Research Activities
Access Alliance works from a social determinants of health perspective, which looks at health very broadly. We believe that promoting health and wellbeing cannot be limited to just providing medical services for people who are ill. Rather it needs to include practices and strategies that address the full range of modifiable, socio-economic determinants of health such as employment, income security, housing, discrimination, social support, immigration status, and access to services. Our research projects are focused on investigating and addressing key determinants of health for newcomers and racialized groups.
Our current and past research activities fall under the following broad agendas:
Determinants of Newcomer Health
- Refugee Youth Health Project
- Toronto Newcomer Health Research Project
- Exploring mental health issues faced by Government Assisted Refugees
- Mental Health Services for Newcomer Youth: Exploring the Needs and Enhancing Access
- Best Practices in Inter-professional Models of Care for Newly Arrived Government Assisted Refugees
- Diabetes and Migration
Racialized Groups and Health Status
- Income Security, Race and Health Research Working Group
- eXposed Photovoice Project
- Racialized Groups and Access to Healthcare Research Working Group
- Discrimination and Mental Health Research Working Group (currently inactive)
Health of Non-Status Immigrants
- Negotiating Access to Public Goods: Education and Healthcare for Toronto Immigrants with Precarious Status
- Immigration Status and Health Security of Non-Status Immigrants in Toronto
- Improving Access to Community Services for Non-Status Immigrants
Other Projects
- Examining Systemic & Individual Barriers of Ethno-Racial Minority Social Workers
- Health Care Interpreter Services: Strengthening Access to Primary Health Care
We also conduct program evaluations and needs assessments, which provide valuable evidence for planning and prioritizing our programs and services.
To learn more about our research activities, click here to download our Research Annual Report for 2010-11.
