Organizational level indicators to address health equity work in local public health agencies: A scoping review

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2017, Pages e306-e313

  Salter, Katherine ^a   Salvaterra, Rosana ^b   Antonello, Deborah ^c   Cohen, Benita E ^d   Kothari, Anita ^a   Leber, Marlene Janzen ^e   Lemieux, Suzanne ^f   Moran, Kathy ^g   Rizzi, Katherine ^a   Robson, Jordan ^c   Wai, Caroline ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Peterborough County City Health Unit   (Canada)

^c Algoma Public Health   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e BRESCIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^f Sudbury and District Health Unit   (Canada)

^g Durham Region Health Department   (Canada)

^h TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health equity; Organization; Public health; Review

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH EQUITY; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 85029670171     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17269/CJPH.108.5889     Document Type: Review

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