Promoting the health of older adults: The Canadian experience
This 2021 book from Rootman et al. presents current research, context and lived expertise of older adults, framed around the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.
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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.
Build back fairer: The COVID-19 Marmot review. The pandemic, socioeconomic and health inequalities in England
This report by Marmot et al. considers how socioeconomic inequities in the United Kingdom prior to the pandemic led to poorer population outcomes from COVID-19.
A health promotion focus on COVID-19: Keep the Trojan horse out of our health systems. Promote health for all in times of crisis and beyond!
This report by Saboga-Nunes et. al., written on behalf of several international health promotion organizations, presents five equity-related discussion points to inform COVID-19 recovery.
Values are not enough: Qualitative study identifying critical elements for prioritization of health equity in health systems
This study of British Columbia’s health authorities provides an important contribution to the knowledge base on health equity action. Produced by Equity Lens in Public Health, it reveals several critical elements that support the prioritization of health equity within complex health systems.
Alternative federal budget recovery plan
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ 2020 Alternative Federal Budget Recovery Plan takes a health-in-all-policies approach to planning for a just recovery from COVID-19. The plan outlines concrete plans for a caring economy, income support, healthier
How do macro-level structural determinants affect inequalities in mental health? – A systematic revi
This journal article from McAllister et al. offers results of a systematic review of quantitative research demonstrating an impact of structural determinants on mental health inequities.
Australian COVID-19 policy responses: Good for health equity or a missed opportunity?
This report from the Menzies Centre for Health Governance in Australia undertakes a qualitative assessment of the potential risks and opportunities related to health equity within government policy responses to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic across sectors.
Health equity policy platform for COVID-19 response and recovery
This policy platform, designed by Human Impact Partners (HIP), highlights policy ideas that were generated by grassroot organizations, with the aim of establishing public health interventions led by communities most impacted by these inequities (e.g., Black, Indigenous and Latinx communities). Although written in the U.S. context, this document can inform policy interventions related to COVID-19 response and recovery in Canada.
Webinar: Actionable ways to address anti-Black racism & police violence through public health practice
This webinar took place in English. The ubiquitous anti-Black racism within law enforcement has led to the loss of many innocent Black lives at the hands of police officers. Andrew Loku, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and George Floyd are among the many Black lives that