Community engagement for equity and healthy aging
This webinar will explore the opportunities and challenges for strengthening community action that promotes health and equity for older Canadians.
Community engagement
Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs (ILSMPs) enhance the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs were measured by 190 Indigenous people in Australia against 26 wellbeing factors. Factors within the domain of “Community and society” were determined to be the most important for contributing to general and holistic wellbeing.
Equitable and age-friendly communities
This second webinar in the series will explore the opportunities and challenges to creating supportive environments that promote health and equity for older Canadians. Speakers will discuss research efforts and policy developments to support the health of older adults, with attention to age-friendly programs and environments as a way to promote the health and quality
Digital equity in health services
This practice brief from the NCCDH and Nova Scotia Health describes results of a situational assessment and literature search, including key dimensions of digital equity and how to take an equity-based approach to digital health services.
Movement-building for health equity: A curated list
This curated resource list from the NCCDH highlights resources that support movement-building as an equity-focused intersectoral approach to dismantling current systems in order to achieve health equity.
Children and Schools During COVID-19 and Beyond: Engagement and Connection Through Opportunity
This policy brief from the Royal Society of Canada explores the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health, learning and achievement of children and youth, while also highlighting pandemic recovery lessons for teachers and leaders. Recommendations are made for pandemic recovery in education to support educators, administrators, support staff, school mental health professionals and decision makers as well as parents/guardians.
“We were out ahead of public health”: Leading COVID-19 vaccine equity for Black communities across Canada
This report presents the findings from an NCCDH project to identify barriers and promising approaches to COVID-19 vaccine access, uptake and equity for Black communities.
Supporting COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people experiencing homelessness or precarious housing in Canada
This report shares findings from key informant interviews conducted by the NCCDH to better understand vaccine uptake among adults experiencing precarious housing or homelessness in Canada.
COVID-19 : La résilience des Autochtones, un levier à soutenir
This document from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec describes the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples due to socioeconomic inequities experienced by their communities.
Pandémie et communautés minoritaires marginalisées : vers une approche inclusive en santé publique?
This article by Rousseau, Jaimes and El-Mazoub discusses the importance of inclusive public health during health crises like COVID-19.