Competencies & organizational standards

Learning to work differently: Implementing Ontario’s SDOH Public Health Nurse Initiative

This case study explores the development and implementation of social determinant of health public health nurse (SDH PHN) positions across Ontario’s 36 public health agencies. The report explores the supports and barriers to implementing equity-focused positions to improve public health organization capacity to act on SDH and advance health equity. This is one of a series of case studies about leadership for health equity.

Facilitators and barriers to the application of health equity tools

The authors of this document analysed the application of health equity assessment tools (HEATs) in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Canada to identify facilitators and barriers to success.

Learning from practice: Equity in influenza Prevention in Saskatoon

This is the story of Saskatoon Health Region’s (SHR) work to improve immunization rates and reduce the spread of influenza in Saskatoon’s six core neighbourhoods. SHR’s existing strong socio-economic and health disparities data made it possible to prioritize these core neighbourhoods for H1N1 vaccination programs.

Learning from practice: Equity in influenza prevention in Manitoba

This story describes how Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors prioritized Aboriginal peoples in its response to the 2009-10 H1N1 influenza pandemic, and used this experience to further develop influenza prevention and immunization equity measures.

Public Health Speaks: Advancing health equity through public health competencies

In this video, Canadian public health practitioners and researchers reflect on what competencies public health staff require to work effectively on creating a more equal society, and on how public health organizations can support the use of competencies.

Public health leadership development in Canada

This report, a joint project of the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health and the Community Health Nurses of Canada, investigated leadership development opportunities to build capacity for health equity work among public health nurses. It consists of a literature scan and survey of community health nurses in leadership positions.

Learning to work differently: Implementing Ontario’s SDOH Public Health Nurse Initiative

Facilitators and barriers to the application of health equity tools

Learning from practice: Equity in influenza Prevention in Saskatoon

Learning from practice: Equity in influenza prevention in Manitoba

Public Health Speaks: Advancing health equity through public health competencies

Public health leadership development in Canada

Vancouver Coastal Health Population Health: Advocacy guideline and resources

A practitioner’s guide for advancing health equity: Community strategies for preventing chronic dise

The Public Health Observatory handbook of health inequalities measurement

The power of people and systems – An interview with Dr. Benita Cohen

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