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Equity Framework – Child & Family Well-being

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The vision of the Toronto Child and Family Network is that all children and families in Toronto will experience well-being. The Network developed five child and five family outcomes to help understand well-being of children and families in Toronto.

Structural inequities and social determinants of health influence child and family wellbeing:

Structural inequities refer to systemic disadvantage of one social group compared to another. This can include racism, discrimination, and unequal access to services, resources, and opportunities.

Social determinants of health are the conditions where children and families live, learn, work, play, and age that affect a wide range of outcomes.

Social location and social determinants impact the fair distribution of opportunities and outcomes . Structural inequities can result in unequal child and family wellbeing outcomes. Understanding child and family well-being can help plan services to better meet the needs of children and families.

To learn more about child, family, and Indigenous well-being outcomes, explore the 100+ indicators on Raising the Village.

How does your project, program, service, or initiative impact child & family well-being in Toronto?

Next up, visit the Social Locations page to identify the different groups who are impacted by your program or initiative and access information about inequities among different communities.

References:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States; Baciu A, Negussie Y, Geller A, et al., editors. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 Jan 11. 3, The Root Causes of Health Inequity. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK425845/

Toronto Child and Family Network (2013). Raising the Village: Measuring the Wellbeing of Children and Families in Toronto (Part 1). Toronto: City of Toronto. Available from: https://raisingthevillage.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/raising_the_village-part_1_developing_shared_outcomes-full_report_2013.pdf