In this short report, the CMA summarizes Canadians’ feedback to the question “what makes us sick?”— feedback gathered during teleconference and town hall meetings. It makes 12 recommendations for action.
Published by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), this book includes political analysis and practice examples to support the re-orientation of public health practice to address the root causes of health inequities.
This report focuses on health equity work in francophone countries and communities. It proposes “bold, tenacious, and concerted actions” (M. Marmot), including a road map for reducing social inequalities in health. This resource is available in French only.
This collective work is a multidisciplinary overview meant to help readers better understand how social inequalities in health are produced, and the theoretical, methodological, and practical means available to us to study and alleviate them. This resource is available in French only.
“… the context [within which social inequalities in health are constructed] is more than just a living environment stricto sensu. It is, in fact, the fabric of everyday social relationships.”
This free, online course introduces the scope of public health practice, with a focus on initiatives related to the determinants of ill health. It revolves around a case study, presented in a video, of public health’s role and activities in Coventry, England.
This free, six to 12 hour course is designed using case studies to teach public health practitioners how to conduct a health impact assessment (HIA). The course was developed by the National Health Service in Scotland, which has produced an impressive eLearning program of study.
This free, skill-building course teaches why and how to conduct a health equity impact assessment (HEIA), and gives learners opportunities to complete up to five HEIA templates – a tool designed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – based on five case studies.
This free, eight-part series of online courses (30 to 45 minutes each) helps learners build the skills they need to support community health assessment and health improvement work.
This paper describes the national health equity strategies of 14 European countries. Based on this survey, the authors present the challenges and key conditions for success for an effective national strategy that can help reduce the unequal distribution of health and its social determinants.
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