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A Letter From The CEO 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Goodbye, thank you, and perhaps hello again Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Wellesley Institute, After over a decade as the Wellesley Institute’s CEO, I have decided to accept a position with ano...
Raising a child is cheap and cheerful, as long as mom stays at home 22 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
A new report released by the Fraser Institute claims that it is possible to raise a child on about $3,000-$4,000 per year. The catch is that, apparently, child care is a ‘frill’. Their approach is th...
Urban Heat Island Effect Fuels Heatlh Equity Conversation 21 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
The Toronto Star recently published an article on the health impacts of the Urban Heat Island Effect across different socio-demographic groups in different neighbourhoods across the city. The article ...
Building on Community-Based Innovation/Acting on the Social Determinants of Health 13 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
There are increasing numbers of tremendously innovative initiatives tackling health inequities across the country. Within health care, public health, Community Health Centres and leading regional heal...
Honour International Day For Indigenous Peoples By Honouring Treaties 9 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
Friday, August 9 is recognized globally as International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has issued a special message stating: “We highlight the im...
What soiled diapers tell us about poverty 1 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
Having recently welcomed a baby into our family, I’ve been thinking a lot about the conditions that kids need for a good start in life. A new study from the United States really brought home the conn...
Toronto’s Homeless Population Continues To Grow: Latest City Count 31 Jul 2013 | 09:44 pm
Toronto’s homeless population continues to grow, according to the interim findings of the city’s Street Needs Assessment 2013. Toronto reports 5,219 people who were homeless in 2013, up slightly from...
What Makes Us Sick? A Report By The Canadian Medical Association 30 Jul 2013 | 10:48 pm
What makes us sick is more than access to and quality of health care. The social determinants of health play a significant role. Today, the Canadian Medical Association released a report titled, Healt...
Rising Inequality, Declining Health: New Report 30 Jul 2013 | 01:49 am
Last year the Metcalf Foundation released a report on working poverty in Toronto. It found that 113,000 people were living in working poverty in the Toronto region in 2005, a 42% increase from 2000. T...
Premiers make strong, new commitment to housing for all Canadians 29 Jul 2013 | 08:10 pm
The Premiers of Canada’s provinces have made a strong commitment to negotiating a comprehensive, long-term national housing plan with the federal government. The new commitment came on the final day o...
