health to improve the health of Torontonians and beyond. “More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and as more people migrate to […]
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Event Recap: Reducing the Impacts of Racism on Health
Building on the momentum of the We Are Cities campaign and Wellesley Institute CEO Kwame McKenzie’s work on the intersection of race and health, we saw an opportunity to connect some dots by hosting a roundtable on the theme of reducing the impacts of racism on health in cities. Racism is toxic. #Racism shortens your life […]
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Wellesley Institute Board Member Opportunities
Wellesley Institute aims to improve health and health equity in Toronto through the development of better policy based on the social determinants of health. There are now opportunities for 5 people to join our Board of Directors. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about Wellesley Institute’s mission and vision, share our values and want […]
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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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Introducing the new Wellesley Junior Fellows
This month the Wellesley Junior Fellowship launches with the aim of developing the next generation of social policy researchers. The fellows will spend one year involved in intensive training and individual project work that bridges research, policy, and knowledge translation. Rebecca Cheff, Bob Gardner Equity Fellow • @RebeccaCheff As a new Junior Fellow at the Wellesley Institute, Rebecca is working with […]
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