Bob Gardner, Director of Research and Policy, presented at the OPHA in November 2007 on health equity, chronic disease, and the social determinants of health. His Blueprint for Health Equity talk sets out promising policy directions and action to reduce health disparities. Here is the presentation: OPHA Symposium: Blueprint for Health Equity View more documents […]
Bob Gardner Appointed Special Advisor on Health Equity
The Wellesley Institute’s Bob Gardner, Director of Policy and Research, has been appointed Special Advisor on Health Equity to the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) for a three-month period.
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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Health Reform
As Bob Gardner explains in his recent article, Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Health Reform (in a special edition of Making Waves), it is by understanding and focussing on health disparities on a regional basis, in particular within the structures of Regional Health Authorities, that on-the-ground strategies to reduce health disparities can be developed and
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LHINs: Drivers of a More Equitable and Responsive Health System?
Bob Gardner spoke to the board of the Family Service Association of Toronto. The talk focussed on the potential of LHINs (Local Health Integration Networks) to support enhanced health equity, equity and related challenges to be faced in the coming period and implications for community-based service providers. Here is the presentation: LHINs: Drivers of a […]
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The Street Health Report 2007
Principal Organizations: Street Health Community Nursing Foundation Partner Organizations: St. Michael’s Hospital, Centre for Research on Inner City Health Principal Investigator: Laura Cowan The Street Health Report 2007, launched in September 2007, presents the findings of a survey of 368 homeless adults in Toronto on their health and access to health care. This study was […]
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We Can’t Afford To Do Business This Way
We Can’t Afford To Do Business This Way, a report commissioned by the Wellesley Institute, is now available. This study by Lynn Eakin & Associates, paints a clear portrait of how service flexibility and innovation in the nonprofit sector are affected by onerous grant application and reporting processes. It graphically illustrates how the shift from long-term […]
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We Can’t Afford To Do Business This Way Media Release
We Can’t Afford To Do Business This Way, a report commissioned by the Wellesley Institute, is now available. This study by Lynn Eakin & Associates, paints a clear portrait of how service flexibility and innovation in the nonprofit sector are affected by onerous grant application and reporting processes. It graphically illustrates how the shift from long-term […]
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Status Of Affordable Housing And Shelter Initiatives In Toronto
The intent was good, but the process was fatally flawed. City officials say that they want to get a better sense of the scope and scale of Toronto’s homeless population, but the recent homeless street count won’t provide any reliable data to make informed decisions. But there is a way to move forward, by building […]
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Ripped from the Headlines!!! Housing, Homelessness: Issues and Solutions
This presentation by Michael Shapcott (2006) provides an overview of urban health issues in Canada, as well as the international context. Also provides historical information about housing/homelessness in Canada, and statistics about Toronto neighbourhoods. Here is the presentation: Ripped from the Headlines!!! Housing, Homelessness: Issues and Solutions View more documents from WellesleyInstitute.
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Housing and Health: What are the Connections?
A presentation by Michael Shapcott (2006), making the connection between housing, homelessness and health. Here is the presentation: Housing and Health: What are the Connections? View more documents from WellesleyInstitute.
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