“Sorry, it’s rented”, new research from the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, reports that tens of thousands of Torontonians – people from racialized communities, people with mental health issues, single parents, people receiving social assistance – face serious discrimination when they try to rent a home, contrary to the…
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Broader Engagement in Local Planning Processes
…are not the only groups consulted or involved, and that established community organizations do not exclude members of the community they represent. Recent research from the British Joseph Rowntree Foundation illustrates the latter complexity: UK Minorities within minorities: beneath the surface of community participation. This study of participation in Bradford…
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Health Equity Resources for LHINs: Introduction
…equity. It provides a range of tools, techniques, briefing notes, research findings and other resources 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. The basic format is essentially: To operationalize…
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The Changing Workplaces Review – Response to the Final Report
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…poor working conditions affect not only workers themselves, but also their families and communities. Employment anxiety related to precarious work may affect family life, social interaction and community engagement.[iv] The evidence is clear that poorer employment and working conditions are disproportionately borne by disadvantaged groups, including single parents, racialized persons,…
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A Study On Issues That Impact On The Holistic Health Of Two-Spirit Youth In Toronto
…based on the medicine wheel including mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health in contrast to the “bio-medical” model of Western medicine. This study was unique because very little research exists on aboriginal youth in urban areas. Instead, research has focused on aboriginals living in First Nation communities or reserves. …
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Welcome to Canada – don’t get sick!
…Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing University of Toronto, convened the first-ever Research Conference on Healthcare for the Undocumented and Uninsured. Innovative research was presented that identified the most vulnerable groups, analyzed the harmful impact on their health of being denied access, and set out organizational and policy directions to address these…
An Introduction to The Homeless Hub
…web-based research library and information center representing an innovative step forward in the use of technology to enhance knowledge mobilization and networking. The Homeless Hub has emerged as a place where community services providers, researchers, government representatives, and the general public can access and share research, stories, and best practices….
Why Do Trans People Avoid Emergency Departments?
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Nobody likes going to the emergency department, but it’s reassuring to know that its there if we need it. New research from the Trans PULSE study, one of the longest running community-academic partnerships in research in the province, however, found that 21 percent of transgender, transsexual, or transitioned (trans) Ontarians…
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Working Rough, Living Poor
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The Wellesley Institute has a long been committed to strengthening community-based research and, as part of this commitment, we fund a number of CBR initiatives by grass-roots organizations across the city of Toronto. One such initiative is Access Alliance’s income security, race and health research work out of which “Working…
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When it comes to pandemics, no one can be left out
Everybody is affected by a pandemic, but not everyone is affected equally. That’s the sobering conclusion of a new research and policy paper released today by the Wellesley Institute. As the world braces for a possible swine flu pandemic, the need for proper pandemic planning and effective emergency responses is…
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