In this video clip, Mathieu Masse Jolicoeur, a Planning, Programming, and Research Officer at the Direction régionale de santé publique of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, highlights the benefits of adopting a Health in All Policies approach at the local level. Mathieu emphasizes that this approach enables municipalities to address citizens’ needs, strengthen partnerships, and enhance community resilience. It also allows public health actors to tackle social health inequalities by addressing key determinants and targeting vulnerable groups for lasting impact.

This video is part of a series where public health practitioners explain how to promote healthy public policies and Health in All Policies (HiAP). To learn more about the series, click here.