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 Strategies

Health Equity Strategies

Jurisdictions across the world have adopted strategies to enhance health equity. Some have developed approaches to promote health equity within their health systems while others have developed intersectoral approaches to tackle social determinants of health within and beyond the health sector.

In Ontario, there are significant gaps in health outcomes and service use for different populations across the province. Health Quality Ontario has developed its equity plan to better support the system to provide equitable, high-quality care to everyone. The International Review of Health Equity Strategies aimed to inform Health Quality Ontario’s Health Equity Plan. The full report identifies and describes strategies developed by Canadian and international jurisdictions to enhance health equity within and beyond the health sector.

International Review of Health Equity Strategies – Executive Summary

International Review of Health Equity Strategies – Full Report

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.