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Aboriginal health: a patchwork of policies
Canada's health system is varied, complex and inconsistent when it comes to serving Aboriginal peoples. A new NCCAH report tracks Aboriginal-specific policies and legislation to 2008 and notes, for instance, that the only jurisdiction with a Métis health policy is the Northwest Territories; the most comprehensive Aboriginal-specific policy framework in Canada is the Ontario Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy, and the one jurisdiction in the country recognizing a need to respect traditional healing practices is the Yukon. It also highlights new models supporting Aboriginal control of health services and intiatives. Looking for Aboriginal Health in Policies and Legislation, 1970 to 2008 and a related fact sheet provide evidence that Aboriginal health policy in Canada remains largely patchwork - and that jurisdictional issues have increased rather than declined. Learn more. |
Looking for Aboriginal Health in Policies and Legislation, 1970 to 2008
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With Dad: involving Aboriginal fathers in the care of children
First Nations, Inuit and Métis fathers have been called the "greatest untapped resources in the lives of Aboriginal children," indicating the huge gap in the lives of children, families and communities when Dads are not included. A national showcase recently hosted by the NCCAH is supporting stronger involvement of Indigenous fathers in communities, programs, research and policies in Canada.. Participants included program leaders like Jake Gearheard who touched on radical social and cultural change for Inuit men in the Arctic, Dads of the post-residential school era like Leo Hébert who learned in mid-life how to connect emotionally with his family, and Elders like Rose Point who shared insight into how she was raised as a child. The NCCAH is due to release a documentary film of the event; a report, graphic art posters, and a slideshow are now available. Learn more. |
With Dad: involving Aboriginal fathers in the care of children
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Ecohealth: a new alliance with Aboriginal health connects people, place and land
The health and well-being of Aboriginal communities is closely linked to connection with the land. Margot Parkes is Canada Research Chair in Health, Ecosystems and Society at the University of Northern B.C. and author of a new NCCAH review that identifies potential common ground between ecohealth and holistic approaches to Aboriginal health. Parkes is at the forefront of a new generation of research and practice bridging divides between social and environmental views on health. Examples in the NCCAH review indicate how such approaches are being applied to improve health and well-being in Aboriginal communities in Canada and Indigenous communities internationally.Parkes is partnering with the NCCAH in an upcoming international Indigenous ecohealth event, "Healthy Land, Healthy People", and has co-chaired panels with the NCCAH at the London Ecohealth conference in 2010. Learn more. |
Ecohealth: a new alliance with Aboriginal health connects people, place and land
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Sharing knowlege at conferences and events
NCCAH Academic Lead Margo Greenwood will be contributing to the upcoming Canadian Pubic Health Association conference plenary, "Applying Health in All Policies," on June 19 in Montreal, alongside Dr. Cordell Neudorf, Chief Medical Health Officer, Saskatoon Health Region, and Alain Poirier, chief public health official and assistant deputy minister, Ministry of Health and Social Services. Coordinated policy responses are necessary for addressing difficult issues like health inequities and Dr. Greenwood will discuss the implications for addressing complex social, historical and political challenges affecting the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. |
Margo Greenwood, NCCAH Academic Lead will contribute to CPHA's plenary session:
"Applying Health in All Policies"
June 19, CPHA
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Summer Institute in Aboriginal Health
The NCCAH sponsored a Summer Institute in Aboriginal Health hosted by the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research at the University of Victoria, June 6-10, and highlighted insights on knowledge translation. The NCCAH also sponsored three tuition bursaries for students to participate. |
Summer Institute in
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The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health will co-host with the Sudbury District and Health Unit a full-day pre-session at CPHA on Sunday, June 19th, 2011.
Advancing Health Equity: Promising Practices - a day-long workshop for public health practitioners.
