Taking action on health equity and diversity

The WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (2008) recommends that national and local governments take action to close the gaps in health (and mental health) equity in three main ways: • improve daily life conditions • address the inequitable distribution of power, money and resources • measure and understand the problem, and assess the impact of action Using the social determinants of [...] The WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (2008) recommends that national and local governments take action to close the gaps in health (and mental health) equity in three main ways: • improve daily life conditions • address the inequitable distribution of power, money and resources • measure and understand the problem, and assess the impact of action 8. November, 2015 A health equit [...] There are two national databases primarily used to examine the health, mental health and development of newcomer children and youth specifically: The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and the New Canadian Child and Youth Study (NCCYS). [...] Given the limits of the NLSCY, four Metropolis centers launched the New Canadian Child and Youth Study (NCCYS) in 2001 to help address the lack of representation of immigrant and refugee children and youth in the NLSCY and the general research gap on the mental health and development of newcomer children, youth and families (Beiser, et al. [...] As a part of Ontario’s 10-year Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care recently tasked the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES) with developing a baseline scorecard for child and youth mental health in Ontario.