The results of this 2021 scoping review support the argument that immigration status is a foundational and overlooked determinant of health for people who are undocumented or without status in Canada. It provides important and timely recommendations for practice, policy, and research.
This practice brief from the NCCDH and Nova Scotia Health describes results of a situational assessment and literature search, including key dimensions of digital equity and how to take an equity-based approach to digital health services.
Gemma Carey et Bradley Crammond soutiennent dans leur article que l’intériorisation des influences structurelles est tout aussi susceptible de déterminer l’état de santé d’un individu que les structures sociales, politiques et économiques en place.
This scoping review from Hassen et al. identifies anti-racism interventions implemented in outpatient healthcare settings.
This summary document by the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) describes the Long-Term Evacuees Project. It includes lessons learned from community-based research, as well as implications for public health responses to long-term evacuations due to natural disasters.
This case study by the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) explores the evacuation of Siksika Nation following the Bow River flood in 2013. It includes insight into the health and social impacts of the evacuation and the role of public health to support long-term emergency planning and recovery.
This case study by the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) explores the evacuation of Ashcroft Indian Band following the Elephant Hill wildfire in 2017. It includes insight into the health and social impacts of the evacuation, as well as the role of public health to support long-term emergency planning and recovery.
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 report (and accompanying webinar) from YWCA Canada and YMCA Canada explores the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth including those who are Black, Indigenous, and racialized, female and gender diverse , and those living with disabilities.
This article from Misra et al. describes the mental health and community impacts of the rise in anti-Asian stigma and discrimination during COVID-19. Recommended areas of action include research, implementing evidence-based stigma reduction initiatives, and coordinating federal responses to anti-Asian racism including investment in mental health services and community responses.
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