Community engagement: A public health strategy to inform action on health inequities
In this blog post, Knowledge Translation Specialist Dianne Oickle identifies new and past NCCDH resources that address how to incorporate the lived experiences of equity-seeking populations into public health work.
Investing in Families: Building resilience to address mental health inequities
This blog post highlights an interdivisional resiliency project presented by Public Health Nurse Linh Nguyen (Toronto Public Health, pictured above) at the 2019 Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) Conference in Saint John, New Brunswick. Contributors to this post also include Patricia Stevens, health promotion specialist, and Nicolette Slovitt, child health and development manager at Toronto Public Health.
Health equity integrated into organizational practice and community engagement
Looking back at the last 10 years I have worked in the field of environmental health, the most memorable and rewarding career moments all involved connecting with the public, educating others and effecting change. These are the moments that inspire me and motivate me to continue my career in public health.
My new health equity position: Where do I start?
This blog describes my initial work in matching the NCCDH’s four "Public Health Roles for Improving Health Equity" with concrete examples and tools. This piece of work gave me some sense of ‘where to start.’ Public Health Roles for Improving Health Equity.
Talking about health equity across silos in PEI
More than 60 people working in public and community health in PEI came together in Charlottetown in early April to share their passion for health equity, and to learn more about the many ways that this work is taking shape in PEI.