What do forests, the immune system and the social determinants of health have in common? They are all examples of complex adaptive systems. How is this related to health status reporting, issues of ethics, and best practices in accessing and using external data?

We now have more than 55 resources in our library, each introduced with a thoughtful summary and suggested public health uses. Check out these new additions!

Reflections on the potential for the Regional Wellness Coalitions to address the social determinants of health and advance health equity in Newfoundland and Labrador

Reflections from NCCDH knowledge exchange workshops held in Newfoundland in October 2012

If you’re in Nova Scotia this November, join us for two days of interactive events that will bring together NCCDH Advisory Board members, local public health practitioners, community members, decision-makers, researchers, students, and educators.

Health Promotion Ontario’s 25th anniversary conference was an opportunity to take stock and connect with many of the Ontario based public health leaders working to address the social determinants of health.

At our latest Learning Circle meeting, we focused on what would make the “perfect indicator” and what our experience has taught us about trying to find and integrate effective equity indicators.

There is no “one size fits all” approach to population health status reports and reporting processes!  That was the conclusion of the first Learning Circle meeting of the Population Health Status Reporting Initiative  held in March 2012. To frame the March 2012 Learning Circle discussion, the NCCDH summarized evidence from the grey and scholarly literature

What happens when you mix together a bunch of public health practitioners and researchers from across Canada that are passionate about population health status reporting, with one regional health authority willing to try something new?  You get a “Learning Circle” and a whole lot of stimulating conversation!  The idea behind this Learning Circle is to