…of a policy or program decision, while Health Equity Impact Assessments analyze potential to influence health inequities and/or the health of disadvantaged populations. Undertaking a health impact assessment and a health equity impact assessment is the only way that city councillors can be confident that their decisions won’t worsen health…
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An Ambitious Plan to Reform US Health Care
…two additional health care bills. Clearly, the health care reform battle is far from over. But the House Democrats have learned from the Massachusetts reforms and made an ambitious, realistic and significant proposal to reduce the number of uninsured Americans and increase access to health care in the near future….
Torontonians divided on spending $11 billion annual City of Toronto budget
…coming in strong and here’s what we’ve heard so far: Housing and childcare are important, police and recreation costs divide users Users broadly support some policies across the board, while others are more controversial. Wellesley Institute analysed 200 completed and balanced budgets that users submitted over the past 7 weeks….
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Election 2022: Good jobs, mental health and anti-racism
Our previous New Normal Election Analysis pieces examined seniors’ care and income inequality. Below, we look at provincial party commitments towards creating good jobs, improving mental health, and addressing anti-racism and health system equity. Good Jobs A good job is crucial for health, and for equity. It consumes so much…
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Moving forward on a national health data system
…clear to everyone in Canada that we must drastically improve our health-care system, including in the delivery of services, equitable virtual care, public health communication, addressing the healthcare workforce shortage, and advancing research. Evidence has long demonstrated inequalities in health for marginalized populations including low income groups, Indigenous groups, people…
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Toronto Central LHIN Equity Initiatives in 2010-2013 IHSP
…LHIN will also begin to collect health equity data and information related to the 5 IHSP priorities) Introduce the Health Equity Impact Assessment Tool – developed by MOHLTC and the TC LHIN – into health service provider and LHIN planning and decision-making, starting with Aging-at-Home in 2011/12 Enablers and other…
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Jobs and Income – HEIA in the Federal Election
…would improve the health of Canadians. Health Impacts of Jobs and Income Stable, secure, and adequate jobs promote good health by providing benefits, time to recover from illness, reasonable working hours, and other health-enhancing features.3 Over 900,000 Canadian involuntary part-time workers in 20144 Over 930,000 Canadian multiple jobholders in 20145…
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A Critical Element of U.S. Health Care Reform That is Being Ignored
…Institute of Medicine’s groundbreaking 2003 report entitled Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. However, while pending House and Senate health care reform proposals actually include elements designed to significantly reduce health disparities, those elements – and the need to address health disparities – have been lost…
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Health Equity Resources for LHINs: Introduction
…overall inequalities in health among the population. Equity and population health are among the key attributes of an effective health system included in the new Act. This workbook provides tools and resources for LHINs to be able to effectively implement health equity strategies and initiatives. Why Health Equity? Health inequalities…
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Health Equity Roadmap: Overview
…plans; through specific issues such as equitable access to rehabilitation services or realizing the potential of tools such as Health Equity Impact Assessment; to key system drivers such as performance measurement/management, and the necessary equity indicators and standards; to thinking about how to integrate population health into issues well beyond…
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