From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">crossposted from: <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font color="maroon" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">Tools and Approaches for<br>
Assessing and Supporting Public Health Action on the Social Determinants of
Health and Health Equity<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Collaborative
project between the National Collaborating Centres for Determinants of Health
(NCCDH) and for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) Canada - November 2012<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">…. this
document provides examples of the tools and approaches to health equity that
have been adopted or applied by the public health sector.<u></u><u></u></span></font></i></p>
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</span></font></i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">All of the identified resources are summarized using a quick
reference table format to help facilitate comparison and have been grouped into
three broad areas:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">1. Checklists and Lenses</span></b> –
these can be applied to and/or integrated into existing planning and
implementation activities.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">2. Processes</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> –
these include impact assessments that can be used to guide and support a more
comprehensive and structured planning approach to integrating social
determinants and health equity.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">3. Support
structures</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> – these can be developed and implemented as
part of public health organizations to support the implementation of a health
equity approach throughout the organization.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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The various tables contained herein outline a number of resources that can be
quickly referenced to find those that best suit a particular context. For
example, a health unit that is adapting a pre-natal parenting program may wish
to apply a quick “checklist” to ensure they are not increasing
inequity in access to this public health service. <br>
Alternatively, a health authority that is starting a new 4-year strategic
planning cycle may want to consider the establishment of a “health equity
office” to ensure health equity objectives are supported throughout the
organization. One key to the success of each of these tools and approaches is
that they be integrated as early as possible in the program planning and
implementation cycle. ….”<br>
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1 CHECKLISTS AND LENSES <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">1.1 Equity Checklists and Audits <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">1.2 Equity Lenses <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">2 PROCESSES (IMPACT ASSESSMENTS) <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">2.1 Health Impact Assessment (HIA) <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">2.2 Equity-Focused Health Impact
Assessment (EFHIA) <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">2.3 Health Equity Impact Assessment
(HEIA) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">3 SUPPORT STRUCTURES <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">3.1 Health Equity Offices <br>
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