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What is the health impact of COVID-19 among Black communities in Canada?
This systematic review identifies the health impacts of COVID-19 on the mortality, morbidity, and hospital admission rates of Black populations across Canada.
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Culturally safe and trauma-informed practices for researchers during COVID-19
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.
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Learning from Practice: Building Community Power for Health Equity – Nail Technicians in Greater Toronto
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.
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An Introduction to the health of Two-Spirit people
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.
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Regard sur la pandémie de COVID-19 à Montréal
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.
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Community health workers and Covid-19
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.
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You are made of medicine
“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.
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Language and health equity: A curated list
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.
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Let’s Talk: Language of health equity
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.
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Building community power for health equity: A curated list
This curated resource list, compiled by the NCCDH, contains a foundational set of resources and tools to support public health practitioners to understand power and develop strategies to redistribute power to advance health equity.