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.
Power imbalance is a root cause of health inequities. This installment of the Let’s Talk Series guides recognition and analysis of power imbalance in public health. It also gives examples of how to deploy strategies to both build community power and limit the power of those who benefit from inequity.
This commentary focuses on the digital inequities that prevail in the growing virtual care system post-COVID-19.
Dr. Upton D. Allen calls for targeted approaches to build vaccine confidence, reduce vaccine hesitancy, and reduce the disproportionate harms of COVID-19 on Black communities in Canada.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity; Language Services; and community-academic partnerships identified and implemented a series of equity strategies as part of their COVID-19 pandemic response. The result was a health equity operational framework that other health organizations can use.
This journal article by Wolfe and colleagues describes how the COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to health inequities experienced by older adults as well as the pivotal role of public health in healthy aging.
This report from the National Collaborating Centre for Public Policy (NCCHPP) describes five key roles for public health in population mental health and wellness promotion, including practice examples to demonstrate how these roles look in action.
This evaluation guide developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada provides practical tools and strategies to implement and measure progress of community-based programs designed to prevent substance-related harms among youth.
This book explores the connection between health and how various types of oppression including capitalism, colonialism, and other structural forces perpetuate health inequities at all levels.
This NCCDH review of the evidence describes how hazardous work and precarious employment conditions impact health inequities in Canada. It illustrates why decent work is a solution to these inequities and is a vital domain for public health action.
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