The four pillars of housing influencing health equity
This blog post from the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health features a webinar recording and conceptual model outlining four key ways housing impacts health.
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.
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The effects of the housing shortage on Indigenous Peoples in Canada
This report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs analyzes the housing crisis facing Indigenous Peoples in Canada, including its physical and mental health impacts. The report presents 20 recommendations to address systemic inequities and support long-term, sustainable and self-determined housing solutions.
Towards a weight-inclusive approach in public health: A position statement by the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health
This position statement explores the issue of weight bias, stigma and discrimination; its intersection with other forms of oppression; and the role of public health to shift toward a weight-inclusive approach to advance health equity.
An introduction to migrant health and justice in Canada
Join us for this foundational webinar, where we will provide an overview of the health and health equity impacts of immigration status for migrants in Canada to build understanding and guide public health planning, policy and action.
Community organizing: A community power-building approach to advancing health equity
In this webinar, NCCDH and an organizer from Migrante Manitoba will deepen public health practitioners’ understanding of community organizing as a public health intervention by defining community organizing, describing community organizing practices as well as the benefits of public health engaging with organizers, and providing case studies (focused on precarious work and immigration) of public health both partnering with organizers and using organizing methods to advance equity.