Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
The Community Voices report is a study conducted by researchers from Wellesley Institute, School of Cities, and UofT Scarborough, and centres the voices of those who live in Scarborough. Covering five neighbourhoods, three with lower socio-economic status and two upper-income neighbourhoods, researchers Kofi Hope and Dan Silver examined what residents value most and what could […]
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This report reflects the “voices” of St. James Town newcomer residents through the use of the Photovoice research method. The findings from this study indicate there are a multitude of neighbourhood factors that influence the health and wellbeing of St. James Town residents.
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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.