Publications Archives

Report – Governing for the Public’s Health: Governance Options for a Strengthened and Renewed Public Health System in Canada

Nov 01, 2022

Public Health Infrastructure, Publications, Publications Infrastructure

This report presents the findings from a literature review that was commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of Canada to inform the 2021 annual CPHO report entitled: A Vision to Transform Canada’s Public Health...

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The Roles of Public Health in Population Mental Health and Wellness Promotion

Jul 28, 2022

Population Mental Health, Publications, Publications PMH

This report is a guidance document on the roles of public health in population mental health and wellness promotion (PMHWP) across Canada. It builds on conversations that occurred at a Forum organized by the six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health, in...

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Whole-of-Government Wellbeing Approaches: A Comparative Analysis of Four Central Government Initiatives

Jul 19, 2022

Publications, Publications Wellbeing, Wellbeing Policies

Context In Canada and elsewhere, the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have led governments to reflect on promising avenues to support an economic recovery focused on population health and wellbeing, sustainable development, and equity,...

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Public Policy Analysis Tool for Rapid Decision Making in Public Health

May 10, 2022

Analyzing Public Policies, Publications, Publications Analyzing Public Policies

The NCCHPP has collaborated with the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) to develop a public policy analysis tool adapted to rapid decision-making contexts. This tool is particularly relevant in the context of a health emergency, where decisions must...

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Wellbeing Budgeting: A Critical Public Health Perspective. Invited Commentary

Mar 24, 2022

Publications, Publications Wellbeing, Wellbeing Policies

Over the past decade, governments have paid increasing attention to wellbeing and quality of life, in addition to economic considerations, as ways measuring how a population is faring. Going ‘beyond GDP’ has the potential to act on upstream determinants of health and,...

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Impact Assessments in Indigenous Contexts: Promising Avenues for Reflection and Improvement for Health Impact Assessment

Sep 08, 2021

Health Impact Assessment, Publications, Publications HIA

This report presents findings from a literature review on impact assessments in Indigenous contexts and proposes courses of action aimed at improving the practice of health impact assessment (HIA) in Indigenous contexts. Impact assessments (IAs) are implemented in...

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