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Building the Case for Quality - CHSRF
From video podcasts with experts to stories about innovations or innovators in the system to the latest research, the Building the Case for Quality initiative is designed to raise awareness of the latest evidence on the state of quality in Canadian healthcare, and to share the opportunities available for improvement.
Count Me In!
An initiative of the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse, Count Me In! is
a health promotion strategy that highlights the relationship between inclusion and health.
Effective Public Health Practice Project
The EPHPP is a project of Ontario Public Health Research, Education & Development Program (PHRED). Its website provides reviews of effective public health interventions for practitioners, managers and policy makers on a range of topics such as: Coalitions in Heart Health Promotion, Tobacco Use Reduction, and Injury Prevention; Interventions to Improve Low Birth Weight; Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents; Workplace-Based Health Risk Appraisal
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development
As the main dissemination product of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD), the Encyclopedia was developed for the use of policy makers, planners and service providers. It is a compendium of texts written by leading experts on topics related to the social and emotional development of young children, from conception to five years of age. It covers 33 topics, referring to different age periods as well as to specific services for children aged 0-5 and their families.
HP 101- Health Promotion Online Course
This is a free on-line, self-directed course developed by the Ontario Health Promotion Resource System (OHPRS). It is designed for health promotion practitioners as well as those interested in learning more about the field of health promotion. Nine modules address the key aspects of health promotion theory and practice, including definitions and concepts, models of health, theories of behaviour, organization and community change, and health promotion values and strategies. Students will become familiar with essential health promotion concepts, and, in so doing, increase their capacity to promote healthy changes in individuals, organizations, and communities.
Making it Happen: Healthy Eating at School
Created to inspire and enable school communities in British Columbia to take action on nutrition policy and practices that affect youth. The project includes three videos and a website. The website provides educators, administrators, and parents the tools they need to influence school policies and practices, such as healthy fundraising ideas, healthier vending practices, and altering recess and lunchtime practices. The videos are intended to help initiate dialogue about healthy eating at school. While the videos use BC examples, the universal themes and comprehensive approach resonate with communities across Canada.
PAHO/WHO Self-Instructional Course on Social Determinants of Health
This is an online self-instructional course on social determinants of health and public policy formulation is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The purpose of this module is to raise awareness of and provide insight into the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) in order to reduce health inequities, encourage changes in the political agenda and contribute to a better administration of social justice and enforcement of human rights. The module is mainly targeted at WHO/PAHO staff members as well as Health Ministries' officials in all countries who are engaged in designing action programs, policies and plans for SDH.
Turning the Tide: Why Acting on Inequity Can Help Reduce Chronic Disease (2006) Toolkit Produced by Janis Wood Catano and Janet Rhymes for the Atlantic Regional Office of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Unnatural Causes - is inequality making us sick? This is an extensive website containing various tools and resources on health equity. Based on the acclaimed documentary series titled Unnatural Causes broadcast by PBS
aimed at tackling the root causes of the United States' huge socio-economic and racial inequities in health.
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