COVID-19

COVID-19

Sustaining momentum from the COVID-19 pandemic to drive organizational change for health equity 

This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Amy Stevens and Scott Fry, Advisors on the Health Equity, Partnerships and Innovation Team at Peel Region’s Health Services Department. The interview took place in January 2025, and the details should be considered within the context of that time period.   Peel Region made impactful changes to their public health approach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing gaps in a one-size-fits-all approach, the Health Services team slowed down, engaged with members […]

COVID-19 immunization response in Peel Region: Lessons in humility, relationships and power

This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Liz Estey Noad, Director of Health Equity, Partnership and Innovation (formerly Director of Transition and Transformation, Peel Public Health), and Brian Laundry, Director of Strategic Policy and Performance, Department of Health Services (formerly co-lead for Peel’s Mass Vaccination Program), Peel Region, Ontario. The original interview took place in February 2023 and its details should be considered within

Measuring what counts: Equity prompts for public health preparedness and resilience

As the spread and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated in Canada and the world, we find ourselves in a cycle of planning, response and recovery. The National Collaborating Centres for Infectious Diseases and Determinants of Health (NCCID and NCCDH, respectively) have responded by reviewing lessons learned and recommendations on health equity from past pandemics in Canada.

The Housing Isolation Program builds holistic supports for underhoused populations through unlikely community partnerships

This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with David Surette, Public Health Nurse, COVID-19 Response Team; Nancy Green, Health Promoter, Healthy Communities Team; and Christine Johnson, Health Equity Lead, Science and System Performance within the Nova Scotia Health Authority. The interview took place in September 2022, and its details should be considered within the

Building community capacity by mobilizing knowledge shared through the Cost of COVID study

This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with: The interview took place in August 2022, and its details should be considered within the context of that time period.  The Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University stretched institutional boundaries through its Cost of COVID research project by prioritizing collaboration in research protocols.

Overcoming organizational challenges to advance equity

Organizations are working to advance equity, use trauma-informed practice, and apply an anti-racism and anti-oppression approach. We can learn from these organizations. In this session, we will hear from organizations who have collaborated in Belleville, Ontario to create and sustain a drop-in centre. This centre addresses inequitable access to essential resources experienced by communities. We

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