Moving from disaster preparedness to disaster justice: Centering community & racial justice for a transformed future
This policy brief created by the Praxis Project discusses the difference between disaster preparedness and disaster justice.
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Populations disproportionately impacted by COVID 19
This report produced by Social Policy and Projects Research Team for the City of Vancouver puts a spotlight on systemic inequities during COVID-19.
Social inequities in COVID-19 mortality by area- and individual-level characteristics in Canada, January to July 2020
This report by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) presents data from the Health Inequalities Reporting Initiative (HIRI) on COVID-19 mortality rates during the first eight months of 2020 in Canada.
Climate Change Resilience Part 2: Public health roles and actions
This document by Knowledge Translation Specialist Pemma Muzumdar is one of two practice briefs that make the case for accelerated, equity-focused public health action to address the climate crisis.
L’expérience citoyenne au service de la prévention
This resource from the Direction régionale de santé publique du CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de l’Île-de-Montréal outlines the key elements for active public participation in the prevention of health problems.
Experience exchange: Our voice is being lost
This report by Evidence Exchange Network for Mental Health and Addictions describes the challenges and dismissal of difficulties faced by people with mental health problems and addictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A socially just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for action on the social determinants of urban health inequalities
This commentary by Katrina Hoernke describes how low-income neighbourhoods in urban centres have suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Community engagement for COVID-19 prevention and control: A rapid evidence synthesis
This journal article by Gilmore et al. supports the value for community engagement in the planning, communication and implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures.
Social determinants of COVID-19 incidence and outcomes: A rapid review
This rapid review of literature by Upshaw et al. describes the discrepancies between social determinants and pandemic incidence and health outcomes.
Best Brains Exchange proceedings report: Strengthening the structural determinants of health post-COVID-19
This report from the Public Health Agency of Canada summarizes the proceedings of a July 2020 virtual Best Brains Exchange (BBE) hosted in partnership with the CIHR.