Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
We are in the midst of a new era of urbanization. The United Nations predicts that two-thirds of the world will live in cities by 2050. Policymakers have begun to grapple with the economic and environmental consequences of this mass urbanization, but what are the implications for human health and mental well-being? Professor Nikolas Rose is […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingDr. Kwame McKenzie Receives Honorary Diploma from GBC
The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) has announced the appointment of the Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying. This panel is chaired by the Honourable Marie Deschamps, C.C., Ad. E., former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and Adjunct Professor at McGill University and Université de Sherbrooke. Wellesley Institute CEO Dr. Kwame McKenzie will chair the Working […]
Continue ReadingCEO Dr. Kwame McKenzie appointed to Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying
Ontario has appointed five new commissioners to the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Among them is Wellesley Institute CEO, Dr. Kwame McKenzie. From the press release: Commissioner Kwame McKenzie is the medical director of underserved populations at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. He is also a professor and the co-director of the Equity Gender […]
Continue ReadingDr. Kwame McKenzie appointed to Ontario Human Rights Commission
“Connected Communities” is a vision which supports the idea of reducing social isolation and improving the experience of greater well-being. Part of this is understanding how community and social connections actually affect people’s well-being. Since 2010, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, the University of Central Lancashire and London School of Economics have […]
Continue ReadingEvent: Building Social Capital through “Connected Communities”
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release February 23, 2016 Building social capital in the GTA through “Connected Communities” TORONTO – On February 29th, Professor David Morris will be giving a lecture at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute on the Connected Communities program which demonstrates that community-led action and targeted interventions can strengthen local communities. And […]
Continue ReadingBuilding social capital in the GTA through “Connected Communities”
The Wellesley Institute is proud to announce the appointment of Camille Orridge as a Senior Fellow. The former Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network CEO will be joining Wellesley Institute on December 10th. While at TCLHIN, Orridge made health equity an increasing priority. Some of her achievements include launching Language Services Toronto, a telephone interpretation […]
Continue ReadingCamille Orridge Joins Wellesley Institute as Senior Fellow
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release December 10, 2015 Former TCLHIN CEO Camille Orridge accepts post as Senior Fellow at Wellesley Institute TORONTO – The Wellesley Institute is proud to announce the appointment of Camille Orridge as a Senior Fellow. The former Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network CEO will be joining Wellesley Institute on […]
Wellesley Institute Board of Directors Departing Chair Essay Contest Wellesley Institute has started a new essay contest to recognize the important contribution that our Board of Directors Chair contributes to our organization and to health equity in the GTA. Each year the Wellesley Institute will award $500 to the best essay on a topic within […]
Continue ReadingDeparting Board of Directors (DBOD) Student Essay Contest
Since the summer, the Wellesley Institute team has been updating our highly successful social determinants of health exhibit, Making the Connections. Now we’re looking forward to showing it to the public on November 13 at The 519. We hope you’ll join us for an evening of learning and conversation about how to make the city a healthier, more liveable […]
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.