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Webinar - Mapping out the social determinants of health of refugee and migrant women in Canada: Applying an Intersectional Lens. The PPT presentation and the recording will soon be available online.

Webinar - Practical Approaches to Wicked Problems: What Works?
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NCCHPP Webinar - Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities
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Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities
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Update - Comprehensive policies to combat poverty across Canada, by province

Health Inequalities and Intersectionality
 668 K

Annotated Bibliography: Health Inequalities
 586 K


Links
Closing the Gap in a Generation
Commission on Social Determinants of Health, 2008
(On the World Health Organization site)

Public health speaks: Intersectionality and health equity (On the site of NCCDH)

The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2008:
Addressing Health Inequalities
(On the site of the Public Health Agency of Canada)

Dialogue Mapping: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems.
Conklin, J., 2005
(Information available on the site of the CogNexus Institute)

Construire l'espace sociosanitaire : Expériences et pratiques de recherche dans la production locale de la santé. In French. Under the direction of Aubry, F. and Potvin, L. (2012). On the site of the University of Montréal.


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Val Morrison

Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities: A practical exercise using the example of food security
This document is part of a series of short documents based on the Briefing Note, Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities.
May 2020. Description. Download.  401 K
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Resolving wicked problems: key factors and resources
This document is part of a series of documents, webinars, and workshops on wicked problems.
March 2019. Description. Download.  622 K
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Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities: Social Determinants of Health and of Health Inequalities
This document explores the social determinants of health and the social determinants of health inequalities.
March 2017. Description. Download.  982 K
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Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities
This briefing note is intended to help public health actors to more easily distinguish between broad approaches to reducing health inequalities.
Published in March 2016.  Description.  Download   816 K.
Update - Comprehensive policies to combat poverty across Canada, by province
A scan of comprehensive anti-poverty laws and strategies, province by province.
Updated in March, 2015.  Description. To consult the tables on Legislation and Strategies..
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Social Media in Public Health
This document outlines the use of social media by organizations with a public health focus.
Published in January 2015. Description. Download  769 K
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Health Inequalities and Intersectionality
This briefing note briefly explains intersectionality and explores the potential of an intersectional approach to reducing health inequalities.
Published in January 2015. Description. Download  668 K
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Wicked Problems and Public Policy
This fact sheet defines the essential features of wicked problems and discusses how they might be addressed.
Published in June 2013. Description.  Download  555 K
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Developmental Health and Public Policy: Annotated Bibliography
This document provides a list of resources related to the developmental health and well-being of children.
Published in May 2013.  Description.  Download 980 K
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Tools and Approaches for Assessing and Supporting Public Health Action on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
This guide, co-produced by NCCDH and NCCHPP, presents tools and approaches used specifically to reduce (or at least to not increase) health inequalities.
Published in November 2012.  Description.  Download  327 K 
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Developmental Health Knowledge as a Catalyst for Healthy Family Policies in Canada
This briefing note, prepared by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), defines developmental health, discusses its social determinants, shows some key figures for Canada and proposes a healthy family policy framework to support health for all Canadians.
Published in April 2012.  Description.  Download  734 K
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A Workshop on Inequalities Using the Escalators Metaphor - Presentation Kit
The resources in this Presentation Kit, created by Vivian Labrie, are based on a metaphor of up and down escalators. When used to animate a workshop, they provide an opportunity for different actors to share their thoughts about structural and social determinants of inequalities. The kit includes: a facilitator's guide, a poster template and an introductory PowerPoint.
Published in September 2011.  Description.
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Framing the Core: Health Inequalities and Poverty in Saskatoon's Low-Income Neighbourhoods
This document proposes that an awareness of the "frames" used by not-for-profits and public health actors can contribute to more successful partnerships to tackle issues of common interest. 
Published in June 2011.  Description.  Download  563 K
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Thirteen Public Interventions in Canada That Have Contributed to a Reduction in Health Inequalities
This abridged report sets out to highlight certain programs and policies addressing health inequalities.
Published in February 2010.  Description.  Download   567 K
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Highlights - Content Analysis of Media Coverage of Health Inequalities in Canada, 2008
An analysis of Canadian media from 2008 for coverage of news or information on health inequalities.
Published in January, 2010.  Description.  Download  79 K.
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Report - Content Analysis of Media Coverage of Health Inequalities in Canada, 2008
An analysis of Canadian media from 2008 for coverage of news or information on health inequalities.
Published in January, 2010.  Description.  Download  306 K.
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Comprehensive policies to combat poverty across Canada, by province
A scan of comprehensive anti-poverty laws and strategies, province by province.
Published in September, 2009.  Description.  Download  315 K
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Québec's Law Against Poverty - History
This is one of two briefing notes introducing Québec's Act to combat poverty and social exclusion. This legislation has received interest from the public health community because it is an example of healthy public policy.
Published in June, 2009.  Description.  Download   548 K.
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Québec's Law Against Poverty - Facts and Application
This is one of two briefing notes introducing Québec's Act to combat poverty and social exclusion. This legislation has received interest from the public health community because it is an example of healthy public policy.
Published in June, 2009.  Description.  Download  550 K.
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