The Last Straw! A board game on the social determinants of health
This innovative board game is a fun and engaging way to develop understanding of, and empathy with marginalized people’s experiences of the social determinants of health.
Leadership et renforcement des capacités
Cracking the nut of health equity:
In this classic paper, the author identifies the factors most likely to encourage action on the social determinants of health: leaders who are committed to justice and can work with others through complexity, and citizens who advocate for social environments that allow individuals to make healthy choices.
La santé publique a la parole : les normes organisationnelles, une pratique prometteuse pour faire avancer l’équité en santé
Quatre spécialistes de la santé publique parlent la mesure dans laquelle le fait d’avoir des normes organisationnelles et de mener à terme un processus d’élaboration de normes peut permettre de renforcer la capacité d’une organisation à faire avancer l’équité en santé.
En santé publique, quels facteurs facilitent l’exercice d’un leadership efficace en matière d’équité en santé? Interrogation appréciative
Ce projet visait au départ à cerner les facteurs ou les conditions influant sur l’exercice d’un leadership efficace en santé publique pour favoriser l’équité en santé. On a mené des entrevues auprès de 14 leaders de la santé publique au Canada et on a noté les thèmes à l’aide de la méthode de l’interrogation appréciative.
Working for health equity: The role of health professionals
Interested in collaborating with partners in the healthcare system to improve health equity? This 2013 report from the United Kingdom describes practical ways to help alleviate inequalities in health status through clinical practice.
Physicians and health equity: Opportunities in practice
Interested in learning about how Canadian doctors are applying a health equity lens to clinical care? This 2013 report from the Canadian Medical Association describes levers within physicians’ practice to help alleviate inequities in their patients’ health status, and potential areas for collaboration with the public health community.
Exploring action on the social determinants of health in Canada’s health regions
This Master of Public Administration thesis examines over 2,000 Canadian interventions that address one or more social determinants of health. The author examines the interventions using health equity and structural lenses.
Building community and public health nursing capacity: A synthesis report of the national community
This study describes the community health nursing workforce in Canada and compares, across political jurisdictions and community health sectors, what helps and hinders community nurses’ abilities to work effectively.
Stepping it up: Moving the focus from health care in Canada to a healthier Canada
This report explains why collaborative and whole of government approaches are needed to address the determinants of health.
Argumentation à l’interne pour l’équité en santé : l’expérience de Winnipeg
Cette étude de cas commence par le début, c’est-à-dire à l’étape de faire valoir la question de l’équité en santé auprès de la haute direction en santé. On y explique comment trouver et soutenir des champions de l’équité en santé