Population Health Resources

Community Health Boards support a health promotion or population health based approach to wellness.  This model seeks to maintain and improve the health of people and the communities in which they live through partnerships, and by addressing those aspects of a person’s life that determine their health. The Social Determinants of Health include factors such as income, education, social supports, early childhood development,. Click on the resources below to learn more.

Social Determinants of Health

Health Impact Pyramid

Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion

Advocacy for CHBs

Health Equity for CHBs

For an illustrative example of how the social determinants of health affect the population, click on the image below for a full PDF infographic on the connections between poverty and Basic Income:

Click on the image for the full PDF infographic on the connections between poverty and Basic Income

October 17, is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Check out this video below about connecting the dots between poverty and health; a collaboration between Eastern Zone Community Health Board and Mental Health and Addictions Health Promotion teams.

Connecting the dots between poverty and health video

To see similar infographics about food security, housing, the stigma of mental illness and addictions, basic income and transportation click on the links below.

March was National Nutrition month in Canada and the theme was “unlock the potential of food and practice healthy eating habits to take care of our families and ourselves”.  We are pleased to share with you an update version of the Food Security infographic from the Connecting the Dots- Poverty Impact Health Series.