Advancing Health Equity: Promising Practices: Sunday, June 19th Time: 08:30 – 16:30
Location: Room 524AB
Participants will learn about and interpret recent research. Small groups will explore how to apply findings in their own practice settings. There are two components:
* ten promising practices that public health organizations can use to advance health equity. Building on research/recommendations of Sudbury & District Health Unit intervention project and a 2010 environmental scan undertaken by the National Collaborating Centre Determinants of Health, participants will learn about promising practices and major roles for public health organizations; study case examples; and engage in small group discussion analyzing how to increase local action; and
* a new way to talk about social determinants of health builds upon comprehensive research undertaken by the U.S.-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This session will Canadianize findings and help participants understand and use values as the basis for gaining commitment to advance health equity with respective audiences. Facilitated by representatives from Saskatoon Regional Health Authority, Niagara Regional Public Health Unit and Nova Scotia Health and Wellness.
For more information about this workshop and registration information, please click here. |
Advancing Health Equity: Promising Practices - a day-long workshop for public health practitioners
Sunday June 19, CPHA.
To consult CPHA's program click here
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Systematic Review of Environmental Burden of Disease in Canada
This summary is based on a systematic review of EBD studies that have been conducted in Canada or are potentially relevant for the Canadian context. This information is relevant for policy-makers and health practitioners who are responsible for allocating scarce resources and designing or implementing environmental health policies to directly address specific sources of disease; it can also be used as a teaching tool to better educate and inform the public about the relative importance of potential exposures and risks. |
Systematic Review of Environmental Burden of Disease in Canada
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Mould Assessment Recommendations
This report provides Public Health Inspectors and Environmental Health Officers with recommendations for evaluating buildings, residences, and other built environments for mould. |
Mould Assessment Recommendations
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Mould Remediation Recommendations
This report provides Public Health Inspectors and Environmental Health Officers with a summary of current knowledge about mould remediation in homes. |
Mould Remediation Recommendations
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Healthy Canada by Design Coalition
The NCCHPP is a partner in the Healthy Canada by Design coalition, whose goal is to influence the ways in which the built environment is currently developed in Canada.
In the context of this partnership, the Centre's François Gagnon participated in a day-long colloquium on November 24, 2010. During this meeting, he facilitated a workshop using the Advocacy Coalition Framework as a tool for mapping out networks of actors in the built environment policy field.
Click here to view the PowerPoint presentations from this workshop and to learn more about the Healthy Canada by Design coalition.
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Health Canada by Design Coalition
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Health Impact Assessment - an intersectoral approach to the social, economic and environmental determinants of health
This inaugural Symposium on Health Impact Assessment will presented at the 4th Conference of the Programmes locaux et régionaux de santé, June 27, 2011, in Gatineau (Québec).
Click here to read more. |
Symposium on Health Impact Assessment
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Method for synthesizing knowledge about public policies - CPHA 2011
Florence Morestin and François-Pierre Gauvin will present the NCCHPP's Method for synthesizing knowledge about public policies in a preconference workshop at the Canadian Public Health Association annual Conference.
