Decoding Public Health: Other Resources
Want to learn more? Check out these other great sites, resources, and news articles to learn more about public health concepts.
Social Determinants of Health
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) – What are the social determinants of health?
World Health Organization (WHO) – About social determinants of health
Sir Michael Marmot, WHO’s Chair of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health – Talk delivered at the 2014 WORLD.MINDS Annual Symposium (22 min video)
BC Centre for Disease Control – How the social determinants of health impact environmental health (presentation slides)
Article: COVID-19: What We Know So Far About…Social Determinants of Health
Article with videos: On how the road to good health in Canada is paved with obstacles
Article: Looking at how Black and Indigenous people are significantly worse off than white Canadians on five social factors
Video: Black Canadians talk about their experience with racism
Upstream
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health – “Let’s Talk: Moving upstream” (guide)
Canadian Public Health Association – An Integrated Public Health, Health Care, and Social System Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention
Think Upstream Radio – Why early learning investments matter (article & podcast episode)
Health Equity
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health – “Let’s Talk: Health equity” (guide)
UBC School of Population and Public Health – Social and economic inequities open the door for COVID-19’s uneven distribution
World Health Organization (WHO) – Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) – Studies: People of color bear larger share of COVID-19 burden
WHO – People living longer and healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens to throw progress off track
The Tyee – Indigenous People Don’t Feel Safe Accessing Health Care. Here’s What Has to Change
Upstream – We have the resources to end poverty (video)
Article – Social justice directly linked to meaningful investments in our community
Prevention
BC Centre for Disease Control – Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Website – Immunize BC: Evidence-based immunization information and tools for BC residents
Website – The Community Against Preventable Injuries
BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit – Injury Prevention research
The Provincial Health Officer’s Special Report – Investing in Prevention: Improving Health and Creating Sustainability
BC Alliance for Healthy Living – Decade of Data Shows Prevention Can Save Lives and Costs
Article – School outbreaks of COVID-19 will happen. Here’s what teachers and parents can do to keep them in check
Article – In This Pandemic Summer, Don’t Forget About Kids’ Other Risks
Health promotion
Document – Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
Resources – Government of Canada: Health promotion
Publication – Indigenous-led health care partnerships in Canada
News article – Metro Vancouver greenways plan could be ‘game-changer’ for the region
News article – New B.C. study links chronic disease, health care costs to where you live