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Reintroduction Building Healthy Public Policy

This document provides a summary of a presentation on promoting healthy public policy. It begins with a link to view an archived recording of the presentation and instructions to scroll down to view the slides. The remainder of the document consists of the presentation slides, which define key concepts like policy, healthy public policy, types of policy instruments, and the role of public health in influencing policy. It outlines Public Health Ontario's policy workbook and an eight-step policy making process for developing healthy public policy.

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Reintroduction Building Healthy Public Policy

This document provides a summary of a presentation on promoting healthy public policy. It begins with a link to view an archived recording of the presentation and instructions to scroll down to view the slides. The remainder of the document consists of the presentation slides, which define key concepts like policy, healthy public policy, types of policy instruments, and the role of public health in influencing policy. It outlines Public Health Ontario's policy workbook and an eight-step policy making process for developing healthy public policy.

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slides from the session.

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Promoting Health: A (re) Introduction to
Building Healthy Public Policy

Andrea Bodkin, Senior Program Specialist in Health Promotion, Public Health Ontario
Janet Dawson, Health Promoter Specialist, Policy & Equity, Peterborough Public Health
July 12, 2023
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Today’s Workshop

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Polls

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What is Policy?1,2

Policy is a guide to action to change what would


otherwise occur, a decision about amounts and
allocations of resources:
• The overall amount is a statement of
commitment to certain areas of concern
• The distribution of the amount shows the
priorities of decision makers.
Policy sets priorities and guides resource allocation.

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What is Healthy Public Policy?3,4

Healthy public policies aim to improve


the circumstances in which people are
born, grow, work, and age. Healthy
public policy is coordinated action that
leads to health, income and social
policies that foster greater equity.

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Types of Policy Instruments4

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Public Health’s Mandate in Healthy Public Policy
Ontario Public Health Standards6 Ottawa Charter4

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Role of Public Health in Influencing Policy8

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Public Health Ontario’s Policy Workbook2

Three Embedded Concepts


• Health in All Policies: takes into account the
health implications of decisions made outside the
health sector
• Advocacy: a combination of individual and social
actions which are designed to gain political
commitment and policy support
• Health equity: some populations may experience
a greater burden of inequity because of existing or
new policies

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Eight-Step Policy Making Process for Developing a Healthy Public Policy2

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References
1. Milio N. Glossary: healthy public policy. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2001;55(9):622-3. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.55.9.622

2. Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario), Bergeron K. Supporting the policy-making process: a workbook
[Internet]. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; 2018 [cited 2022 Nov 1]. Available from: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-
/media/documents/S/2018/supporting-policy-making.pdf

3. Fry D, Zask A. Applying the Ottawa Charter to inform health promotion programme design. Health Promo Int. 2017;32(5):901-12. Available from:
https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daw022

4. World Health Organization (WHO). The Ottawa charter for health promotion: first international conference on health promotion [Internet]. Geneva:
WHO; 1986 [cited 2022 Nov 1]. Available from: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/health-promotion/population-
health/ottawa-charter-health-promotion-international-conference-on-health-promotion/charter.pdf

5. Pedra I. PH and policy slides [presentation]. Brampton, ON: Peel Public Health; 2020 Jan 17 [cited 2023 Jan 23].

6. Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Ontario Public Health Standards: requirements for programs, services and accountability [Internet].
Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; 2021 [cited 2022 Jul 6]. Available from:
https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/oph_standards/docs/protocols_guidelines/Ontario_Public_Health_Standards_2021.pdf

7. Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Population and Public Health Division. Health equity guideline [Internet]. Toronto, ON: Queen's
Printer for Ontario; 2018 [cited 2022 Jul 4]. Available from:
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/oph_standards/docs/protocols_guidelines/Health_Equity_Guideline_2018_en.pdf

8. Kamwa Ngne A, Morrison V. Public policy competencies for public health: a review of the literature [Internet]. Montreal, QC: National Collaborating
Centre for Healthy Public Policy; 2021 [cited 2022 Dec 16]. Available from: https://ccnpps-ncchpp.ca/docs/2021-AnalyzingPP-
PublicPolicyCompetencies.pdf

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For More Information About This Presentation, Contact:

Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention


[email protected]

Public Health Ontario keeps Ontarians safe and healthy. Find out more at
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