Public Health 2020 Virtual Program

13:00 - 14:00

Concurrent Sessions

• Attaining access for all: Universal pharmacare to improve public health and address health equity in Canada
• More is not always better in public health 
• Understanding the infodemic and misinformation in the fight against COVID-19
• Use a web-based planning tool to calculate the predict life expectancy and mortality for provinces and health regions based on sociodemographic and health behaviour risks 

Concurrent Sessions

• COVID-19 and health inequities in Canada: Understanding community-based needs and opportunities for action
• From ‘service delivery target’ to ‘source of expertise’: Engaging those who live with inequities to shape public health priorities
• How to apply artificial intelligence to real problems in local public health
• Refreshing Core Competencies for Public Health Practice in Canada: What are the priorities?

Concurrent Sessions

• Action Framework for Building an Inclusive Health System: Evidence-based Interventions to Address Stigma and Discrimination in Public Health Institutions
• The future of race-based and Indigenous identity data in Canada: Towards a standardized approach
• Surveillance to assess impacts of COVID-19 pandemic: Overview and some lessons learned across Canada 
• Use of Incident Management System (IMS) to address challenges of COVID-19 in First Nations Health Authority responsible for 31 remote communities

Concurrent Sessions

• Climate change impacting the health and well-being in the Métis Homeland
• Fostering an eco-social future for public health: EDGE, ECHO and next generation intersectoral action for health
• Implications of race-based data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Paved with good intentions: Gentrification and the health and equity impacts of urban change 
• Understanding our food systems: Building indigenous food sovereignty with northern Ontario public health

Concurrent Sessions

• COVID-19 outbreak management: Experiences, best practices, and lessons learned
• Examining racism in systems as a public health issue 
• Nutrition public policy - Next steps for Canada
• Strengthening health equity in education and professional development: Using storytelling and role play to build competencies
• Those who lead: Indigenous community based organizations roles in Public Health 

Concurrent Sessions

• Addressing climate change as a public health professional
• Alcohol, other drugs and suicide: Current evidence and implications for monitoring and prevention
• Canada’s role in global health: Challenges and opportunities for public health action
• “Equity is not equality”? Deepening our understanding of justice as an ethical foundation for health equity
• The impact of COVID-19 in the Region of the Americas: Public health, economic and social contexts