Community engagement

Community engagement

Black Experiences in Health Care Symposium: Bringing together community and health systems for improved health outcomes

Held on January 30, 2020, the Black Experiences in Health Care Symposium (BEHCS) generated rich, action-oriented dialogue about advancing Black health in Ontario. This important report of the proceedings is authored by Black Health Alliance and Health Commons Solutions Lab and is relevant to practitioners across Canada. It captures knowledge and experience shared during keynote presentations and breakout sessions.

Responding to COVID-19: Cities reducing poverty

This report from Vibrant Communities and the Tamarack Institute describes community-based initiatives to meet community needs related to inequities in housing, food, access to services and other social determinants of health during COVID-19.

Voices from the margins of a crisis

This series of essays from the Centre for Research on Health Equity and Inclusion and the Pillar Nonprofit Network presents research combined with the lived experience of inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Webinar: Peer engagement to inform public health action on substance use and health equity

This event took place in English.  This webinar was jointly presented by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) and the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT). Peer engagement is described by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) as “the active participation of people with lived experience … in different research,

Addressing stigma: Towards a more inclusive health system

In December 2019, Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr Theresa Tam released a national report that shines a light on stigma as a key driver of health inequities in Canada. The report was informed by meetings with key people across Canada that gathered input on two key questions: What holds stigma in place? And, how do we address stigma in the health system?

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