We are back with Season 4 of Mind the Disruption!
In the fourth season of Mind the Disruption, we focus on healthy and just places and spaces. We’ll explore topics such as the natural and built environment, belonging, a safe and secure place to call home, and cultural humility and safety. Join us as we reflect on opportunities for people in public health to work with others to create healthy and just places and spaces for everyone.
Supporting the Canadian public health community to address the structural and social determinants of health and advance health equity for all.
The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) works to move knowledge into action on the conditions of daily life in which people are born, grow up, live, work, play, learn, and age and the driving forces that shape these conditions – the structural and social determinants of health.
NCCDH supports uptake and integration of relevant knowledge and evidence in public health practice, programs and policy through development of evidence-informed resources, exchanging promising practices with the Canadian public health community and bringing together diverse voices and multisectoral perspectives.
WHO WE ARE
The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) is one of six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Our mission is to support the Canadian public health community to address the structural and social determinants of health and advance health equity for all.
WHAT WE DO
NCCDH supports uptake and integration of relevant knowledge and evidence in public health practice, programs and policy through development of evidence-informed resources, exchanging promising practices with the Canadian public health community and bringing together diverse voices and multisectoral perspectives.
How we can support you in your journey to advance health equity. Email us at nccdh@stfx.ca.
New NCCDH Resources
Transforming narratives for health equity: A curated list
Dominant narratives are closely tied to power and determine what is seen as a priority in public health. This curated resource list highlights readings, tools and frameworks to support the development of transformative narratives.
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“We are stronger together”: Dietitians in public health equity-focused work
This document summarizes the learnings from a series of convenings with registered dietitians, focusing on their capacity and responsibility to pursue health equity and social justice in their public health work.
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Opportunities and challenges for moving upstream: Summary of a researcher dialogue to explore how research can contribute to understanding and acting on the structural and social determinants of health
This resource shares results of a dialogue convened with population and public health and social science researchers to explore how research can contribute to understanding and acting on the structural and social determinants of health. The overarching message from participants is the need for transformative change in the way public health research is done.
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Let’s Talk: Moving upstream
This Let’s Talk resource uses a stream analogy to explore different levels of public health action to advance health equity. Through descriptions of upstream, midstream and downstream approaches and practice examples, it encourages public health practitioners, decision-makers and policy-makers to work against the current and shift efforts upstream to address the structural and social determinants of health.
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Using health equity frameworks to advance health equity in organizational and system contexts: Learnings from the field
This workshop report presents considerations and guidance on ways to use health equity frameworks to disrupt systems of oppression and advance health equity. The report is grounded in the practical knowledge, expertise and experiences of approximately 50 workshop participants from public health, health care and social service organizations.
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Partnering with community-organizing groups practice brief
This practice brief describes four public health roles to support community-organizing efforts and advance health equity. Actionable steps and practice examples are outlined for each role to guide its implementation.
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