The Last Straw! A board game on the social determinants of health
This innovative board game is a fun and engaging way to develop understanding of, and empathy with marginalized people’s experiences of the social determinants of health.
Leadership & capacity building
Cracking the nut of health equity:
In this classic paper, the author identifies the factors most likely to encourage action on the social determinants of health: leaders who are committed to justice and can work with others through complexity, and citizens who advocate for social environments that allow individuals to make healthy choices.
Public Health Speaks: Organizational standards as a promising practice for health equity
Four public health experts talk about how both having organizational standards, and going through a process of developing standards, can build an organization’s capacity to advance health equity.
What contributes to successful public health leadership for health equity? An appreciative inquiry
This project set out to identify factors or conditions that influence effective public health leadership to improve health equity. Interviews were conducted with 14 Canadian public health leaders and themes were identified using an appreciative inquiry method.
Working for health equity: The role of health professionals
Interested in collaborating with partners in the healthcare system to improve health equity? This 2013 report from the United Kingdom describes practical ways to help alleviate inequalities in health status through clinical practice.
Physicians and health equity: Opportunities in practice
Interested in learning about how Canadian doctors are applying a health equity lens to clinical care? This 2013 report from the Canadian Medical Association describes levers within physicians’ practice to help alleviate inequities in their patients’ health status, and potential areas for collaboration with the public health community.
Exploring action on the social determinants of health in Canada’s health regions
This Master of Public Administration thesis examines over 2,000 Canadian interventions that address one or more social determinants of health. The author examines the interventions using health equity and structural lenses.
Building community and public health nursing capacity: A synthesis report of the national community
This study describes the community health nursing workforce in Canada and compares, across political jurisdictions and community health sectors, what helps and hinders community nurses’ abilities to work effectively.
Stepping it up: Moving the focus from health care in Canada to a healthier Canada
This report explains why collaborative and whole of government approaches are needed to address the determinants of health.
Making the case for health equity: Winnipeg’s experience
This case study starts at the beginning – building support for health equity among senior health managers. It outlines how to find and nurture health equity champions.