Bob Gardner, director of policy and research at the Wellesley Institute, has recently been working with the Toronto Central LHIN to help them develop health equity policies.
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Three strikes and affordable housing in Canada is officially out!
The latest in three sets of major housing and income data over the past month (rental numbers released this morning) confirms the nation-wide affordable housing crisis is moving up the income scale from low to moderate to middle-income households. The numbers underline a deep, persistent and growing affordability gap between the rents charged in private […]
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Staggering one-in-four Canadian households in affordability squeeze
A staggering one-in-four Canadian households are in the housing affordability danger zone – paying 30% or more of their income on housing. Even more troubling, the poorest Canadian households – renters – face the worst affordability problems. New data released today by Statistics Canada confirms that the cost of housing – rental and ownership – […]
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Then and now – Liberal shout out on housing
The Liberal caucus is once again thundering and shaking its collective fist at the Conservative government, as opposition parties are wont to do in our Parliamentary system of government. The release of the Liberal urban report, with a section on housing, earlier today raises two questions: What’s the difference between the Liberal outrage of 1990 […]
Health Promotion with Policy Impact
I developed and presented a workshop on health promotion with policy impact to the annual Health Promotion Ontario conference. It was designed to help people in various health promotion positions and sectors make a strong case for needed programmes, research and innovation to policy makers. The workshop focussed on how to identify the policy implications of […]
Health Promotion with Policy Impact
Bob Gardner developed and presented a workshop on health promotion with policy impact to the annual Health Promotion Ontario conference. It was designed to help people in various health promotion positions and sectors make a strong case for needed programmes,
Diabetes Planning Through an Equity Lens
Wellesley Board member Jan Campbell, in her capacity as a consultant to the Greater Toronto CHC Network, and Bob Gardner, Director of Policy and Research, along with Lynne Raskin, ED of South Riverdale CHC, and Laura Cowan, ED of Street Health, facilitated a workshop on applying the urban health framework developed by the GT CHCs […]
Blueprint for Action on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
I recently presented to a Portuguese-Canadian National Congress action meeting on health. They were discussing the Viva! Health Project, really interesting research on the health situation and challenges of the Portuguese communities. My role was to set the context for this discussion by outlining the social determinants of health that underlie health disparities. But I […]
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Blueprint for Action on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
Presentation to the Portuguese-Canadian National Congress on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity.
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Fraser Institute defines poverty out of existence…
There are two ways to reduce poverty: The best way is to get money into the hands of low-income people and adopt other practical and effective measures, such as affordable housing, education and training and so on. The other way is to define poverty out of existence by statistical sleight of hand: Tell the poor, […]
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