This is the story of Saskatoon Health Region’s (SHR) work to improve immunization rates and reduce the spread of influenza in Saskatoon’s six core neighbourhoods. SHR’s existing strong socio-economic and health disparities data made it possible to prioritize these core neighbourhoods for H1N1 vaccination programs.
This story describes how Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors prioritized Aboriginal peoples in its response to the 2009-10 H1N1 influenza pandemic, and used this experience to further develop influenza prevention and immunization equity measures.
This report examines 13 programs or policies that have had some success in reducing health inequalities in Canada. All of the selected interventions set out to reduce health inequities through the social determinants of health, and they were evaluated using current medical evidence-based standards.
This story about leadership at Western Health in Newfoundland is one of a series of case studies about leadership for health equity. This case explores the structures and processes the health authority put in place to support intersectoral action and community engagement for health equity.
This story is about Nunavut’s highly collaborative approach to poverty reduction, and is part of an NCCDH series about leadership for health equity. It discusses the roots of poverty in the territory, and how government and community organizations set out together to build health through poverty reduction.
June 18, 2014 1-2:30 EDT The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health has completed an environmental scan to understand the current state of public health action on health equity across Canada and, specifically, any key changes that have taken place since a 2010 scan. The 2010 environmental scan assessed public health practices, barriers, and
This report is a follow-up to the NCCDH’s 2010 environmental scan, Integrating social determinants of health and health equity into Canadian public health practice. It is based on a literature review, focus groups and key informants, and identifies ways that the context and practice of health equity work in the public health domain have changed since 2010.
This guide is designed to help public health practitioners choose or adapt a community engagement framework that focuses on achieving greater health equity through the social determinants of health.
This rapid review uses evidence from research reviews to develop a business case for home visiting programs in Canada.
Aboriginal peoples in Canada experience several forms of racism, which negatively affect all aspects of their lives and well-being. This paper—which is an exploration of the concept of race, its history and contexts—is the first of three papers that will discuss forms of racism within societies.
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