A health equity tool is a document or resource that identifies equity as a goal and can assess, measure or promote the inclusion of health equity considerations in policies or programs. Public health practitioners look to health equity tools to help identify actions that will address the socioenvironmental influences on health. As the number and […]
This resource (in English) from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control offers tools, information and practice guidance to support environmental public health (EPH) practitioners as they take action on health equity.
This collection of resources documents the trend in income-related health inequalities in Canada for 16 health indicators over the past 10 years. This is a one-stop-shop for national, provincial and territorial data on the topic, and includes a public summary and info graphics.
This paper presents findings on two surveys of how public health professionals exchange knowledge and act to improve the social determinants of health and health equity in digital spaces like social media.
A groundswell of interest has emerged recently in using collective impact (CI) to tackle entrenched social problems. This blended case story describes two CI initiatives in which public health is significantly involved: London Ontario’s Child & Youth Network and The Child & Youth Health Network on Vancouver Island.
Summary of key global and national health inequality monitoring tools from the World Health Organization, including information about how to use them.
This document presents a brief analysis of 37 social determinants of health frameworks that best reflect an intersectoral perspective. It also offers an in-depth analysis of the seven frameworks considered most useful for understanding and acting on the social determinants across sectors.
This paper identifies eight common priorities of public health stakeholders who are working to improve the social determinants of health and health equity.
Intended for planners, health policy-makers, health system managers and other stakeholders, this online course provides insight into how health regions across Canada are addressing health equity.
This series of interactive modules offered through Public Health Ontario introduces the field of health promotion in Canada.
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