This resource explores the role of the social determinants of health public health nurse in Ontario since 2015. The findings of this study describe a compelling opportunity for public health units across Canada to enable public health nurses to meaningfully address the structural and social determinants of health and advance health equity.
This report by the Black Nurses Task Force of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario provides recommendations to address anti-Black racism in the nursing profession. The recommendations are based on a survey in 2020 completed by 205 Black nurses in Ontario and the findings of a scoping review of the literature.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity; Language Services; and community-academic partnerships identified and implemented a series of equity strategies as part of their COVID-19 pandemic response. The result was a health equity operational framework that other health organizations can use.
This Standard from British Columbia’s First Nations Health Authority (FHNA) and Health Standards Organization (HSO) enables health and social service organizations to address Indigenous-specific racism in their care settings.
This guide from the NCCDH outlines key approaches to effective communication about health equity to build capacity for public health action. It is a part of the NCCDH’s Organizational Capacity for Health Equity Action Initiative (OCI).