Measuring equity: what we heard from the field and next steps14 May 2012

Over the past few months Longwoods has been publishing a blog series about health equity with contributions from a range of health and health equity thought leaders. In this week’s blog, the Wellesley Institute’s Steve Barnes reflects on what we ...

Ontario’s community legal clinics: Agents for building stronger, healthier communities11 May 2012

Ontario’s community legal clinics have a long and successful history of effective work with individual clients and on broader law reform / advocacy issues that has helped to create stronger and healthier communities. Michael Shapcott, the Wellesley...

Housing + income + food = health: Wellesley Institute submission to UN food expert9 May 2012

Housing, income, food and health are all strongly linked. It is important to understand the interconnections, the vicious and virtuous cycles that feed each other, and the impact policy and program interventions can have on those cycles. Those are so...

Mental health for all – Promising directions in Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy9 May 2012

Yesterday, the Mental Health Commission released Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy. The strategy has been warmly welcomed by many working in mental health fields, including the Canadian Mental Health Association, who is celebrating Mental ...

Wilkinson says that equality is still better for everyone, and it’s time to act4 May 2012

Richard Wilkinson, Toronto May 4, 2012 Many of us today at the Wellesley Institute were fortunate to catch Richard Wilkinson’s lecture, courtesy of MASS LBP and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. It reminded us of ...

"Procedural mistake" made by prosecution in Mladic trial - Xinhua16 May 2012

CTV.ca"Procedural mistake" made by prosecution in Mladic trialXinhuaTHE HAGUE, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The trial of Ratko Mladic, which started on Wednesday in The Hague, may be adjourned after the prosecution failed to deliver key material about the first witnesses in time. The trial against the former Bosnian Serb army ...Ratko Mladic: Brutal villain to many, hero to othersCNNMladic's genocide trial begins at war crimes tribunalFox NewsFormer Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic mocks survivors as his trial ...Evening StandardThe Associated Press -BBC News -Reutersall 1,557 news articles »

Theresa May heckled and jeered during police conference speech - The Guardian16 May 2012

The GuardianTheresa May heckled and jeered during police conference speechThe GuardianThe home secretary, Theresa May, had to endure heckling and jeering by rank and file police officers as she defended 20% funding cuts to policing and reforms to their pay and conditions. May's 25-minute set-piece speech to the 1200 strong Police ...Police Federation humiliates Theresa May by forcing her to make speech in ...Telegraph.co.uk'Take share' of cuts, Theresa May tells policeBBC NewsPolice give Theresa May the silent treatmentChannel 4 Newsic Scotland.co.ukall 411 news articles »

Germany says wants stable Greece within euro zone - Reuters16 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukGermany says wants stable Greece within euro zoneReuters| BERLIN May 16 (Reuters) - Germany wants to stabilise Greece within the euro zone but Athens must stick to its agreements with international lenders, a German government spokesman said on Wednesday. "We want to stabilise Greece within the euro.Greece euro exit fears hit marketThe Press AssociationEuropean shares plumb fresh 2012 lows on Greek traumaReuters UKEuropean debt crisis: what does it mean for your holiday euros?Telegraph.co.ukWall Street Journal -AFP -ABC Newsall 5,088 news articles »

Greek banks see steady deposits outflow - Financial Times16 May 2012

The HinduGreek banks see steady deposits outflowFinancial TimesGreek banks have seen a steady outflow of deposits this month, reflecting savers' concerns over the failure of political leaders to form a coalition government and the prospect of another inconclusive election, which will be on June 17.Greece's anti-bailout SYRIZA leftists lead in pollReuters UKGreek chaos continues to roil world marketsThe IndependentCourt official to be appointed Greek interim PMThe Associated PressBBC News -Wall Street Journal -Xinhuaall 5,917 news articles »