Synthesis and summary

Écrit synthétisant ou résumant une production scientifique (de l'INSPQ ou d'ailleurs) et dans lequel les connaissances scientifiques sont adaptées de manière à les rendre accessibles et compréhensibles à des publics généraux ou spécialisés.

Read more about Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: The Grey Bruce Public Health Experience in Fostering Healthy Communities

Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: The Grey Bruce Public Health Experience in Fostering Healthy Communities

  • Camille Mercier

This publication introduces the Healthy Communities Partnership led by Grey Bruce Public Health, in Ontario, as an example of Health in All Policies (HiAP). This case summary is part of a series developed by the Canadian Network for Health in All Policies to document the current state and variety of HiAP initiatives being implemented in Canada. It is intended for public health actors and other…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Advancing Public Health and Equity Through the Vancouver Coastal Health Healthy Public Policy Unit

Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Advancing Public Health and Equity Through the Vancouver Coastal Health Healthy Public Policy Unit

  • Camille Mercier
  • Melinda Markey
  • Karen Rideout

This publication introduces the Healthy Public Policy Unit of Vancouver Coastal Health in British Columbia, as an example of Health in All Policies (HiAP). 

  • Knowledge review
Read more about Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Québec’s Collaborative Model for Health Prevention Governance

Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Québec’s Collaborative Model for Health Prevention Governance

  • Camille Mercier
  • Natalia Carrillo Botero

This publication introduces the government of Québec’s Politique gouvernementale de prévention en santé (Government Policy for Health Prevention), as an example of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. This case summary is part of a series developed by the Canadian Network for Health in All Policies to document the current state and variety of implementations of the HiAP approach…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Young people, health and screens: Supporting action in Indigenous contexts

Young people, health and screens: Supporting action in Indigenous contexts

  • Catherine Fournier

This summary document is funded by the Stratégie québécoise sur l’utilisation des écrans et la santé des jeunes 2022-2025. It is aimed at stakeholders responsible for planning and implementing actions designed to influence exposure to and use of screens in the homes and communities of First Nations and Inuit youth.

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Decision-support logic diagram for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water

Decision-support logic diagram for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water

  • Gabriela Ponce
  • Marie-Hélène Bourgault
  • Michelle Gagné
  • Daria Pereg
  • Mathieu Valcke

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) form a complex group of chemicals comprising thousands of fluorinated organic compounds.

  • Knowledge review
Read more about Workplace Psychosocial Risks: Measurable and Modifiable Health Risks

Workplace Psychosocial Risks: Measurable and Modifiable Health Risks

  • Carole Chénard
  • Marie-Michèle Mantha-Bélisle
  • Michel Vézina

An abundance of scientific evidence from around the world points to the adverse effects of workplace psychosocial risks on mental health1 and physical health. Over the past few years, the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) and its collaborators have developed a Tool for Identifying Psychosocial Risk Factors in the Workplace, which allows these risks to be identified and…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about The Process of Establishing a Food Cooperative: A Promising Intervention for Improving Physical Access to Food

The Process of Establishing a Food Cooperative: A Promising Intervention for Improving Physical Access to Food

  • Gabrielle Durette
  • Amélie Bergeron

The adoption of healthy eating—an important determinant of health—is influenced by both individual and environmental (physical, sociocultural, economic, and political) characteristics (Giskes et al., 2011; Raine, 2005; Story et al., 2008; WHO, 2002). Considering the influence of the food environment on diet quality, it is essential to work to ensure that the characteristics of the food…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Promoting the Global Development of Children 0 to 6 Years of Age: Some Principles to Guide the Action

Promoting the Global Development of Children 0 to 6 Years of Age: Some Principles to Guide the Action

  • Marie-Ève Bergeron-Gaudin
  • Andréane Melançon
  • Mouctar Sow

This knowledge translation tool, developed by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), aims to support early childhood stakeholders in the implementation of concerted actions at the national, regional, and local levels. More specifically, the tool targets professionals who accompany early childhood consultation and mobilization, as well as partners and actors on the ground…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about The Socio-Emotional Development of Children 0 to 6 Years of Age: A Tool for Early Childhood Stakeholders

The Socio-Emotional Development of Children 0 to 6 Years of Age: A Tool for Early Childhood Stakeholders

  • Mouctar Sow
  • Marie-Ève Bergeron-Gaudin
  • Andréane Melançon

This knowledge translation tool, developed by the Institut national de santé publique (INSPQ), is based on the synthesis Développement socioaffectif de l’enfant entre 0 et 5 ans et facteurs associés. The synthesis and tool were developed as part of the Initiative concertée d’intervention pour le développement des jeunes enfants (ICIDJE) working group, “Intervention Support” component.

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Build Back Better: Wellbeing Budgets for a Post COVID-19 Recovery?

Build Back Better: Wellbeing Budgets for a Post COVID-19 Recovery?

  • Val Morrison
  • Kelsey Lucyk

In this fact sheet, we look at how wellbeing has developed as a policy focus for governments and how it might be related to public health concerns such as the social determinants of physical and mental health and health inequalities. We consider whether wellbeing approaches to central government policies may advance the goals of healthy public policy. As part of the National Collaborating…

  • Research report, study and analysis
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