New Publication – A Tool to Reflect on Organizational Capacities for Healthy Public Policies

Are you looking to strengthen your organization’s actions on healthy public policies (HPPs)? This new tool will help you structure your reflection, identify priorities, and target concrete, realistic actions.

Easily adaptable to different organizational contexts, it enables you to produce an overview of your current situation, identify your strengths and gaps, and support your strategic decision making. It also comes with practical resources to help you implement selected strategies.

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Report – 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.

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Webinar – Strategies for Public Health Organizations to Enhance Their Capacities to Act on Healthy Public Policies

This webinar was primarily intended for professionals and decision makers in the public health field who are interested in potential ways to advance healthy public policies. Drawing on the work of the NCCHPP as well as the concrete experiences of Peterborough Public Health and Saskatchewan Health Authority, the webinar offered a reflection on existing strategies and learning derived from their implementation.

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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 capacity development for public health professionals seeking to effectively contribute to the promotion and development of healthy public policies (HPPs).

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Video Clips – How to Advance Healthy Public Policies?

Discover four video clips from our series featuring public health practitioners from various organizations and regions across Canada!

Watch Melinda Markey from Vancouver Coastal Health and Kari Barkhouse from Nova Scotia Health Authority share tips, tools, and strategies to support practices related to HPPs.

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Online Course – A Framework for Analyzing Public Policies

This free online training offers a structured approach to analyzing public policies. The approach is based on an analytical framework that reflects a public health perspective, while at the same time integrating other concerns of policy makers.

With this training, you will become better equipped to inform policy makers and promote the development of healthy public policies.

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Upcoming Events

• Webinar – Biodiversity and Health in a Climate Change Context: Discussion with Engaged Panelists (offered in French)
  Presented by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec
  Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT)

• Webinar – Emerging Viral Threats: What Canadian Public Health Needs to Know About Hantavirus and Ebola (offered in English)
  Presented by the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases
  Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

• Webinar – The Community Sector and Climate Resilience: An Ongoing Commitment to Value and Support! (offered in French)
  Presented by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec
  Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT)

• Webinar – Health Evidence™ 101: A Guide to Finding the Best Available Research Evidence to Answer Your Public Health Question
  Presented by the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools
  Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EDT)

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