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Going Social with the Systems Approach

Emma Ware |

One of the outstanding challenges policy researchers face is to establish a deeper theoretical understanding of the connections between complex social determinants and health inequities. Better and more complete conceptual models could improve researchers’ ability to quickly and effectively identify social problems, gather meaningful evidence, and support strategic policy responses. This think piece explores the […]

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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.