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.
“… 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 substantial, interactive, three-part training program is designed to strengthen the skills of professionals working directly or indirectly with Indigenous people by increasing Aboriginal-specific knowledge and enhancing self-awareness.
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.
Liberating structures are processes that “include and unleash everyone.” At the NCCDH, we have found these processes to be of great benefit in fostering people’s commitment and energy, and bringing everyone into the work that will lead us to greater health equity.
Confounded by how to address the upstream causes of health inequities within your practice? NACCHO’s Handbook for action provides public health practitioners with the concepts, methods and tools to address the root causes of health inequities.
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.
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