Cancer View Canada – Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
A regularly maintained directory of policies and legislation related to the prevention of cancer and chronic disease. The goal of the directory is to help encourage the development of healthy public policy in Canada.
https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/tools/prevention-policies-directory/
ParticipACTION
An evidence-informed document, this report card provides information on Canada’s rate of success in terms of providing opportunities for children and youth to be physically active.
The Parents Jury, Australia
This annual awards ceremony allows members of The Parents Jury (Australia) to determine whether the techniques used by food manufacturers and marketers to appeal to children deserve to be publicly celebrated or shamed. The past winners and descriptions of the many awards, such as the Digital Ninja, are available under the ‘Hall of Fame’ and ‘Hall of Shame’ tabs. This resource could be used by individuals interested in policy change to guide effective and helpful marketing campaigns.
Public Health Agency of Canada
A list of open funding opportunities available to universities, non-governmental organizations, community groups, and/or provincial governments. Be sure to watch the webpage as new opportunities are added often.
World Health Organization
A health impact assessment is a tool that can help you assess the health impacts of policies, plans and projects. This webpage, developed by the World Health Organization, outlines the concept of the health impact assessment and provides tools and guidelines for determining whether to conduct one in your community. For an example of an HIA, see the University of London’s HIA Guide for Safe Routes to School.
Ontario Public Health Association
This is an excellent tool for those interested in working with evidence to promote health. It discusses what evidence is, where to find it and how it can be generated and applied to increase the effectiveness of health promotion programs. There is also a PDF that offers a condensed version of the module without external links but does not require additional software. The PDF is available here.
Non-Smokers’ Rights Association and Smoking and Health Action Foundation
This guide was created to help advocates encourage the adoption and implementation of tobacco reduction policies on campuses; examples of tobacco-free policies are included.
http://www.leavethepackbehind.org/pdf/Tobacco_Free_Campus_Guide_web_final.pdf
Eat Smart Meet Smart – How to Plan and Host Healthy Meetings, Events and Conferences
A supplement to the Eat Smart Meet Smart Guide, this document is an example of a simple policy template for the workplace.
https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/health-eatsmartmeetsmart-meetingchecklist.pdf
FHI, The Science of Improving Lives
A short guide that introduces readers to the champions advocacy model and outlines key strategies for working with champions and opinion leaders.
Valente, T.W and P. Pumpuang (2007). Identifying Opinion Leaders to Promote Behavior Change. Health Education 34: 881.
This document outlines ten strategies for identifying opinion leaders.
