The Pan-Canadian Health Inequalities Reporting Initiative’s health inequalities data tool is a user-friendly, web-based tool that can be used to inform decisions relating to surveillance, research, programming and policies that address health inequities among population groups in Canada.
This theoretical article argues that pro-market and reduced public service philosophies set in place by rich nations are creating sub-citizens at a biological level. Sparke argues that even our efforts to reduce these inequities contain pro-market thinking that does harm.
In this analysis from University of Ottawa researchers Arne Ruckert and Ronald Labonté, the authors address the impact that the austerity measures taken in response to the 2008 global financial crisis had on social policy and health equity.
Rooted in the premise that everyone deserves a life out of poverty, this compendium of writings offers considerations for policy makers and governments to inform next steps in testing basic income and rethinking welfare in Ontario.
This paper from the Northern Policy Institute outlines evidence to support a basic income guarantee as the most effective policy intervention for addressing food insecurity among vulnerable populations. It also provides an overview of how Ontario’s socioeconomic patterning relates to income of food insecurity in the province.
Ce document fait état de l’expérience de plaidoyer acquise par l’organisme à but non lucratif Generation Squeeze dans sa démarche pour faire valoir l’intérêt d’investir davantage dans les gens dans la vingtaine, la trentaine et la quarantaine, et leurs enfants.
This 2015 position statement from the Canadian Pediatric Society reviews literature on the impact of housing on health, roles for primary health care providers, and recommendations for action at multiple levels (from patient to policy level).
Ces vidéos en ligne, et le guide d’utilisation connexe, peuvent aider à conscientiser la population aux déterminants sociaux de la santé et à éclairer le processus de création d’autres outils utiles pour témoigner de faits vécus.
Dans ce sommaire, les auteurs passent en revue les constatations du rapport publié par la Commission des déterminants sociaux de la santé de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS). Ils examinent les interventions et les plans d’action de la santé publique pour atténuer les iniquités de santé dans divers pays et contextes.
This series of evidence reports describes practical, local actions to tackle health inequalities through the social determinants of health. It provides evidence, practical pointers and case studies that can help health system employees achieve key policy objectives in Fair society healthy lives (the 2010 Marmot Review ).
