268 results for: Public Health

Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer)

A Clinical Research Coordination Centre in the U.K. that is focused on public health improvement through multidisciplinary developed and evaluated interventions.

  2021-08-31 – Evaluation/Assessment Tool

Social Media Crisis Communication Guidebook for Public Health

A social media guidebook designed to be used by health practitioners for crisis communication on social media during emerging infectious disease outbreaks. The guidebook was a collaboration between the University of Guelph, the Canadian Public Health Association, and the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools.

  2023-08-24 – Manual/Guide

The Language of Health: An Editorial Style Guide to Effectively Communicate to the Public

A style guide from the State Nutrition Action Committee, Arizona Department of Health Services summarizing research on strategies for creating health messages for the public that are accurate, consistent and persuasive.

  2023-02-16 – Handout

Addressing Stigma: Towards a More Inclusive Health System

The Chief’s Public Health Officer’s report from the Public Health Agency of Canada on the State of Public Health in Canada in 2019. The report addresses stigma and health including stigma experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, African, Caribbean and Black Canadians, seniors and LGBTQ2+ people, and across health issues such as mental illness, substance use, tuberculosis, HIV and obesity.

  2020-02-21 – Monitoring Report

Fr: Lutte contre la stigmatisation : vers un système de santé plus inclusive (Addressing Stigma: Towards a More Inclusive Health System)

The Chief’s Public Health Officer’s report in French from the Public Health Agency of Canada on the State of Public Health in Canada in 2019. The report addresses stigma and health including stigma experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, African, Caribbean and Black Canadians, seniors and LGBTQ2+ people, and across health issues such as mental illness, substance use, tuberculosis, HIV and obesity.

  2020-02-24 – Monitoring Report

Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health Public Summary

A public summary (infographic) from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse for consumers about alcohol and drinking guidelines to prevent health risks including cancer, heart disease and stroke.

  2023-01-18 – Handout

An Introduction to Evidence-Informed Public Health and a Compendium of Critical Appraisal Tools for Public Health Practice

This National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools document defines and summarizes the concept of evidence-informed public health (EIPH), supports the importance of critical appraisal of primary research studies and systematic reviews to inform practice, and presents some of the more commonly used critical appraisal tools.

  2021-08-31 – Topic Overview

Weight-Inclusive Approach Background

Background information regarding the Weight-Inclusive Approach.

  2023-03-13 – Background

Everyday Words for Public Health Communication

A listing of common words to use in health communication from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

2017-11-13 – Manual/Guide