Wellesley Institute

Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.

Home Health Equity in the Greater Toronto Area Health Equity Impact Assessment

Health Equity Impact Assessment

Health Equity Impact Assessment is a practical and effective planning tool that analyzes the potential impact of service, program or policy changes on health disparities and/or health disadvantaged populations. It can help to plan new services or initiatives or assess and re-align existing programs; and using it has proven valuable to building awareness of and embedding equity within organizations.  It can be used both within the health sector and in numerous other fields that impact the social determinants of health.

Increasingly, Health Impact Assessments are being used by policy makers to understand and influence how policies, projects, plans, and programs affect health inequities. Often equity issues are overlooked, especially outside of health policy, so applying an equity lens can generate discussion and improve decision making. Improved understanding of equity amongst policy makers may also be beneficial for future projects.

HEIA Resources

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

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.