Kate Meyers of the Kaiser Permanent Institute for Health Policy has done a comprehensive and insightful review of the research literature on race and health disparities in the US. The goal of her paper is to help develop a clear conceptual and multi-sectoral analytical framework to understand disparities and a platform from which better policy […]
Health systems and Health equity
New Website On The Social Determinants Of Health
The Public Health Agency of Canada has launched a new web site related to Canada’s work in the World Health Organization’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. It provides information on the Canadian reference group (I was at a consultation on the role of civil society in relation to the SDoH organized by the […]
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New Journal: Progress in Community Health Partnerships (PCHP)
The first issue of the new journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships (PCHP): Research, Education and Action (Spring 2007, Vol. 1.1) has just been released. Members of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health can subscribe to the journal at a 20% discount. Click here for details. Its mission is to “facilitate dissemination of programs that use community […]
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Health Equity Into Policy Action
Recently, I spoke on health equity into policy action at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. This was the first of a series of policy conversations they are planning to have, and it was very interesting to talk to management and policy staff from across the Ministry. My main point was that, even though […]
Improving Access To Mental Health Services For Immigrant And Refugee Persons With HIV/AIDS
Principal Organization: Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment c/o – Asian Community AIDS Services Partner Organizations: Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention and African in Partnership Against AIDS Principal Investigator: Alan Li Mental health services constitute a critical component of […]
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European Policy and Global Health
A recent report from the European Foundation Centre argued that European social and economic policy should take global health into account. It stressed the “internationalization of health risks and ever greater interdependence. Global health requires cooperation and coordination.” For example, European farm subsidies have an adverse impact on the economies and trade patterns of poor […]
Social Determinants of Health into Policy Action
The social determinants of health have been notoriously difficult to implement into concrete policy and programmes. Still, groups across the country are analysing and experimenting with how social determinants and health equity can be addressed on the ground through front-line service delivery and through community development. One such group is the Edmonton Social Planning Council. […]
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Broader Engagement in Local Planning Processes
Wellesley and many other community groups have been emphasizing that effective and meaningful community participation will be crucial to the success of the new LHINs and to the development of an innovative new provincial health strategy. One of the critical challenges will be ensuring that the full range of community voices and interests can be […]
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From Many Voices: A Wellesley Institute Collaboration Series Release
Over the past eighteen months the WI has undertaken a four part series of research and policy papers dealing with the issue of collaboration in the NFP sector. The first report in our collaboration series, We can’t do business like this, dealt with the need to change the funding and accountability model so that NFP […]
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Social Determinants of Health In Action
While the fundamental social determinants of health will only be fully addressed with major shifts in government policy and action, there are many innovative and effective ways in which their impact on health disparities can be addressed more immediately. One direction is the work that community health centres do in delivering community-based primary care and […]