Publications
The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 2.0
Have a look at the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 2.0. This transformative update brings fresh system-level competencies, sharp focus areas, and practical workforce guidance to ensure Canada’s public health stays strong, future-ready, and grounded in the best evidence.
Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Advancing Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Through the Atlantic Summer Institute’s Upstream Investment Policy Brief
This document presents the work of the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities in promoting Mental Health in All Policies. It is part of a series of case studies aimed at enhancing knowledge about HiAP, highlighting promising practices, and promoting the exchange of ideas across Canada.
Series – Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada
This series highlights a variety of Health in All Policies initiatives in Canada. Each case summary examines an initiative’s origins, mission, objectives, governance, implementation mechanisms, achievements, funding, and evaluation tools.
What Can Organizations Do to Enhance their Capacity to Promote Healthy Public Policies?
This document presents strategies and tools adopted by public health organizations to strengthen their capacity to act on healthy public policies. These are grouped into five key dimensions and illustrated with public health examples from Canada and beyond.
Directory – Understanding Public Policy in Public Health: Resources for Knowledge and Competency Development
This directory presents a list of public policy resources designed to support the capacity development of public health professionals seeking to effectively contribute to the promotion and development of healthy public policies (HPPs).
Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Advancing Public Health and Equity Through the Vancouver Coastal Health Healthy Public Policy Unit
This document presents the Healthy Public Policy Unit of Vancouver Coastal Health in British Columbia, as an example of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. It is part of a series of case studies aimed at enhancing knowledge about HiAP, highlighting promising practices, and promoting the exchange of ideas across Canada.
Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: The Grey Bruce Public Health Experience in Fostering Healthy Communities
This document presents the Healthy Communities Partnership of Grey Bruce Public Health in Ontario, as an example of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. It is part of a series of case studies aimed at enhancing knowledge about HiAP, highlighting promising practices, and promoting the exchange of ideas across Canada.
Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Québec’s Collaborative Model for Health Prevention Governance
This document presents the Government of Québec’s Public Health Prevention Policy as an example of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. It is part of a series of case studies aimed at enhancing knowledge about HiAP, highlighting promising practices, and promoting the exchange of ideas across Canada.
Guides and Resources Relevant to the Functioning and Governance of Canadian Municipalities, by Province and Territory
Canadian municipalities play a key role in local governance by collaborating with public health actors to improve living conditions and community well-being. To facilitate such collaboration, the NCCHPP has made available a selection of complementary guides and resources that can be accessed online and that provide details about the functioning of municipal administrations across Canada.
Infographic – How Can We Promote the Borrowing of a Public Policy Already Tested Elsewhere?
This infographic presents 4 categories of factors that public health actors can mobilize when considering proposing the adoption in their jurisdiction of public policies that have already been tested elsewhere.