This report provides an analysis of food costing data in one area of Northern Ontario as an example to highlight the elevated cost and decreased affordability of food in northern First Nations communities. The disproportionately high incidence of food insecurity in these communities is also discussed.
This 2015 position statement from the Canadian Pediatric Society reviews literature on the impact of housing on health, roles for primary health care providers, and recommendations for action at multiple levels (from patient to policy level).
The purpose of this report is to showcase Canada’s recent actions that contribute to the commitments stated in the World Health Organization’s Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health .
Hurdles to Health is a personal narrative about a Saskatoon family, shared by a wife and mother of a low-income household. This video shows the family’s daily struggles caused by the barriers poverty creates to achieving overall health and wellbeing.
Strong and visionary leadership is a common feature among regions that have moved ahead in health equity work. Community engagement is a promising public health practice to address the social determinants of health and reduce health inequities. The World Health Organization points to the value of meaningfully involving groups in society through representation in decision-making,
Cette étude de cas traite d’une stratégie collaborative employée pour réduire la pauvreté. L’étude fait partie d’une série produite par le CCNDS sur le leadership exercé en faveur de l’équité en santé. L’auteure y explique les causes profondes de la pauvreté au Nunavut et la solidarité dont ont fait preuve le gouvernement et les organismes communautaires pour travailler à la réduction de la pauvreté afin de favoriser la santé.
Cette série d’exemples tirés de la pratique vise à montrer comment, dans trois services de santé publique, on a appliqué la démarche du ciblage dans un cadre d’universalité afin de renforcer l’équité en santé
This paper highlights the interconnectedness between social determinants and Indigenous peoples’ health. The authors argue that efforts to reduce current health inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples must attend not only to the symptoms of ill health, but also to the factors that underlie ill health.
This substantial, interactive, three-part training program is designed to strengthen the skills of professionals working directly or indirectly with Indigenous people by increasing Aboriginal-specific knowledge and enhancing self-awareness.
In this classic paper, the author identifies the factors most likely to encourage action on the social determinants of health: leaders who are committed to justice and can work with others through complexity, and citizens who advocate for social environments that allow individuals to make healthy choices.
