About the Network Web Site: Globalization Knowledge Network Organizational Hub: The Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Reports Towards Health-Equitable Globalisation: Rights, Regulation and Redistribution Author(s): Ronald Labonté, Chantal Blouin, Mickey Chopra, Kelley Lee, Corinne Packer, Mike Rowson, Ted Schrecker, David Woodward Published: June 2007 Summary: This report looks at […]
For Us, By Us: Peer Research 101
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Principal Organizations: TCBRN Partner Organizations: Wellesley Institute, Access Alliance CHC, OWHN, Planned Parenthood Toronto, Street Health Principal Investigator(s): Lisa Campbell Please click here to see the Webcast.
Central LHIN Leaders’ Briefings: Building Health Equity into Action
One critical way to drive health equity is by building expectations and requirements into system and performance management. Several LHINs have required their partner service providers to develop health equity plans which identify vulnerable populations and access barriers, detail plans to address those challenges, outline initiatives underway addressing equity in service delivery, and set out […]
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Health Equity Now: A Working Paper on the Best First Steps for Ontario
An Anti-poverty Strategy that Improves Health Outcomes
In my blog post from last week, I mentioned this Globe and Mail article by André Picard who asked the question: “why is tackling poverty not a health priority?” There is now evidence that poverty reduction strategies actually do improve the health of low-income populations and reduce health disparities. In this original research on Disparities […]
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Life expectancy doesn’t tell the whole story
There are wide variations in life expectancy in Canada across regions and socio-economic status. But life expectancy doesn’t tell the whole story. Higher income Canadians live longer and healthier lives than those in lower income brackets. In Thursday’s Globe and Mail, columnist André Picard explains these findings in his analysis of a recently released Statistics […]
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Delivering Equity: Community-Based Models For Access And Integration In Ontario’s Health System
Author: Dr. Michael Rachlis Published: November, 2007 Summary: Health equity is high on the agenda of governments and health planning authorities. Wellesley initiated a series of forums with community-based health and social service providers, researchers and others and commissioned research to flesh out what a community-based framework for addressing health disparities would look like.
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Parliament should pass Bill C-304; Canada urgently needs national housing plan
The time is right for Parliament to pass Bill C-304, which directs the federal housing minister to consult widely and develop a national affordable housing plan within 180 days. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott offered expert testimony at the Commons HUMA committee on Nov. 5 on the four key reasons for a comprehensive national housing […]
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A Snapshot of Equity Initiatives on LHIN Websites–Waterloo Wellington LHIN
Links http://waterloowellingtonlhin.on.ca Integrated Health Service Plan (note: it is in 6 sections) Equity Highlights Waterloo Wellington LHIN evaluates proposals based on “equity in the provision of services to recognizable populations”
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A Snapshot of Equity Initiatives on LHIN Websites–Toronto Central LHIN
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Links http://torontocentrallhin.on.ca Integrated Health Service Plan (2007-2010) Equity Highlights The Toronto Central LHIN states that health equity is woven into everything that the LHIN does.
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