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Measuring what counts: Equity prompts for public health preparedness and resilience

As the spread and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated in Canada and the world, we find ourselves in a cycle of planning, response and recovery. The National Collaborating Centres for Infectious Diseases and Determinants of Health (NCCID and NCCDH, respectively) have responded by reviewing lessons learned and recommendations on health equity from past pandemics in Canada.

An Introduction to the health of Two-Spirit people

Two-Spirit people’s health must be understood within the context of colonialism and the resurgence of Two-Spirit people. From the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health, this resource is a foundational introduction to Two-Spirit people’s health for all public health practitioners engaged in health equity work.

Health and social impacts of long-term evacuation due to natural disasters in First Nations communities: A summary of lessons for public health

This summary document by the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) describes the Long-Term Evacuees Project. It includes lessons learned from community-based research, as well as implications for public health responses to long-term evacuations due to natural disasters.

From the floodwaters: Siksika Nation and the Bow River flood – Insights for public health responses to long-term evacuation

This case study by the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) explores the evacuation of Siksika Nation following the Bow River flood in 2013. It includes insight into the health and social impacts of the evacuation and the role of public health to support long-term emergency planning and recovery.