With the WHO Conference on the Social Determinants of Health wrapping up today, the official Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health has just been released. While this will likely garner the most media attention, it is also important to take note of the Alternative Civil Society Declaration on Protecting the Right to Health […]
Health systems and Health equity
"Why should a Japanese cow enjoy a higher income than an African citizen?"
World Conference on Social Determinants of Health, Rio de Janeiro, October 19-21, 2011 Guest post by Margot Lettner “Why should a Japanese cow enjoy a higher income than an African citizen?” This is how Dr. David Sanders of the People’s Health Movement contrasted subsidies available to livestock and people while launching Global Health Watch 3: […]
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Is your life 31 percent better than it was in 1994? Analyzing the Canadian Index of Well-Being
Since the 1940s, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been the primary measure for how economies are performing. The trouble is that GDP is a blunt instrument. GDP is a composite index that tells us only how much an economy is producing – it is concerned only with growth and not the differences between good and […]
Health Equity Impact Assessment Template
Increasingly, Health Impact Assessments are being used by policy makers to understand and influence how policies, projects, plans, and programs affect health inequities. One of the widely understood benefits of conducting Health Equity Impact Assessments (HEIAs) is the increased understanding of equity issues that arise by making equity a key consideration in policy or program […]
Canada, show up for health at the World Conference on SDoH
The World Conference on Social Determinants of Health is a very important global forum and the Wellesley Institute has contributed in a modest, but important way, to some of the documentation that forms a base for this event. More than 60 Ministers of Health and other senior Ministers are already scheduled to attend the conference, […]
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Driving Policy Action on the Social Determinants of Health: World Health Organization Conference
The World Health Organization’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) has sparked broad interest in tackling persistent and widening health inequities by addressing the social and economic inequality, precarious employment, poverty, inadequate housing, social exclusion and other fundamental factors that underlie these health inequities. This month, the WHO is sponsoring a global conference […]
Presentation At Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Institute
Wellesley Institute’s Director of Community Health, Dr. Nasim Haque, presented at the Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Institute along with four other speakers from York and McMaster University, all of whom have expertise in the area of maternal child health research. Nasim’s presentation, “Photovoice as an arts based participatory research approach,” drew examples from her work using […]
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Health Equity Resources
This online resource is about moving from strategy to practice–operationalizing equity within the health system. It provides a range of tools, techniques, briefing notes, research findings and other resources that LHINs, and the providers and stakeholders they partner with, can use to implement health equity strategies and initiatives in the most effective ways for their regions and needs.
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Voices Of Multicultural Youth: Impact Of Urban Neighbourhood On Health And Well-Being
This study was carried out in St. James Town using Photovoice to explore how multicultural youth in St. James Town perceive their neighbourhood to play a role in their health and well-being. Twenty-one youth from diverse ethno-racial and cultural background participated in this study.
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Voices Of Multicultural Youth: Impact Of Urban Neighbourhood On Health And Well-Being Policy Brief
This is the first of a series of policy briefs that analyzes youth-related policy implications from the St. James Town Initiative’s Voices of Multicultural Youth report and sets out recommendations and options for action.
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