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SARS
Campbell Reports - The approach of this Commission and the purpose of this report, as set out in its mandate and as reflected in its approach, is not to apportion blame but to find out what happened, to figure out how to fix the problems revealed by SARS, to learn from these tragedies and to give a legacy of betterment to those who died, those who fell ill, those who suffered so much and those who fought it with such courage.
SARS Commission, Campbell, A. SARS Commission final report: Spring of Fear. Toronto, Ont.: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; 2007Walker Report [PDF] - While recognizing the tremendous efforts made by all the people involved, it is clear that SARS exposed a general lack of preparedness for managing health emergencies and presents an open door for positive change. Ontario is far from alone in attempting to learn lessons from SARS; many jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States have also undertaken their own studies.2 The Panel trusts that this Report, together with our final report, will contain valuable insights that may be of use both to Ontarians and to those beyond our province.
Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease Control (Ont.), Walker D. For the public’s health: a plan for action: final report of the Ontario Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease Control. Toronto, Ont.: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; 2004Naylor Report [PDF] - A third party assessment of current public health efforts and lessons learned for infectious disease control, most of this report deals with two major elements of our mandate: provision of a short-term assessment of lessons learned from current public health interventions to contain SARS, and advice regarding issues for necessary longer-term action regarding infectious disease control and prevention.
National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health, Naylor, D. Learning from SARS: renewal of public health in Canada: a report of the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health (Ottawa): Health Canada; 2003
Sexual Health
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A Positive Space is a Healthy Place: Making your Community Health Centre or Public Health Unit Inclusive to Those of All Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities [PDF, 1.0MB], The Public Health Alliance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgendered, Two-Spirited, Intersex, Queer, and Questioning Equity Workgroup, Ontario Public Health Association, June, 2006 [09Apr08]
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
OPHA-alPHa Joint Working Group on the Social Determinants of Health - Newsletters
Towards Health Equity: A Comparative Analysis and Framework for Action, Working document, Diana Daghofer and Peggy Edwards, Public Health Agency of Canada, Strategic Initiatives and Innovations Directorate, March 9, 2009
Actions to Reduce Health Inequalities in Canada: A description of strategic efforts led or supported by public health organizations [PDF], Working document, Brian Bell, Public Health Agency of Canada, Strategic Initiatives and Innovations Directorate, March 6, 2009
The Social Determinants of Health: An Overview of the Implications for Policy and the Role of the Health Sector [PDF], Public Health Agency of Canada
Our cities, our health, our future - Acting on Social Determinants of Health from the Knowledge Network on Urban Settings [PDF] - This KNUS report summarizes the findings concerning structural and intermediate social determinants of health that are of importance in the urban setting. World Health Organization, 2008
Social Determinants of Health: The Community as an Empowered Partner
S. Leonard Syme engages in a candid discussion of the challenges an individual can face when engaging in community partnering. He defines "community" as the group of people that are targetted for the intervention. Centers for Disease Control, Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy, vol. 1 (1), January 2004Caring About Inequities [PDF]
Sandra Laclé writes in a column in Canadian Nurse (vol.104, No.2) about how inequitable social and economic conditions are precursors to inequalities in population health status. February 2008CPHA Response to the Report of the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health [PDF] - This report demonstrates that differences in health outcomes are shaped considerably by the broad conditions in which we live and work, and that policies acting on these social determinants of health could effectively reduce health inequalities between and within countries over a relatively short period of time. Canadian Public Health Association, 2008
Toronto Central LHIN - Health Equity Discussion Paper [PDF] - This paper is one key input to LHIN planning; the LHIN has received other important advice on health equity, including a summary of proceedings of a health equity conference held by health service providers in our LHIN, Healthy Connections. Toronto Central LHIN, 2008
Strategies for Reducing Poverty in Ontario The purpose of this paper is to recommend a comprehensive and coordinated set of strategies to address the pivotal causes of poverty and support the recovery of persons with mental illness. Canadian Mental Health Association, 2008
A Synthesis of the WHO Women and Gender Equity Knowledge Network Final Report [PDF] - This document is a summary version prepared in the ‘1:3:25’ “reader friendly” report-writing style recommended by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. This summary is intended to identify areas for discussion and application within public health in Canada. Original Authors: Gita Sen, Piroska Östlin, Asha George
A Synthesis of the WHO Employment Conditions Knowledge Network Final Report [PDF] - This document is a summary version of a report that was prepared for an international audience as part of the World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. This summary is intended to identify areas for discussion and application within public health in Canada. Original Final Report Prepared by: Joan Benach, Carles Muntaner, Vilma Santana
Health Equity Through Intersectoral Action: An Analysis of 18 Country Case Studies [PDF] - This case study synthesis is a product of a larger collaborative undertaking of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and was contracted and funded by PHAC. 2008
Growing Unequal 2008 - Country note: Canada [PDF] - This note presents key findings related to income inequality and poverty for Canada, with global trends among OECD countries. OECD, 2008
Housing as a Mechanism in Poverty Reduction Strategies - A Brief Review of International Experience and Implications for Ontario [PDF] - A Brief Review of International Experience and Implications for Ontario The Ontario Non Profit Housing Association, 2008
Poverty, Housing and Homelessness: Issues and Options [PDF] - First Report of the Subcommittee on Cities of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, 2008
Healthy Communities and the Built Environment Provincial Roundtable June 12, 2008 Final Report [PDF] - The purpose of this report is to provide an overview and identified next steps from the roundtable held on June 12, 2008 at 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, Ontario. The purpose of this roundtable was:
- To create an environment for knowledge exchange at the provincial level on the topic of Healthy Communities and the Built Environment;
- To take steps towards developing a vision of connectedness across the province that would provide support for healthy community design at both the provincial and local levels; and
- To foster a spirit for ongoing collaboration between participating individuals and organizations.
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCs) - Summer Institute —
The National Collaborating Centres' third annual Summer Institute was held from August 5-8, 2008, in Kelowna, British Columbia. This year’s conference focused on research, education, implementation, and evaluation within the emerging science of knowledge synthesis, translation and exchange (KSTE). Visit the website to download a PDF of the presentation on Social Determinants of Health, and other topics.Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health, Commission on Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, 2008
Inequities are killing people on a "grand scale" reports WHO's Commission — Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others.
Visit the WHO's discussion page, which also contains links to the full report and its Executive Summary.The Last Straw! A Great New Way To Teach The Social Determinants of Health —
This is an engaging new board game that shows how the social determinants of health are applied to both the micro and macro issues of life has been designed and is available for sale at www.thelaststraw.ca.The game, developed by Kate Rossiter (currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto) and Kate Reeve, M.H.Sc. (currently a medical student at McMaster University) was presented at the 2007 Ontario Public Health Association conference in Toronto.
Determinants of Health Report (1993) [PDF, 131kb]
Ron Foley, Coordinator of the completed OPHA Determinants of Health ProjectDeterminants of Workshop Guide (1994) [PDF, 115kb]
Ron Foley, Coordinator of the completed OPHA Determinants of Health ProjectAre Widening Income Inequalities Making Canada Less Healthy?
A report of the Health Determinants Partnership Making Connections Project, written by James R. Dunn, PhD.Complete Report [PDF, 3.7MB]
Due to the size of the report, we recommend you download individual sections as needed:
Executive Summary [PDF, 187kb]
Table of Contents [PDF, 175kb]
Section A [PDF, 2,288kb]
Section B [PDF, 525kb]
Section C [PDF, 332kb]
Section D [PDF, 292kb]
Section E [PDF, 222kb]Making Connections - Health is a Community Affair, The Health Determinants Partnership (1996-2002)
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