This report describes how circumstances of opioid-related poisonings changed in Ontario during the pandemic, noting a disproportionate impact on people experiencing houselessness.
This systematic review identifies the health impacts of COVID-19 on the mortality, morbidity, and hospital admission rates of Black populations across Canada.
This resource offers information on how researchers can implement respectful, culturally safe, and trauma-informed practices during engagement with First Nations Peoples and communities during COVID-19.
This case study highlights the experience of the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre in supporting nail technicians in the Greater Toronto Area to build community and worker power to advance equity.
Two-Spirit people’s health must be understood within the context of colonialism and the resurgence of Two-Spirit people. From the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health, this resource is a foundational introduction to Two-Spirit people’s health for all public health practitioners engaged in health equity work.
This 2022 report presents an overview of pandemic response activities in Montreal between February 2020 – May 2022. Reflecting on these activities, the report provides 11 recommendations for future pandemic response.
This short commentary outlines how community health workers can be integrated into multidisciplinary healthcare teams to promote the health of groups experiencing inequities in times of crisis and beyond. The authors illustrate how community health workers play a critical bridging role between clinicians and community members. They conduct wellness checks, facilitate medication delivery, address misinformation, navigate virtual health appointments, provide social connection and more.
“We all deserve to get the support that we need” – public health practitioners are encouraged to use and share this mental health peer support manual written by and for Indigenous youth who are Indigiqueer, Two-Spirit, LGBTQ+ and Gender Non-Conforming.
This curated list highlights resources and tools that support public health and other sectors to use health equity language that is person-first, system-focused, and asset-based.
This installment of the Let’s Talk series explores foundational principles of inclusive health equity language, how power and culture are baked into language, and terminology options that are inclusive and anti-stigmatizing.
We have a new look! Explore our redesigned website.
Find all the same content and features with a refreshed look. Be patient with us, we are actively working on finding and fixing glitches and bugs that resulted from this big transition. If you find something that’s not working as you think it should please let us know at nccdh@stfx.ca.
