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Effective Public Health Practice

The priorities that emerged from PHESC's consultation with Ontario Public Health Units in this Foundational Standard were:

  1. Effective public health practice overall
  2. Design, implementation and evaluation of interventions (programs and policies) and related research
  3. Effective community engagement and partnerships for planning and developing interventions (programs and policies)
  4. Inclusive and effective governance and leadership
  5. Public health ethics

Below is a brief overview of PHESC's planned training offerings and resources in each priority area. We suggest beginning with the overall resources and the design, implementation and evaluation area, but your needs may vary. Subscribe to our newsletter for details about new events and developments! Questions? Email us.

Effective public health practice overall

Tools

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Design, implementation and evaluation of interventions (programs and policies) and related research

This is a very large section, so we've divided it into a number of subject areas.

Policy

First Steps

Training Opportunities

Further Reading

Planning

First Steps

Training Opportunities

Further Reading

Health Impact Assessment

Training Opportunities

Further Reading

Health Equity Impact Assessment

Training Opportunities

Tools

Evidence and Research

First Steps

Training Opportunities

It is easiest to access online materials from NCCMT if you are logged in to their site.

Evidence-informed decision making
Evidence and research

All training offerings in this area are from the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools.

Research reviews

All training offerings in this area are from the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools

Further Reading

Tools

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Knowledge Translation

First Steps

Training Opportunities

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Evaluation

First Steps

  • Public Health Ontario: Introductory workbook - Evaluating Health Promotion Programs (PDF) / Manuel d'introduction : Évaluation des programmes de promotion de la santé (PDF)
    Outlines ten steps involved in evaluating health promotion programs or related initiatives such as public policy or communications. / Ce manuel décrit en 10 étapes l’évaluation de ces programmes ou des initiatives connexes, comme les politiques ou les communications publiques.
  • Audio presentations - Evaluating Health Promotion Programs
    This six part audio presentation describes a ten-step process for evaluating health promotion programs. It complements the introductory workbook.

Training Opportunities

Further Reading

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Effective community engagement and partnerships for planning and developing interventions (programs and policies)

First Steps

Training Opportunities

Health Impact Assessment
Health Equity Impact Assessment

Further Reading

Tools

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Inclusive and effective governance and leadership

First Steps

Training Opportunities

Tools

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Public health ethics

First Steps

  • National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy: Introduction to Public Health Ethics 1: Background / Introduction à l'éthique en santé publique
    This document defines public health and reviews the history and development of public health ethics, including its philosophical underpinnings / Ce document propose un survol du domaine de l'éthique en santé publique, en considérant plus particulièrement les différences importantes entre l'éthique en santé publique et l'éthique clinique.

Training Opportunities

  • Watch for an online course on this topic in 2020
  • National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy: Recorded webinar - Public Health Ethics and Equity: Naming and Navigating Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice / Diapositives - L'éthique en santé publique et l'équité : Nommer et aborder les enjeux éthiques dans la pratique en santé publique
    In this webinar, presenter Dr. Bernie Pauly shared insights drawn from the Equity Lens in Public Health research project into some of the ethical issues practitioners face in addressing health inequities in public health practice, as well as some means for navigating these issues within health organizations. / Au cours de ce webinaire, la présentatrice Anne Guichard, a partagé les réflexions tirées du projet de recherche Equity Lens in Public Health (ELPH) concernant certains enjeux éthiques rencontrés par les acteurs de santé publique lorsqu'ils abordent des questions d'équité dans leur pratique, de même que des façons de naviguer dans ces enjeux à l'intérieur des organisations de santé.

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Last updated: 2019-10-31