The Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion (CRHESI) is an interdisciplinary, collaborative initiative led by the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University.
The concepts of health equity and social inclusion cut across the work of many faculties and community service organizations within Western University and the London Not-for-Profit-Sector respectively. CRHESI strives to provide a forum for research-enabled, synergistic and catalytic change for London and surrounding areas.
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CRHESI UPDATES
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A Western University Community Event to Build Solidarity through Art-based Activities During Heightened Geopolitical Tension
Mohammad Abdalreza Zadeh, Emily Dobrich, Ashley McKeown, Salsabela Razaq, Shokoufeh Modanloo Universities in Canada bring together diverse students, faculty members, and staff from around the globe to develop knowledge and skills for new generations. They are not only sites of knowledge production but also places to live together, where we share food, housing, workspaces, cultures, hobbies, and our ways of being. Many of…
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Invitation: How to use the Mind the Disruption podcast for health equity education, professional development and capacity building
The Canadian public health community has repeatedly asked for applied examples of how practitioners are advancing health equity. The Mind the Disruption podcast is one of the ways NCCDH responds to this need, weaving together interviews with public health practitioners, community organizers, researchers and more. This upcoming webinar in August will explore opportunities to use the Mind the Disruption to support health…
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Gender-Based Violence, Pain, Trauma & the Brain: A CRHESI Research-to-Community Event
Over 100 people interested in better understanding the connections among gender-based violence, trauma, pain, and cognition, gathered on Friday, June 12, 2026 in Goodwill’s Community Room on Horton Street in London. Jessie Rodger from Anova started the day with an Indigenous Land Acknowledgement focused on this generative season of Spring, and the importance of the…
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Free In-Person Training: Building Skills to Address Online Harm, Misogyny, and Hate
Developed for men aged 18–30, and open to all genders interested in building skills to address online harm, misogyny, and hate. Details
CRHESI PRIORITIES
OUR PARTNERS
CRHESI is grounded in the strong tradition at Western University of conducting research with and for individuals who have experienced vulnerability and marginalization. Our work is made possible through collaboration with a broad network of community and university partners.
Community Organization Partners
- St. Joseph’s Hospital
- London InterCommunity Health Centre
- United Way
- London Cross Cultural Learner Centre
- Merrymount Family Support & Crisis Centre
- Canadian Mental Health Association (Middlesex)
- My Sister’s Place
- Family Service Thames Valley
- mindyourmind
- Goodwill Industries
- Pillar Nonprofit Network
- London Homeless Coalition
- Muslim Resource Centre
- Southwest Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
- Middlesex-London Health Unit
- City of London
Western University Partners
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Indigenous Health and Well-being Initiative (IHWI)
- Faculty of Information and Media Studies
- Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Vice Dean, Basic Medical Sciences
- Schulich Interfaculty School of Public Health
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Education
- Department of Women’s Studies and Feminist Research
- King’s University College – School of Social Work and Poverty Research Centre