December 12 2019
This week on Tenfold - Engaging People Who Use Substances: A Needs Assessment Project in Guelph
In this episode of our podcast Tenfold, Andrea has a conversation with Kyley Alderson from the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit about a needs assessment Kyley was recently a part of.
The community engagement approach to conducting the needs assessment had several benefits:
- Planning: Approaches for the surveys were well planned out for the survey audience.
- Recruitment: Peer researchers helped with recruitment and led recruitment in ways that were appropriate for them and the audience. Peer researchers had trust and relationships with the audience, which allowed respondents to answer questions in open and honest ways.
- Shared language: Peer researchers understand language around using substances, which helped with designing the survey questions and conducting the interviews.
- Analyzing and interpreting results: Having peer researchers who really understand the context helped with interpretation of the data and choosing what to highlight.
Visit phesc.ca/podcast to listen to the episode or download it on your preferred podcatcher!
Inequity and Intersectionality
Given all the holidays that happen around this time of year, it's a good time to think about inequity and intersectionality and how these concepts play out in Canada today.
Here are a few resources from PHESC partners:
- National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy:Briefing note - Health Inequalities and Intersectionality / Inégalités de santé et intersectionnalité
This briefing note briefly explains intersectionality and explores the potential of an intersectional approach to reducing health inequalities / Cette note documentaire explique brièvement l'intersectionnalité et se penche sur le potentiel d'une telle approche pour réduire les inégalités de santé
- National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health:Public Health Speaks: Intersectionality and health equity / La santé publique a la parole : Intersectionnalité et équité en santé
Public health practitioners and researchers discuss the application of intersectionality in social determinants of health and health equity practice, policy and research / Les praticiens et les chercheurs de la santé publique discutent de l’application de l’intersectionnalité dans les pratiques et les actions de la santé publique pour améliorer l’équité en santé
- National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health: Recorded webinar: Intersectionality and health equity: Exploring opportunities for public health practice and policy /Intersectionnalité et équité en santé : exploration des possibilités en matière de politiques et de pratiques en santé publique
- Wellesley Institute: paper, Rethinking the Definition of Institutional Racism
IXe Congrès international d'épidémiologie à Québec
Le IXe Congrès international d'épidémiologie aura lieu à Québec du18 au 20 août 2020 et a comme thème « Épidémiologie et santé publique : union des forces en francophonie ».
Un appel à résumé est présentement en cours pour des communications orales et par affiches. Date limite : le 28 janvier 2020.
Site web du congrès
Call for Content: 2020 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum
8 & 9 June 2020, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Deadline for submissions: 15 March 2020
The 2020 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum is seeking contributions for content, which addresses the overall theme of Welcoming New Talent, Skills and Perspectives, and links to the subthemes of:
- Structures – What (for example: supports for training, recruiting and retention of knowledge mobilization specialists)
- Processes – How (for example: toolboxes, networks, communities of practice, training)
- Technology – Technology and Tools (for example: social media, apps, software, knowledge boards, database mining, CRM programs)