This episode companion document provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 7 “Bonus episode – Taking intersectoral action to drive decent work” with key quotes and related resources to prompt further reflection and exploration.
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This web-based course for the public health workforce, is hosted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials and explores the underlying causes of social injustice and health inequity, and public health’s role in building healthier communities by addressing those root causes.
This Healthy Food Policy Project resource describes approaches to advance equity in food systems and concrete strategies to implement them.
This journal article reviews the literature for applications of policy diffusion process theory to public health policy decision-making and pays particular attention to the role of scientific evidence in policy decisions.
Many health policies are urban-centric, focused on cost-effective considerations, and do not address inequities faced by rural communities. This commentary proposes a framework to assist public health practitioners, policy-, and decision-makers to consider and build health equity in rural communities in Canada.