This report, commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of Canada, explores the intersection of public health and primary health care, and the importance of building community capacity for action to address health inequities.
The authors of this paper argue that a sole focus on inequities in population health outcomes between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous peoples will not address underlying drivers of power and inequity including settler colonialism and racism.
Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs were measured by 190 Indigenous people in Australia against 26 wellbeing factors. Factors within the domain of “Community and society” were determined to be the most important for contributing to general and holistic wellbeing.
In this seminal 2013 review, Burgard & Lin describe how work is related to health inequity at the individual, population, and societal level. It is a foundational read for health and policy-sector practitioners to understand key concepts of employment and work as determinants of health and health equity.
We take the time to think about the value of deep listening and actively engaging with communities as a public health action. Our speakers and guests explore topics of language, voice, culture, and social cohesion in the face of COVID-19 and other emergent or current public health threats.