…care, our recommendations suggest that equity must be built into any social assistance program for the health of us all. With good research and investments in the future health of our populations, we can clear the obstacles to better health for everyone. Further Wellesley Institute research on women and population…
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The Three-Month Wait Builds Inequity Into Our Health Care System
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…immediate health care to new immigrants. British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Ontario have a wait period. In Ontario, doctors, health care coalitions, researchers, and newcomers themselves are concerned about the negative health impacts of the three-month wait. A recent study conducted by three Toronto physicians – Ritika Goel,…
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Five questions for Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan
…to increased illness and premature death. The links between poverty and poor health are recognized by the World Health Organization at the international level, and confirmed by countless research reports, including research funded by the Wellesley Institute. Some politicians, including federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, have called on Ontario to…
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The Millennial Movement: An Urban Force To Be Reasoned And Reckoned With
…foreign-born Millennials. Statistics Canada has reported that immigration contributes to the increased size of the Gen Y population in Canada. Research clearly shows a marked difference in economic wellbeing (including income and earning potential) based on place of birth, immigrant status and race. One study questions how the inheritance of…
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Full house in London for business-community roundtable on mental health and employment
…and to start to identify good practices in terms of mental health in the workplace. In the Wellesley Institute’s research and policy work, we know that there are strong links between precarious employment, mental health and personal health – and that all of this impacts on the population health of…
From surviving to thriving for persons with a disability
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…are increasingly unaffordable. For people with disabilities, lack of support means greater food and housing insecurity and the possibility of having to make difficult choices around necessary disability aids and medications. Thriving research can help be part of the solution. We look forward to communicating the results of this research….
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Access to Language Interpretation in Healthcare: Executive Summary
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…However, these services are not consistently available across the health care system. The Wellesley Institute recently completed a series of research on the topic including an analysis of patient rights in Ontario; a scoping review of evidence on the heath impacts of language interpretation services; and an environmental scan of…
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Precarious Housing In Canada
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Precarious Housing in Canada (2010) is a powerful, new research and policy report from the Wellesley Institute. Using the most comprehensive and current data, research and analysis. Precarious Housing sets out a pragmatic, five-point plan targeted to the millions of Canadians who are living in substandard, over-crowded and unaffordable homes–plus…
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Looking deeper into racism and health care in Canada
Sheryl Nestel, Guest Blogger The launch last week of Colour Coded Health Care: The Impact of Race and Racism in Canadians’ Health, was, by all measures a tremendous success. Clearly, that the issues raised by the report are of immense interest to health researchers, health care workers, social scientists and…
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Homelessness: Solutions From Lived Experiences
…Partner Organizations: Wellesley Institute, Regent Park, Street Health, Ontario Women’s Health Network, St.Michaels Hospital, York University, Ryerson University Principal Investigator: Izumi Sakamoto This report presents shared findings and recommendations from eight community-based, participatory research projects on homelessness in Toronto; six of the eight projects used arts-informed or arts-based research methods….
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