Good health, strong communities, a good life – all these are much more difficult to achieve when there are large inequalities, especially income disparities. “A Fair Go for all Australians” is a comprehensive proposal from the Australian Council of Social Service that offers international comparisons and then sets out ten key categories for action: Fair […]
Health systems and Health equity
European reports on policy action to address health inequalities
Two recent reports survey policy action on health inequalities in Europe. The first is a summary of the situation in 21 countries, examples of best practices for local interventions and overall conclusions derived from the European Union’s Closing the Gap project. The report stresses that “it is however at the local level where measures to […]
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Killer Heat, Killer Smog: Six Recommendations
Increasingly high summer temperatures have an impact on the health of all, especially the poor and elderly. This Wellesely Institute backgrounder provides a three-point “Cool Toronto” plan to bring down the temperature in an over-heated city.
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Inclusive Cities Project
The Inclusive Cities project is a partnership of community social planning organizations and municipal politicians from across the country that seeks to enhance cities’ ability to enable and sustain social inclusion and to ensure the full diversity of community voices are valued and recognized. They have developed a range of very useful papers, including on: […]
Operationalizing Health Equity: How Ontario’s Health Services Can Contribute To Reducing Health Disparities
Author(s): Dr. Michael Rachlis Released: March, 2008 Summary: Research commissioned by the Wellesley Institute, this report looks at the Ontario Health Quality Council’s equity framework and the operationalization of health equity. Part of the Wellesley Community Roundtables on Health Equity. Download the report here .
Privatized Health Care Won’t Deliver
Author: Dr. Michael Rachlis Released: October, 2007 Summary: Commissioned by the Wellesley Institute, this paper by Dr. Michael Rachlis demonstrates the efficiency, quality, equity and other problems associated with private financing and delivery of health care. At the same time, he argues that innovations within the public system can address waiting list and other problems […]
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Primary Prevention to Fight Inequalities – The German Experience and Lessons Learned
Rolf Rosenbrock is Head of the Research Group on Public Health at the Social Science Research Centre in Berlin (WZB), Professor for Social Sciences and Public Health Policy at the Technical University of Berlin and is a member of key advisory bodies. He visited the Wellesley Institute and gave a presentation titled: Primary Prevention to Fight […]
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Blueprint for Health Equity
Presentation to the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Conference by Bob Gardner, Director of Public Policy. August 2007.
LHINs, Health Reform and HIV/AIDS Care
Presentation to the Ontario Society of Physicians in HIV Care by Bob Gardner, Director of Public Policy. November 28th, 2006. Here is the presentation: LHINs, Health Reform and HIV/AIDS Care View more documents from WellesleyInstitute.
Health Reform and HIV/AIDS
The HIV community and service providers are vitally interested in the implications of Local Health Integration Networks, primary care reform, alternative practice structures and other key changes. This is a presentation made by Bob Gardner, Director of Public Policy, outlining the possible implications of major reform directions, and arguing that community groups need to be proactive […]