Publications
A Public Policy Competency Framework for Public Health Actors
This briefing note offers an initial version of a competency framework for public health actors to support their work on public policy.
Summary – Solidarity in Public Health Ethics and Practice: Its Conceptions, Uses and Implications
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.
Solidarity in Public Health Ethics and Practice: Its Conceptions, Uses and Implications
This document outlines the principle of solidarity as it may be applied in the ethics of public health.
Knowledge Sharing and Public Policies: A Representation of Influence Processes
This briefing note provides an overview of the processes through which public health knowledge can influence public policy.
Sharing Public Health Practitioners’ Needs in Population Mental Health: Highlights and Avenues for Action
The NCCHPP’s Pascale Mantoura, and the NCCs, invited provincial and federal partners to a meeting to exchange on the results of a population mental health survey. The meeting was held in Ottawa, on November 20, 2014. This briefing note and the companion PowerPoint presentation discuss strengths and needs highlighted from that meeting.
When to Perform a Health Impact Assessment (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.
Introduction to Public Health Ethics 3: Frameworks for Public Health Ethics
This document introduces, compares and critiques eight ethics frameworks for public health.
Introduction to Public Health Ethics 2: Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations
This document offers an overview of various theoretical perspectives informing public health ethics, including its philosophical underpinnings.
Health Inequalities and Intersectionality
This briefing note briefly explains intersectionality and explores the potential of an intersectional approach to reducing health inequalities.
Social Media in Public Health
This document outlines the use of social media by organizations with a public health focus.