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Video – How would you describe the work of Vancouver Coastal Health on healthy public policies?

Nov 19, 2024

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In this video, Melinda Markey, Manager of the Healthy Public Policy team at Vancouver Coastal Health, explains how they assembled a diverse team with expertise in public health, social innovation, and community engagement to promote healthy public policy. The video...

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Video – Could you describe one instrument or strategy used by your organization to improve your public policy practices?

Nov 15, 2024

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In this video, Melinda Markey, Manager of the Healthy Public Policy team at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), introduces the policy monitoring framework they developed to quickly identify and seize opportunities to influence public policies. The video also showcases...

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Webinar – Strategies for Public Health Organizations to Enhance Their Capacities to Act on Healthy Public Policies

Nov 14, 2024

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DESCRIPTIONThis webinar addressed the following question: how can public health organizations strengthen their capacity to promote healthy public policies? It is primarily intended for professionals and decision-makers in the public health field who are interested in...

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Symposium – What Can Public Health Organizations Do to Improve Their Capacities to Act on Healthy Public Policies?

Apr 25, 2024

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The NCCHPP offered a symposium entitled, What Can Public Health Organizations Do to Improve Their Capacities to Act on Healthy Public Policies? on April 25, 2024 at the Public Health 2024 Conference in Halifax. Presenters gave an overview of strategies available to...

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What Factors Can Public Health Actors Consider to Facilitate the Borrowing of a Public Policy?

Jan 19, 2024

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When public health actors propose policy options to policy makers for addressing public health problems, they may include in their proposals policies that have proven effective in other jurisdictions – in other words, they may recommend borrowing these policies....

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New 2-Part Podcast Episode on Public Policy

Jul 26, 2023

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Val Morrison, scientific advisor at the NCCHPP was recently interviewed for a 2-part episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast. Part 1 – The Essentials of Public Policy.What are public policies? What do they have to do with health? And most importantly, what...

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