This on-demand webinar is also available in French.
Length: 38:03
This on-demand webinar describes key health equity concepts, including
health;
health equity and inequities;
social justice; and
social gradients in health.
It will explain why health equity is important to public health practice. The on-demand content will also encompass the concepts of intersectionality and how social determinants of health intersect.
The document below (PDF) contains reflection questions, post-webinar readings and the list of pre-webinar readings outlined below. Click here to download.
This on-demand webinar is also available in French.
Length: 37:59
In line with requirement #1 of the Health Equity Standard under the Ontario Public Health Standards, and guideline 6.1 of the Ontario Health Equity Guideline, 2018, this on-demand webinar describes the importance of assessing for the existence and impact of health inequities and effective strategies to report these findings.
This content explores how to use an equity-integrated action framework for population health status reporting.
Listeners will learn about
indicators and approaches used to identify health inequities;
the importance of disaggregated data and intersectional analysis;
public health’s role to assess health inequities at a population level; and
how public health can report on health inequities in a way that leads to action.
The document below (PDF) contains reflection questions, post-webinar readings and the list of pre-webinar readings outlined above. Click here to download.
In line with requirement #2 of the Health Equity Standard under the Ontario Public Health Standards, and guideline 6.2 of the Ontario Health Equity Guideline, 2018, this on-demand webinar describes various approaches used to develop equitable public health interventions.
This content explores using an anti-oppressive practice framework for engaging in equitable interventions.
Listeners will learn about
why public health interventions need to be modified to create action on health inequities;
how different approaches can create inequities or can contribute to improving health equity; and
how language needs to promote compassion, empowerment, inclusiveness and equity.
The document below (PDF) contains reflection questions, post-webinar readings and the list of pre-webinar readings outlined above. Click here to download.
In line with requirement #3 of the Health Equity Standard under the Ontario Public Health Standards, and guideline 6.3 of the Ontario Health Equity Guideline, 2018, this on-demand webinar describes the importance of upstream interventions and building effective and equitable partnerships with key health and non-health sector partners.
This content explores the meaning of transformative social change in the public health context, and engagement as a reflection of philosophy, goals and values.
Listeners will learn about
the importance of upstream interventions;
strategies for partnership to contribute to effective local strategies that decrease health inequities;
key health and non-health sector partners relevant to your public health work; and
upstream interventions that address the social determinants of health and work to influence decision-making and policy.
The document below (PDF) contains reflection questions, post-webinar readings and the list of pre-webinar readings outlined above. Click here to download.
In line with requirement #4 of the Health Equity Standard under the Ontario Public Health Standards, and guideline 6.4 of the Ontario Health Equity Guideline, 2018, this on-demand webinar explores policy development in the public health context, and the importance of advocacy as a public health role.
This content explores the meaning of systems change in the public health context, and the importance of language in addressing the social determinants of health and health inequities.
Listeners will learn about
public health’s role in leading and supporting policy development and advocacy;
downstream-, midstream- and upstream-level interventions;
the steps involved in healthy public policy development;
advocacy roles for public health professionals; and
choosing advocacy tools appropriate for effective public health practice.
The document below (PDF) contains self-reflection questions, post-webinar readings and the list of pre-webinar readings outlined above. Click here to download.
Recognizing the importance of using a racial equity lens in addressing all the requirements set out in the Health Equity Standard under the Ontario Public Health Standards, this on-demand webinar describes the different forms and levels of racism, why racism is a public health issue and the public health roles for racial equity.
This content explores the meaning of embracing a decolonial, anti-racist practice, and identifies the tools needed to begin on that journey.
Listeners will learn about
institutional, systemic and individual racism and their impact on health;
intersectionality, anti-oppression, allyship and systems change and how these relate to anti-racist action;
how racial equity fits with the Ontario Public Health Foundational Standards; and
public health’s role in leading racial equity work.
The document below (PDF) contains self-reflection questions, post-webinar readings and the list of pre-webinar readings outlined above. Click here to download.
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