This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with David Surette, Public Health Nurse, COVID-19 Response Team; Nancy Green, Health Promoter, Healthy Communities Team; and Christine Johnson, Health Equity Lead, Science and System…
This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Sandy Zidner, Manager, Child Health and Development, and Rachael Markovsky, Manager, Communicable Disease Control, at Toronto Public Health. The interview took place in January 2023, and…
Thriving, as opposed to surviving, can prevent ongoing homelessness and promote social justice. In this study, researchers explore the conditions needed for people leaving homelessness to sustain their housing, but also to create a life of meaning.
This story outlines how Cool Aid community organization and their partners responded to support people made vulnerable by their housing situation in Victoria, British Columbia during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Equity, community, collaboration, and holistic care were centered. Principles and practices to support improved relationships between community, primary care and public health are highlighted.
This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Sam Hung, Program Manager at the Assisted Self-Isolation Site (ASIS). The interview took place in April 2021, and its details should be considered within the context of that time period.…