Emergency Knowledge Translation, COVID-19 and indoor air: evaluating a virtual ventilation and filtration consultation program for community spaces in Ontario
Social Work and Primary Care: A Vision for the Path Forward
This report describes the complex, generalist roles of social workers in primary health care settings and demonstrates how this work advances the goals of primary health care. It describes challenges experienced by social workers in primary care settings and outlines a vision for the future in which social workers are embedded in all primary care teams and accessible to everyone in Canada; social workers work to full scope and are equitably compensated; and the value of social work in primary care is clearly demonstrated through robust data collection and linkage.
The impact of leadership style in team-based primary care – staff satisfaction and motivation
Issue Brief: Food Systems
Towards a Weight-Inclusive Approach in Public Health: 2024 Position Statement
In 2018, Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) adopted a Health and Wellbeing Philosophy and Approach to Weight Position Statement. Since then, our members have been compiling, adapting, and creating resources to support public health nutrition messaging that addresses weight bias rather than perpetuates it.
At-a-glance – Black-focused social prescribing: the importance of an Afrocentric approach
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The Black-Focused Social Prescribing (BFSP) project is a unique initiative by the Alliance for Healthier Communities that intertwines Afrocentric principles with social prescribing. Going beyond conventional social prescribing models, BFSP addresses specific health needs within Black communities. It is rooted in the Alliance Black Health Strategy, advocates for Black health, and is guided by Afrocentric principles.
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada - Special Issue on Social prescribing in Canada
This is Part I of a special issue of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, titled Social prescribing in Canada: An emerging approach to health and well-being.
Editors for this special issue are Kate Mulligan, Kiffer G. Card, and Sandra Allison. It includes an editorial statement, evidence synthesis, original qualitative research, commentary, and an at-a-glance article.
Board’s Role in Improving Data Collection and Use
Dr. Jennifer Rayner, the Alliance's Director of Research and Policy, presented this at the 2024 Alliance Conference: Co-Designing the Future of Primary Health Care, as part of the Governance stream. It's an overview of the key things board directors at Alliance-member organizations need to know about sociodemographic (SD) data collection, including:
A qualitative study on the Virtual Emergency Department care experiences of equity-deserving populations
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Patients from equity-deserving populations, such as those who are from racialized communities, the 2SLGBTQI+ community, who are refugees or immigrants, and/or who have a disability, may experience a unique set of challenges accessing virtual models of care.