The Ontario Physicians Poverty Work Group are publishing a very useful series of three articles on the links between poverty and health on the Ontario Medical Association web site. The articles are by local physicians and members of Health Providers Against Poverty, public health leaders and Wellesley Associate Michael Rachlis, and provide excellent overviews of […]
Health systems and Health equity
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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Ontario’s Health-Based Allocation Model Through An Equity Lens
Commissioned by the Wellesley Institute, this research report examines the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care new Health Based Allocation Model (HBAM) to fund the province’s new Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs).
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Addressing Health Disparities In Regional Health Authorities
Commissioned by the Wellesley Institute, this research report examines equity strategies of regional health authorities (RHAs) across Canada.
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Health Equity Roundtables Dialogue Highlights
The Health Equity Roundtables were held on December 5 and 6, 2007, hosted by The Wellesley Institute, Toronto, Ontario. Thirty five participants, bringing together service providers, policymakers, researchers and advocates active in health equity, met to talk about current policy openings and opportunities to move health equity forward into action in Ontario, the dynamics of health […]
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Public Health Consultation on the Social Determinants of Health
In March 2007, the Public Health Agency of Canada, supporting Canadian involvement in the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health, held a consultation with civil society organizations on how to move a social determinants of health agenda forward. I participated on behalf of the Wellesley Institute. Key challenges were identified: public policy […]
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Resources on Health Promotion Policies
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.
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 […]