COVID-19 among African Americans: An action plan for mitigating disparities
This journal article from Peek et al. makes recommendations to address COVID-19 disparities among African Americans based on principles of public health and bioethics.
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Webinaire : Rethinking vaccine confidence: Supporting uptake through equitable community responses
Le webinaire s'est déroulé en anglais seulement. La confiance dans la vaccination contre la COVID-19 a augmenté graduellement au Canada, même si les iniquités sur ce plan demeurent considérables. Relativement à la COVID-19, les groupes de population qui portent un fardeau plus lourd du point de vue social et de la santé sont aussi ceux où on
Together we must reset normal
This series of reports from the Canadian Women’s Foundation focuses on gender equality and pandemic recovery in Canada. This includes gender-based analyses, restructuring of care sectors and addressing gender-based violence. It also features a background video, advocacy letter, podcast and statistics on gendered impact of Covid-19.
Ensuring equity in COVID-19 planning, response, and recovery decision making: An equity lens tool for health departments
This tool and accompanying webinar from Human Impact Partners and Big Cities Health Coalition outlines a five-step process for healthcare departments to apply an equity lens to COVID-19 decision-making. It highlights community involvement as vital to the process.
Communicating about the covid-19 vaccines: Guidance and sample messages for public health practitioners
Cette page Web créée par le Berkeley Media Studies Group porte sur l’hésitation à se faire vacciner contre la COVID-19. On y offre entre autres des conseils pour bien communiquer au sujet des vaccins contre le coronavirus et des divers aspects de l’équité, ainsi que des exemples de messages à utiliser.
Making the link: Improving health and health equity through strong social protection systems
Ce rapport de la série EuroHealthNet Policy Précis fait état des approches de l’Union européenne, des Nations unies et d’autres organismes internationaux en matière de politiques de protection sociale et de dépenses sociales.
Social policy responses to COVID-19 in Canada and the United States: Explaining policy variations between two liberal welfare state regimes
Dans ce texte et le webinaire d’accompagnement du Institute for Health and Social Policy de l’Université McGill, Daniel Béland et ses collaborateurs comparent les politiques sociales instaurées au Canada à celles instaurées aux États-Unis afin de protéger la santé et la sécurité économique au pays durant la pandémie de COVID-19.
Protecting and supporting vulnerable groups through the Covid-19 crisis
This report from the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development summarizes responses from a survey of academics and practitioners on vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19. It also examines policy responses currently in place and the gendered dimensions of policies to encourage policy responses that are more sensitive to the needs of vulnerable groups.
Social participation: Synergies in systems strengthening & emergency response
This webinar from the World Health Organization focuses on the importance of social participation and investing in mechanisms to dialogue with people and communities in relation to COVID-19. More specifically, it explores these topics as they relate to strengthening emergency responses.
Are we prepared? The development of performance indicators for public health emergency preparedness using a modified Delphi approach
This journal article from Khan et al. presents a set of 67 actionable indicators designed to be used by local/regional public health agencies to assess and guide improvement in public health emergency preparedness.