Common agenda for public health action on health equity
This paper identifies eight common priorities of public health stakeholders who are working to improve the social determinants of health and health equity.
Leadership & capacity building
Economic arguments for shifting health dollars upstream
This discussion paper presents key economic arguments that support the call to re-think how we distribute health care dollars, concluding that a shift towards the upstream determinants of health is warranted on the basis of economics, as well as social justice values.
Learning from Practice: Advocacy for health equity – Hamilton Public Health Services
This paper highlights the experience of Hamilton Public Health in advocating for the social determinants of health and health equity.
Multiple actors bringing diverse knowledge to improve health equity: Dialogue proceedings
These proceedings summarize an open space forum held in Quebec City in 2015. The event explored the question: “What are the opportunities to reduce social inequities in health if we bring together knowledge gathered from experience, intervention, research, and decision-making?”
Equity action: Health equity tools for health system managers (Canada) – Online course
Intended for planners, health policy-makers, health system managers and other stakeholders, this online course provides insight into how health regions across Canada are addressing health equity.