Click here to read more. |
Method for synthesizing knowledge about public policies - Preconference Workshop at CPHA 2011
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Consultation on swine surveillance and primary prevention measures on swine farms
NCCID was pleased to have nearly 30 human and animal public health experts join us in Winnipeg on April 20 for a consultation to look for ways to implement a One Health approach to preventing and managing influenza in Canada. The initial focus was on swine surveillance and primary prevention measures on swine farms. Participants identified and discussed strategies to overcome challenges. They also identified future directions to take in human and animal public health, as well as how NCCID could contribute to the One Health approach. Consultation participants included representatives from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal; University of Manitoba; Canadian Food Inspection Agency; provincial ministries of agriculture; and regional public health authorities. |
Consultation on swine surveillance and primary prevention measures
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New Fact Sheets on Antimicrobial Resistance
Check out four new fact sheets on antimicrobial resistance now posted on the AntibioticAwareness.ca website. The factsheets on Hospitals; Food Animal Production; Northern and Remote Communities; and Community (British Columbia example) were released for World Health Day in April. The AntibioticAwareness.ca partners will continue to update information and resources on the website. |
Fact Sheet on
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Purple Paper April 2011
OAHPP Risk Communication Workshop, Toronto, Ontario, February 28 – March 2, 2011
The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP), in collaboration with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto, hosted Drs. Peter Sandman and Jody Lanard to provide a three-day risk communication workshop in Toronto. This issue of the Purple Paper presents the “Risk = Hazard + Outrage” formula for risk communication created by Dr. Sandman and highlights some of the key elements of his approach discussed at the workshop. |
“Risk = Hazard + Outrage” formula for risk communication
Click here to download the Purple Paper
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H1N1 Evidence Review: April 2011
2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccine: Improving the current influenza vaccine production timeline is a global issue that requires urgent attention. While Canada has its own part to play in this systemic problem, there are also important lessons to be learned regarding its approach to the 2009 pH1N1 immunization campaign. |
H1N1 Evidence Review: April 2011: 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccine
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Upcoming Conferences
NCCID's project managers will be giving presentations at the Canadian Public Health Association conference, June 19 to 22. Elsabé du Plessis will provide an evidence-based approach to planning outreach programs, and Eve Cheuk will discuss engaged scholarship in the production of an evidence review series on pandemic influenza A/H1N1. Kelly Bunzeluk will highlight NCCID's efforts to address antimicrobial resistance by helping to build partnerships between practice, policy, and research, and encouraging a multisectoral one health strategy. Kelly will also present at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors 77th National Education Conference 2011 in Halifax, which runs from June 26 to 29. NCCID is pleased to sponsor the national CIPHI conference, as well as a local CIPHI conference in Winnipeg this fall8 |
NCCID will give presentations at CPHA 2011 and
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Finding Methods and Tools for knowledge translation on the new NCCMT website
Introducing the Registry of Methods and Tools: Helping you find, use and share knowledge to improve public health!
NCCMT is pleased to officially launch the Registry of Methods and Tools for knowledge translation in public health – “the Registry.”
The Registry of Methods and Tools is a searchable online collection of evidence-informed methods (processes) and tools (instruments) for knowledge translation (KT) in public health.
You don't just need more information
Public health practitioners recognize the need to integrate reliable sources of research evidence into practice. But you need to know how to use and share that evidence effectively … and, you don't have time to start from scratch. It helps to know what's already been tried, what worked, and what didn't. That's what the Registry of Methods and Tools is all about.
You need to know what works
All the methods and tools included in the Registry have been reviewed and assessed for relevance to public health. The Registry's summary statements make your search for KT resources easier. We present the methods and tools in a way that lets you decide if they will work for you.
The Registry of Methods and Tools has resources to support the planning, doing and evaluating of public health policies and practices across the four types of knowledge translation activities: Synthesis, Dissemination, Exchange and Application. You can browse all the methods and tools or refine your search to only those resources relevant to the stage of KT you are dealing with.
Sharing what works
If your organization used a resource from the Registry, or if you used a KT method or tool that you think others would like to hear about, please share your story.
In addition to the Registry of Methods and Tools, the NCCMT has other resources to help you find, interpret, use and share research evidence in public health. And we've made those resources easier for you to find and use. Please visit us online at www.nccmt.caand explore our new website. |
Have a look at the new Registry of Methods and Tools
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Upcoming Conference Session
Join us at CPHA for an oral presentation about the Registry of Methods and Tools by the NCCMT's Sunita Chera and Jaime Brown.
Facilitating Access to Knowledge Translation Methods and Tools for Public Health
Tuesday, June 21 2011, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
This session is part of Building Capacity for Public Health Action.
For more information and to register, click here. |
Facilitating Access to Knowledge Translation Methods and Tools for Public Health Workshop
Tuesday, June 21, CPHA
For more information and to register, click here.
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