This event will be jointly hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), St. Francis Xavier University’s Faculty of Education and Department of Psychology, the Mulroney Institute of Government and the Maple League of Universities. This seminar will present the concept of positive mental health, describe the positive mental health status of […]
The Canadian Institute for Child Health (CICH) profile offers data from over 400 indicators on the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth. New modules on Indigenous children/youth and health/development in the early years consolidate indicators that can be used to support strategies, draw attention to health inequities and develop partnerships that serve the children of Canada, Indigenous and settler alike.
This webinar took place in English. The experiences, care and environments that children are exposed to between birth and age 5 will shape their health and well-being for years to come. Given how critical this period is for child development, all sectors of society have a role to play in creating the best possible environments
This webinar will focus on factors in the urban built and social environments that promote child and youth mental health, as well as how public health can work to support these factors through upstream approaches. The built environment refers to structures, spaces and products created or modified by people. Elements such as housing, transportation, buildings
The six NCCs for Public Health collaborated on a project to increase understanding of population mental health promotion for children and youth. Together, they developed a collection of documents to mobilize knowledge, clarify key concepts, and strengthen public health practice in this area.
A groundswell of interest has emerged recently in using collective impact (CI) to tackle entrenched social problems. This blended case story describes two CI initiatives in which public health is significantly involved: London Ontario’s Child & Youth Network and The Child & Youth Health Network on Vancouver Island.
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).
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 ).
A brief video describing how public policy can support healthy living, told through the stories of two low-income mothers in Vancouver.
This report examines 13 programs or policies that have had some success in reducing health inequalities in Canada. All of the selected interventions set out to reduce health inequities through the social determinants of health, and they were evaluated using current medical evidence-based standards.
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