The Engagement, Governance, Access, and Protection (EGAP) Framework provides a set of principles to guide the collection, use and community governance of race-based data from Black communities to advance racial health equity and confront anti-Black racism. This implementation guide offers practical strategies and case studies to support organizations to put the EGAP principles into practice.
Surveillance is a core function of public health practice. This report from the Public Health Agency of Canada puts forward a vision for a more collaborative, adaptable and equity-focused public health surveillance system to be achieved by 2030.
This set of resources from the Wellesley Institute provides an overview of best practices and models for the collection, use and governance of sociodemographic data to advance health equity.
Explore a framework designed to guide the City of Toronto in better engaging Black communities in the collection, use and governance of race-based data to promote the equitable design and delivery of services.
Growing momentum around well-being as a shared policy goal provides opportunities for public health to leverage well-being approaches to advance population health, health equity and planetary health for current and future generations, and to share public health expertise in support of well-being initiatives.
This document summarizes results from a 2023–2024 survey of Ontario public health unit practices to promote healthy housing. Highlights of survey results are presented alongside public health roles and promising practices to address inadequate and unhealthy housing conditions as a determinant of health and key driver of health inequity.
Immigration status is a significant yet often overlooked determinant of health. This issue brief outlines the health and health equity impacts of immigration status for migrants in Canada to build understanding and guide public health planning, policy and action.
This report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs analyzes the housing crisis facing Indigenous Peoples in Canada, including its physical and mental health impacts. The report presents 20 recommendations to address systemic inequities and support long-term, sustainable and self-determined housing solutions.
This position statement explores the issue of weight bias, stigma and discrimination; its intersection with other forms of oppression; and the role of public health to shift toward a weight-inclusive approach to advance health equity.
Every vaccination holds the potential to improve the state of Canadians’ physical, mental, societal and economic health. This report from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada presents a guide to improving vaccination uptake and public health practice in Canada.
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