National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health

Transformer les systèmes de santé et de services sociaux pour mieux répondre aux besoins des personnes 2ELGBTQI+ d’expression française en milieu minoritaire

Transforming social and health service systems to better meet the safety, inclusion, and equity needs of French-speaking 2SLGBTQI+ individuals in a minority setting French-speaking 2SLGBTQI+ individuals in Manitoba are faced with unique challenges at the crossroads of their sexual orientation, their gender identity, and their status as members of a linguistic minority. During this webinar, participants will be given the opportunity to explore two of the Collectif LGBTQ* du Manitoba key research projects. The webinar will end with a presentation of the project now underway—Vers des soins pour tous.tes (Towards care for all)—which explores how health systems can be made more accessible and equitable for 2SLGBTQI+ individuals.

Advancing health equity in organizations and systems using frameworks as a tool

This webinar will present results of a 2023 review of the literature which identified 47 actionable health equity frameworks. Key themes about co-creation, use and implementation of frameworks were identified by public health practitioners and will be highlighted in this session. In this webinar, panelists from three organizations, a local public health unit in Ontario, a provincial health agency in Nova Scotia, and a state health and wellbeing agency in Queensland, Australia, will share their practical stories about laying the groundwork and implementing health equity frameworks. They will highlight opportunities and challenges experienced.

Let’s talk determinants of health and opportunities for public health action

What are the factors that influence health? And, what are the opportunities for integrated, networked public health action at multiple levels? In this webinar, Pemma Muzumdar and Jonathan Heller, authors of “Let’s Talk: Determinants of Health”, will explore these questions and more, and reflect on the wider forces and systems that interact with the conditions of daily life.

Public health action to transform food systems and advance food justice

This webinar will explore the connections between food systems and health inequities and provide action steps for the public health community to advance food justice. Through an overview of core concepts and illustrative examples, attendees will be equipped with a deeper understanding of food systems and strategies to advance food justice at different scales.

Promoting the rights and health of transgender people as a public health equity priority

Public health has a critical role to promote the rights and health of transgender and gender-expansive people. This webinar will explore transgender and nonbinary health equity issues and practical applications to support the Canadian public health field to understand and act on improving health inequities for transgender and nonbinary people.