Wellesley Institute
Wellesley Institute
To develop research and community-based policy solutions to the problems of urban health and health disparities by
--identifying and advancing practical and achievable policy alternatives and solutions to pressing issues of urban health
--funding research on the social determinants of health and health disparities, focusing on the relationships between health and housing, poverty and income distribution, social exclusion and other social and economic inequalities
--supporting community engagement and capacity building
--working in partnerships locally, nationally and internationally, to support social and policy change to address the impact of the social determinants of health
Formal partners: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (USA), WZB (policy research institute in Germany), University of Victoria, University of Toronto's Public Policy Faculty, Carleton University School of Public Policy, Canadian Policy Research Network, Nexus (Ireland), SIG National, SIG@ MaRS, Causeway
Also projects with the National Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, the Habitat International Coalition, Housing Action Now and GTA Community Health Centres
Issues of urban health
Workshops and seminars
Peter Warrian, Chair, Board of Directors
Rick Blickstead, Chief Executive Officer
Bob Gardner, Director, Policy
Brenda Roche, Director, Research
Aerin Guy, Director of Communications
Researcher: Michael Shapcott
Fields of research: national housing report card, personal care homes for the hardest to house, homelessness, affordable housing and shelters in Toronto, housing strategy
Contact information
45 Charles St. East #Suite 101
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1S2
45 Charles St. East #Suite 101
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1S2
