• February  19, 2012
    Community-driven HIA Course
    Professionals working in community-based development in Canada and abroad can apply for this two-week course offered by the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, from June 4 to 15, 2012. It will examine the relationship between health and development and the impact of development programs and policies on health. Participants will develop skills in facilitating community groups to go through the People Assessing Their Health (PATH) process and develop a Community Health Impact Assessment Tool (CHIAT).
  • February  19, 2012
    Call for Papers: Healthy Cities Conference
    The 5th ?Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Livable Cities? conference will be held from June 6 to 8, 2012, in Australia. The event is a platform for government and industry to discuss causes, effects and solutions to problems in population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design and more. Abstracts for presentations on themes related to healthy urban design, public health capacity, political cycles, education and population growth, as well as case studies, can be submitted until March 2, 2012.
  • February  19, 2012
    Banning children and youth under the age of 18 years from commercial tanning facilities
    With this position statement, the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) joins other prominent health organizations in support of a ban on the use of commercial tanning facilities by Canadian children and youth under the age of 18 years. The paper notes the three-fold increase in malignant melanoma in the past 35 years, the fact that ultraviolet damage is cumulative, and the tanning salon industry?s solicitation of teenagers to support the CPS?s statement.
  • February  19, 2012
    Steering Group Report On A National Substance Misuse Strategy
    The Irish National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group released for the first time an integrated approach to substance misuse is envisaged, bringing together policy responses to alcohol use and misuse and to the misuse of other substances. The Irish Government?s new National Substance Misuse Strategy, which, along with other measures, recommends increases in the price of alcoholic beverages to reduce their appeal. Over ?60 million a year is now spent in Ireland on marketing alcohol.
  • February  19, 2012
    The Use of Health Knowledge by Not-for-profit Organizations: Taking a Look at Their ...
    Published by the Institut national de santé publique (INSPQ), this document explores issues surrounding relationships between not-for-profit organizations (NFPs) and the public health sector. It deals with the way NFPs use health knowledge in their practices and looks at issues this raises for professionals engaged with NFPs in knowledge exchange processes.
  • February  19, 2012
    Urban Physical Environments and Health Inequalities: A Scoping Review of Interventions
    This report is the second in a two-part series from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) focused on urban physical environments. It explores interventions in urban physical environments and their potential to mitigate health inequalities. The first section showcases a range of interventions and the second introduces a framework that clarifies the components of an equity lens.
  • February  19, 2012
    Transport planning for healthier lifestyles - A best practice guide
    Released by Transport for London at the request of health sector partners in the UK, this best practice guide examines established links between transport and health in the context of Britain?s capital, a city of 8 million people. The guide focuses on integrating the planning of health care with transport provision and the shift towards more sustainable, active transport modes.
  • February  19, 2012
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health
    Published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), this book collects 23 articles by leading international experts and policymakers exploring the links between agriculture, nutrition and health, and identifying ways to strengthen related policies and programs. The book?s chapters were originally commissioned as background papers or policy briefs for the IFPRI conference ?Leveraging Agriculture 2020?, held in New Delhi in February 2011.
  • February  19, 2012
    Quatre types d'évaluation d'impact utilisés au Canada
    This document published by the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy aims to explain and clarify four different evaluation approaches used in Canada: health impact assessment, environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment and risk assessment. It provides an overview of the goals of each approach and describes the methods used to accomplish them.
  • February  19, 2012
    Urban Traffic Calming and Road Safety: Effects and Implications for Practice
    This summary from the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy is the first in a series of five short documents based on the literature review ?Urban Traffic Calming and Health.? It briefly presents the effects of traffic calming on the number and severity of collisions. The four other documents will focus on air quality, environmental noise, active transportation and inequalities.
  • February  19, 2012
    Wind Turbine Health Impact Study: Report of Independent Expert Panel
    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) convened a panel of independent experts to identify health impacts associated with exposure to wind turbines. Based on the detailed review of the scientific literature and other available reports and consideration of the strength of scientific evidence, the Panel presents findings relative to three factors associated with the operation of wind turbines: noise and vibration, shadow flicker, and ice throw.
  • February  19, 2012
    Health Impacts of the Built Environment
    This paper published in Environmental Health Perspectives examines the association of the built environment with air pollution and physical inactivity and estimates potential health risks. These findings suggest that the health benefits from increased physical activity in highly walkable neighbourhoods may be offset by adverse effects of exposure to air pollution. The authors note that both physical activity and exposure to air pollution are critical aspects of planning for cleaner, health-promoting cities.
  • February  19, 2012
    Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment Programme 2011 in Local Government
    This report commissioned by the Local Government Association in the UK describes how the Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment Programme was delivered, and presents case studies from the participating localities, outcomes and lessons learned. It offers suggestions for health and wellbeing boards and for the transition of public health over to local government.
The production of the NCCHPP website has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada.