In September 2018, the NCCDH brought together three leaders in public health practice and research to share their experiences and reflections on public health practice and action to advance health equity through the built environment. This resource summarizes that conversation, facilitated by Dr. Teri Emrich, knowledge translation specialist at the NCCDH.
This introductory document provides an overview of the NCCDH’s Organizational Capacity for Health Equity Action Initiative (OCI), its objectives and its format. This document is the first OCI entry in our new Learning Together series on organizational capacity.
This framework for applying health equity to public health programs provides the foundation for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s 2012–16 strategic plan.
This report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) describes inequities in infectious disease rates among marginalized groups in the United States. It offers a framework designed to reduce the rates of HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs and tuberculosis among population groups most at risk due to the social determinants of health.
This white paper from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement provides guidance to health care organizations on how they can reduce health inequities related to characteristics linked to discrimination and social exclusion.
This summary document provides an overview of recent work by RentSafe, a program under the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and the Environment (CPCHE), including recent findings and recommendations that can inform public health action on housing as a social determinant of health.
This curated list from the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) highlights resources that support and inform public health action on housing as a key influence on health equity.
This document looks at how living conditions on-reserve for First Nations peoples are influenced by current and historical barriers that negatively impact their health, physical and social environments, and ways that communities and health care providers can work together to overcome them.
This paper from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) reviews comprehensive approaches to reducing health inequities, as well as policy interventions on specific determinants of health implemented in Quebec, Canada, Europe and elsewhere in the world.
This report offers research results from Ontario-based initiative RentSafe, a project that seeks to address the underlying circumstances that contribute to unhealthy housing and identify potential solutions and actions that will lead to healthy housing for all.
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