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Resource Library

Our resource library contains more than 350 resources. The library is evolving, as we continue to add resources that are relevant, geared to practice, and either recently published or foundational to current health equity thinking in public health. To suggest a new resource or to learn more about our resource selection process, please contact us.

The right-hand side bar offers two options to search this library:

  1. You can use the search box by entering the title of a document, part of a title, an author or a key word. This search function is sensitive to spelling.
  2. You can choose options from some or all of the categories, including searching only NCCDH produced resources.

We also have curated reading lists available.


Working together to thrive: Well-being and public health

Growing momentum around well-being as a shared policy goal provides opportunities for public health to leverage well-being approaches to advance population health, health equity and planetary health for current and future generations, and to share public health expertise in support of well-being initiatives.

Toward a safe and healthy place to call home

This document summarizes results from a 2023–2024 survey of Ontario public health unit practices to promote healthy housing. Highlights of survey results are presented alongside public health roles and promising practices to address inadequate and unhealthy housing conditions as a determinant of health and key driver of health inequity.

Racism, power, and health equity: The case of tenant organizing

Based on interviews with tenants who have been racially and economically marginalized and who are organizing to build power, this article makes the case that community organizing contributes to improved housing conditions, leading to healthier and more equitable communities.