2020 - Page 7 of 7 - National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy

Video – What role could HIA play in addressing the global challenges caused by urbanization?

Jun 10, 2020

Videos, Videos HIA

In this fifth clip, Dr. Evelyne de Leeuw describes the fields of application of HIA and the importance of this tool for the health sector in the context of urbanization. She also addresses how to improve the application of HIA in the age of big data. The NCCHPP...

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Ecological Economics and Public Health: An Interview with Dr. Trevor Hancock

May 20, 2020

Climate Change, Publications, Publications Climate Change

This document, written by Dr. Trevor Hancock, presents the core ideas of ecological economics.In 2019, we reached out to Dr. Trevor Hancock to discuss ways to introduce the core ideas of ecological economics to public health practitioners and decision makers. Those...

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Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities: A practical exercise using the example of food insecurity

May 20, 2020

Health Inequalities, Publications, Publications Health Inequalities

Before doing the exercise, we recommend that you read the Briefing Note, Policy Approaches to Reducing Health Inequalities. This document provides practical experience in distinguishing between different policy approaches to tackle health inequalities by reducing food...

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Five examples of intersectoral action for health at the local and regional level in Canada

Feb 26, 2020

Health in All Policies, Publications, Publications HIAP

The main objective of this text is to provide examples for institutions who may wish to draw inspiration from these previous experiences. It is intended equally for local and regional health organizations and for local policy makers and non-governmental organizations....

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Webinar – Online Course on Health Impact Assessment (HIA): A Tool for Developing Healthy Public Policies

Feb 13, 2020

Health Impact Assessment, Presentations, Presentations or Webinars HIA, Webinars

Online Course Health Impact Assessment, step by step Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a structured and innovative process for prospectively assessing the potential impacts of a project, program or policy on the health and well-being of populations. In order to...

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