Dr. Nasim Haque

Director of Community Health, The Wellesley Institute

Dr. Nasim Haque

Dr. Nasim Haque is Director of Community Health at the Wellesley Institute, an independent non-profit research and policy institute working to advance health equity through community-based research and policy development. Her area of research concerning low income populations has primarily been conducted while in partnership with local community residents and organizations. She is currently managing a community based health research Initiative in St. James Town, Toronto. The Initiative focuses on social determinants of health and their effects on health and wellbeing of urban immigrant populations. Her international work includes working with organizations like the World Health Organization and the World Bank, both in the developed and in developing countries.