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Bob Gardner

Equity-Driven Public Policy: ‘Wicked’ Evaluation Challenges

There has been increased international attention paid to persistent and pervasive health inequalities, and many countries and international organizations have developed comprehensive strategies to address the roots and impact of these disparities. A problem faced by all governments is how to know where to invest scarce public funds to make the most difference in reducing health inequalities, how to assess the impact of the various policy and program initiatives chosen, and how to adjust directions and program mix as needed in response to these assessments?

 

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Bob Gardner

Bob Gardner

Bob Gardner was the Director of Policy at Wellesley Institute, 2006-2014. His expertise was in health equity policy working with governments, LHINs, service provider networks, and community partners to develop effective strategies and action plans to enhance health equity. He served on many health policy advisory forums, working groups and boards. Bob has a Ph.D. in sociology; has been an academic, public sector executive and consultant; and has been a community activist on HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and other issues

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.