Follow us each Tuesday until November 26th to read an excerpt from Public Health Speaks: Organizational standards as a promising practice to advance health equity to help co-create the December 3rd webinar.
By placing organizations, networks and individuals on equal ground, social media can create opportunities to engage multiple sectors on issues related to the social determinants of health and health equity, and can offer a complementary online environment within which public health professionals can share thoughts, resources, and follow opportunities for further exchange.
Follow us each Tuesday until November 26th to read an excerpt from Public Health Speaks: Organizational standards as a promising practice to advance health equity to help co-create the December 3rd webinar.
As Research Assistant for the NCCDH, I’ve often drawn on lessons learned during my time in Geneva.
To find out why understanding food insecurity is important for public health, Hannah Moffatt, Knowledge Translation Specialist spoke with Dr. Lynn McIntyre, PROOF Investigator, Professor, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary and NCCDH Advisory Board member about the report.
Public health’s role in building capacity to address the social determinants of health
Abosede Adesina, a Master of Public Health Student from the University of Saskatchewan, describes her involvement in two major knowledge translation events; reflecting on where she was before and where she is now in thinking about health equity.
Researchers, public health practitioners and policy makers recently met in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to discuss a shared vision for health equity in Canada.
To help managers and practitioners in the field find the right courses for their professional development, we conducted a scan for online courses that were designed to increase participants’ knowledge and skills in working towards health equity.
Master of Public Health (MPH) student Linda Chan reflects on her experience with the NCCDH and other members of the Ontario public health community at a preconference workshop held at the Ontario Public Health Conference (TOPHC) on April 2, 2013.
