…have dire consequences for Torontonians’ health, while doing relatively little to affect the city’s bottom line. The Wellesley Institute has created two important reports for councillors and all Torontonians to consider with regards to budget deliberations: In The Real Cost of City Cuts, a Health Equity Impact Assessment of three…
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Wellesley Institute Policy Position – Housing
…meet these needs should be swiftly studied through publicly available Health Equity Impact Assessments to propose tax, funding, legal, and policy changes. NEED Everyone should have access to housing that is stable, suitable for their wellbeing, and affordable. A wealth of research shows that lack of housing, poor housing quality,…
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Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Equity
…decisions. We are very encouraged that Cancer Care Ontario and Public Health Ontario have challenged the government to use the Ontario tool to build equity into chronic disease prevention and management. The Wellesley Institute has a range of tools and resources the guide users through conducting Health Equity Impact Assessments….
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Mental health for all – Promising directions in Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy
…used to ensure that new mental health policies and programs reduce disparities while improving mental health for the population as a whole. The Commission referenced Ontario’s Health Equity Impact Assessment and argued that collecting better data, particularly for key sub-populations, on mental health inequities is critical to making progress. The…
Toronto mayoral election series: Mental health and well-being
…of health, such as poverty reduction, community safety and well-being, housing, and climate change, on their impact on mental health and well-being of residents through a Health Equity Impact Assessment. Funding with municipal dollars one-third of the portion needed to construct 18 000 supportive housing units, as outlined in the…
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Building Equity Into Ontario’s New Health Care Action Plan
…LHIN should make an explicit strategic commitment to reduce health inequities within its area; and • The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care should apply its own very useful Health Equity Impact Assessment tool within the elaboration of its seniors’ strategy. By building equity into the Action Plan, these…
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Policy position: Housing
…these needs should be swiftly studied through publicly available Health Equity Impact Assessments to propose tax, funding, legal, and policy changes. NEED Everyone should have access to housing that is stable, suitable for their wellbeing, and affordable. A wealth of research shows that lack of housing, poor housing quality, and…
Integrated Breast Cancer Care: Building Equity Into Innovation
…and work towards the province’s goal of excellent care for all. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has developed a tool that can be used in this equity-driven planning: so one starting point can be to always apply Health Equity Impact Assessment to all such innovations and new programs….
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More evidence that a casino is bad for Toronto’s health
…of Health as it considers Dr. McKeown’s report on Monday. The Wellesley Institute has also conducted a health equity impact assessment of a Toronto casino – The Real Cost of Casinos – and in January we hosted a forum on the potential health impacts with Dr. McKeown and Dr. Jim…
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Addressing health inequity is crucial for creating an effective health-care system
…including: a comprehensive equity strategy for Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network — Ontario’s regional health authorities; a toolkit of strategic frameworks, planning tools and other resources to implement health equity at regional and local levels; primers, workshops and other resources for Health Equity Impact Assessment; analyses of equity strategies…
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