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Public Health: A Conceptual Framework, 2nd Edition
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Public Health: A Conceptual Framework, 2nd Edition
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has developed a working paper that outlines the underlying principles and foundations of public health practice that will be used to define the CPHA’s policy options.
Author: Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Published: 2017
Health Equity Tools 2.0
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Health Equity Tools 2.0
This inventory from the University of Victoria’s Equity Lens in Public Health (ELPH) project describes 112 tools that public health practitioners can use to support the systemic promotion of health equity.
Author: Equity Lens in Public Health (ELPH)
Published: 2016
Basic income: Rethinking social policy
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Basic income: Rethinking social policy
Rooted in the premise that everyone deserves a life out of poverty, this compendium of writings offers considerations for policy makers and governments to inform next steps in testing basic income and rethinking welfare in Ontario.
Author: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Ontario Office
Published: 2016
Implications of a Basic Income Guarantee for Household Food Insecurity
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Implications of a Basic Income Guarantee for Household Food Insecurity
This paper from the Northern Policy Institute outlines evidence to support a basic income guarantee as the most effective policy intervention for addressing food insecurity among vulnerable populations. It also provides an overview of how Ontario’s socioeconomic patterning relates to income of food insecurity in the province.
Author: Dr. Valerie Tarasuk
Published: June 15, 2017
Trends in Income-Related Health Inequalities in Canada: Summary Report
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Trends in Income-Related Health Inequalities in Canada: Summary Report
This collection of resources documents the trend in income-related health inequalities in Canada for 16 health indicators over the past 10 years. This is a one-stop-shop for national, provincial and territorial data on the topic, and includes a public summary and info graphics.
Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information
Published: 2015
Let’s talk: Racism and health equity
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Let’s talk: Racism and health equity
The seventh release in our Let’s Talk series discusses racism as a critical factor that impacts health and wellbeing. The concepts of race, racism and racialization are described, with attention to settler colonialism and structural racism.
Author: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
Published: 2018
Policy approaches to reducing health inequalities
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Policy approaches to reducing health inequalities
This briefing note introduces public health stakeholders to eight broad, and commonly used approaches to reducing health inequalities. The note also aims to help readers distinguish between these eight approaches.
Author: National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
Published: 2016
Public health use of digital technology to advance health equity
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Public health use of digital technology to advance health equity
This paper presents findings on two surveys of how public health professionals exchange knowledge and act to improve the social determinants of health and health equity in digital spaces like social media.
Author: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
Published: 2017
Public Health Speaks: Upstream action on food insecurity
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Public Health Speaks: Upstream action on food insecurity
Leading thinkers and practitioners in the area of food insecurity engage in discussion about how public health practice can move beyond a charity focus to addressing food insecurity and take action through upstream policy solutions.
Author: National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
Published: 2017
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