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A Public Policy Competency Framework for Public Health Actors

Nov 16, 2015

Analyzing Public Policies, Publications, Publications Analyzing Public Policies

This document represents an effort to develop a full competency framework for public health actors in their public policy-related work. It is primarily intended for public health professionals who participate in framing both organizational and professional...

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Summary – Solidarity in Public Health Ethics and Practice: Its Conceptions, Uses and Implications

Jul 07, 2015

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

This paper provides a summary of a longer paper of the same name. It outlines the principle of solidarity as it may be applied in the ethics of public health. This paper summarizes the central components and the more variable dimensions of solidarity proposed by...

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Solidarity in Public Health Ethics and Practice: Its Conceptions, Uses and Implications

Jul 07, 2015

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

Increasingly, the concept of solidarity is being brought into discussion as one of the principles and values that should guide the ethical practices of public health actors. Although solidarity is often included among the principles discussed in public health ethics...

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Knowledge Sharing and Public Policies: A Representation of Influence Processes

Mar 31, 2015

Knowledge Sharing, Publications, Publications Knowledge Sharing

Gaining a better understanding of how knowledge circulates in the political sphere can help improve knowledge-sharing practices so as to increase their desired outcomes. In order to deepen this understanding, a graphic representation (a logic model) of the processes...

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Sharing Public Health Practitioners’ Needs in Population Mental Health: Highlights and Avenues for Action

Mar 31, 2015

Population Mental Health, Publications, Publications PMH

This briefing note and the companion PowerPoint presentation discuss strengths and needs in the area of population mental health, as identified by public health actors. These strengths and needs were presented to partners during a meeting held in Ottawa on November...

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When to Perform a Health Impact Assessment (HIA)?

Mar 31, 2015

Health Impact Assessment, Publications, Publications HIA

Recognizing the conditions that make HIA an appropriate choice for a given situation is an issue central to the consolidation of the practice in Canada. This briefing note aims to clarify the specificity of HIA as compared to similar public health practices. Although...

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