Publications
Four Types of Impact Assessment Used in Canada
This document examines four different Impact Assessment approaches that are used in Canada, including Health Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Risk Assessment.
Method for Synthesizing Knowledge About Public Policies
The Centre proposes this method as a way to overcome the difficulties underlying the study of public policies.
Ethical Questions During a Pandemic – Case Studies
A collection of pandemic and infectious disease control scenarios, intended to stimulate ethical reflection within the public health sector.
HIA and Inequities
This paper focuses on how HIA invites health practitioners to take not only the impacts on the health of the population into consideration, but also how these impacts could have differential effects on some groups of the population.
Thirteen Public Interventions in Canada That Have Contributed to a Reduction in Health Inequalities
This abridged report sets out to highlight certain programs and policies addressing health inequalities.
What is Evidence? A Philosophical Perspective
Summary of a presentation by philosopher Daniel Weinstock.
Health in Political Philosophy: What Kind of Good is it?
This document is a summary of a presentation by philosopher Daniel Weinstock.
Content Analysis of Media Coverage of Health Inequalities in Canada, 2008
The NCCHPP conducted an analysis of the Canadian media from 2008 for coverage of news or information on health inequalities. We have produced a full report and a summary version.
Introduction to HIA
This document offers an introdution to the practice of Health Impact Assessment (HIA).
PATH Report – Influencing Healthy Public Policy with Community Health Impact Assessment
This report is a summary of the diverse activities documented by PATH (People Assessing Their Health) throughout the year that sheds light on the influence of community health impact assessment (CHIA) in promoting healthy public policy.