This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Anila Lee Yuen, President & CEO of the Centre for Newcomers and Chair of the Calgary East Zone Newcomers Collaborative. The interview took place in September 2021, and its details should be considered within the context of that time period. If English is not
This summary provides an overview of a recent report written by Dr Kate Mulligan titled Strengthening community connections: The future of public health is at the neighbourhood scale.
This report, commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of Canada, explores the intersection of public health and primary health care, and the importance of building community capacity for action to address health inequities.
We take the time to think about the value of deep listening and actively engaging with communities as a public health action. Our speakers and guests explore topics of language, voice, culture, and social cohesion in the face of COVID-19 and other emergent or current public health threats.
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.
This webinar took place in English. Social and cultural values are structural drivers of health inequities. Values shape our attitudes, beliefs and everyday decisions at the individual, institutional, organizational and public policy level. It follows that by engaging in values-driven responses, the Canadian public health community can collaborate across sectors to address the root causes
This curated reading list from the NCCDH and the NCCID highlights key resources for learning about the relationship between primary care and public health.
This practice brief by Knowledge Translation Specialist Dianne Oickle provides an overview of movement-building as intersectoral action to achieve health equity. It identifies core elements and strategies, and what this approach means for public health efforts in social justice and policy change.
This installment of the Let’s Talk series defines community engagement for health equity and encourages viewing community members as stakeholders and partners in public health decision-making. As a resource, it explores key practices and actions for public health to build capacity for authentic engagement with communities that live with inequities.
This webinar took place in English. Cliquez ici pour le webinaire en français (24 février 2021). This webinar is presented in partnership with the National Collaborating Centres for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) and the Methods and Tools (NCCMT). The Tool for Assessing the Effects of Local Intersectoral Action is an interactive online tool that uses timeline mapping
