Equity in public health standards: A qualitative document analysis of policies
This research explores how health equity is conceptualized in public health standards of practice in British Columbia and Ontario.
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Core competencies for public health in Canada
This assessment explores how the determinants of health are reflected in Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0.
An inter-sectoral approach for improving health literacy for Canadians: A discussion paper
Improving health literacy is about offering people tools and creating environments that allow them to have control over their own health. This paper offers a framework for improving the health literacy of Canadians.
Better health: An analysis of public policy and programming focusing on the determinants of health
This literature review and call for policy change set out to advance the role of nursing in reducing health inequities.
Concepts and principles for tackling social inequities in health. Levelling up. Part 1
This concise and comprehensive paper revisits the authors’ ground-breaking work in the early 90s on how governments and organizations can move towards health equity.
The Ontario women’s health equity report. Chapter 13.
The POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-based Report), a multi-year investigation of women’s health status, has produced a 13-chapter Ontario Women’s Health Equity Report. The report examines gender differences on a comprehensive set of evidence-based, health-related indicators.
Early child public health home visiting annotated bibliography
This reference provides brief annotations for 147 articles related to early child development and public health home visiting.
Population health status reporting: The learning together series
The resources in this Learning Together series summarize the NCCDH Population Health Status Reporting Initiative.
Colour coded health care: The impact of race and racism on Canadians’ health
This report explores the impact of racism on health in Canada.
Antoinette’s story: An introduction to an early child development model of care and post-natal home
This tool increases understanding about issues that influence early child development.