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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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Webinar – Influencing Public Policy Through Sharing Public Health Knowledge: How Does It (possibly) Work?

Jun 11, 2015

Knowledge Sharing, Presentations, Presentations or Webinars Knowledge Sharing

Have you ever tried putting forward public health knowledge in the hope of shaping public policy, with results falling short of your expectations? The political sphere has characteristics that one should be aware of in order to share knowledge more effectively and to...

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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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Introduction to Public Health Ethics 3: Frameworks for Public Health Ethics

Mar 20, 2015

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

This document introduces, compares and critiques eight ethics frameworks for public health. The purpose of this paper, the third in the series by Dr. Marjorie MacDonald of the University of Victoria, is to present, compare and critique selected ethics frameworks for...

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