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 Work Streams Thriving in the City

Thriving in the City

Our Thriving in the City framework, has redefined what it means to live a healthy life in the GTA. Thriving sets out the income level and resources a person needs to thrive, rather than just survive. This goes beyond basic needs and factors in food, shelter, transportation, healthcare, personal care, and social participation.

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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.