PROOF – Research to identify policy options to reduce food insecurity
The PROOF project website offers research, reports and webinars that explore policy interventions relating to food insecurity.
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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.
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.
Collective impact and public health: An old/new approach — Stories of two Canadian initiatives
A groundswell of interest has emerged recently in using collective impact (CI) to tackle entrenched social problems. This blended case story describes two CI initiatives in which public health is significantly involved: London Ontario’s Child & Youth Network and The Child & Youth Health Network on Vancouver Island.
Paying for nutrition: A report on food costing in the North
This report provides an analysis of food costing data in one area of Northern Ontario as an example to highlight the elevated cost and decreased affordability of food in northern First Nations communities. The disproportionately high incidence of food insecurity in these communities is also discussed.
Growing healthier: A health equity impact assessment for Saskatoon’s growth plan
Upstream and Saskatoon Health Region’s Population and Public Health group detail the results of a HEIA they conducted on the City of Saskatoon’s recently released growth plan. Growing healthier offers 13 recommendations for direct action that will enhance Saskatoon’s community health and well-being.
Improving population health by working with communities: Action guide 3.0
This action guide is the culmination of a National Quality Forum project in the U.S. which used a multi-stakeholder collaborative process to develop a common framework and practical guidance for improving population health.
Doctors for health equity. The role of the World Medical Association, national medical associations
The aim of this report is to contribute to Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s Presidency of the World Medical Association and to support the WMA’s Declaration of Oslo on the Social Determinants of Health.
Health inequities in New Brunswick
This report presents data revealing the unequal distribution of social determinants and health status in New Brunswick. It “is meant to stimulate individual and collective interest and facilitate conversations to address this important issue which affects all New Brunswickers…” (p. 5)
Promoting health equity: WHO health inequality monitoring at global and national levels
Summary of key global and national health inequality monitoring tools from the World Health Organization, including information about how to use them.