Upcoming Webinar – Equity in Crises: Addressing Inequities in Emergency Contexts

A Webinar for Public Health in Canada

Emergencies can amplify existing health inequities, making it essential to integrate equity considerations into preparedness, response, and recovery planning. This webinar, hosted by the National Collaborating Centres for Healthy Public Policy, Determinants of Health, and Infectious Diseases, will share knowledge, tools, and stories that can help public health organizations build resilience and sustain attention to health equity in emergencies.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Recognize how emergencies exacerbate health inequities.
• Identify practical strategies for embedding equity into public health organizational planning and decision-making.
• Learn about tools, resources, and training opportunities to sustain equity-focused emergency preparedness.

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Directory – Resources Relevant for the Development of Competencies and Knowledge for Health in All Policies

The purpose of this directory is to facilitate access to a selection of relevant resources (guides, presentations, webinars, workshops, etc.) and to support capacity building among public health professionals, decision-makers, and partners from other sectors concerned with the determinants of health. It presents a set of resources to document the Health in All Policies approach and support its implementation.

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Infographic – Strengthening Organizational Leadership Competencies for Public Health System Governance

Discover this infographic showcasing 20 organizational leadership competencies for governing public health systems in Canada.

Developed through a study led by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero and her collaborators, these competencies are grouped into eight domains: systems thinking, policy development, implementation and evaluation, partnership and collaboration, anti-oppression and decolonization, organizational learning, oversight and monitoring, resource management, and legal competence. This work aims to strengthen leadership capacity and governance across Canada’s public health systems.

The NCCHPP is pleased to collaborate in the dissemination of this work that contributes to public health competency development in Canada.

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Report – Health in All Plans: Leveraging Tools to Integrate Health into Land Use Planning

This report presents the findings from a 2024 survey that explored how Public Health Units across Ontario are using health-supportive tools in their engagement with municipal land use planning processes. The report identifies key barriers, opportunities, and recommendations for future action, including a repository of shareable tools. This report was prepared by the Built Environment Work Group at the Ontario Public Health Association.

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Upcoming Events

• Webinar – Awaken Without Alarming, Mobilize Without Exhausting: Guidelines for Responsible and Effective Climate Communication (offered in French)
  Presented by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
  Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EST).

• 28^th Annual JASP Conference (Québec’s Public Health Days) on the theme « À vos marques! », scheduled for December 1-3, 2025, in person in Montréal at the Hôtel Bonaventure.
  Registration is now open!

• Public Health 2026 Annual Conference
  Organized by the Canadian Public Health Association.
  From March 11 to 13, 2026, in person at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal, Québec. 
  Registration is now open!

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