In over 20 years of working in public health, I have seen how Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) can be effective advocates for individual clients, but knowing when to intervene in an individual case in the name of public health can be a challenge.
This series of evidence reports describes practical, local actions to tackle health inequalities through the social determinants of health. It provides evidence, practical pointers and case studies that can help health system employees achieve key policy objectives in Fair society healthy lives (the 2010 Marmot Review ).
What are the major issues facing environmental health practitioners in public health? The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) explored this these at their 81st annual educational conference titled “Looking Back, Moving Forward” held in Ottawa September 13-16, 2015.
A brief video describing how public policy can support healthy living, told through the stories of two low-income mothers in Vancouver.
Public health inspectors (PHIs) are not often part of the dialogue about social determinants of health (SDH) and health equity. This report summarizes two focus groups with PHIs exploring how they experience SDH and health inequities in their practice.