Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
Wellesley Institute recently published a series examining how mayoral candidates can show leadership and deliver Toronto the Bold. We called for a city that takes wellness, health, and equity seriously to build a better future for every Torontonian, and a city takes the lead on doing so. Leading into election day we are providing analyses […]
It’s time for a closer look at Toronto’s capital budgets. So many of our city’s most pressing needs can only be addressed through capital budget spending, and while they include transit, they go far beyond it. The need for infrastructure investment is well documented. Investing In A Healthy Toronto: A Comparison of Toronto’s Capital Budgets & Plan, […]
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Description: The overall goal of this study was to investigate and understand the factors that prevent and/or facilitate residents from recycling household waste. To achieve this goal, we investigated the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of adult residents of North St. James Town. About the author: Sachet Siwakoti is a first year engineering student at the […]
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Toronto’s homeless street count and needs assessment has generated plenty of controversy. This Wellesley Institute backgrounder, prepared by Michael Shapcott, looks at the issues and concerns about counting the homeless.
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This Wellesley Institute backgrounder underscores the need for Toronto City Council to invest in building a great city with home for all in this Toronto 2007 operating budget backgrounder.
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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.