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COVID-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

COVID-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

by cfigu | May 26, 2020 | Featured Health Literacy, Global Focus, Health Literacy

Health literacy is vital to slowing down the spread of the virus and mitigating the impact and effects of COVID-19. This article describes what’s needed to ensure that health authorities apply health literacy principles and provide information that is...
Social Justice in Pandemic Preparedness

Social Justice in Pandemic Preparedness

by cfigu | May 25, 2020 | Accessibility, Health Equity, Public Health, Vulnerable Populations

This article reviews the history of vulnerability to influenza pandemics of disadvantaged groups, citing socioeconomic factors and larger scale forces such as poverty, racism, and gender as contributors. The authors discuss how pandemic planning includes concepts of...
Harm Reduction in Housing and Shelters during COVID-19

Harm Reduction in Housing and Shelters during COVID-19

by cfigu | May 25, 2020 | Featured Housing, Harm Reduction, Housing

COVID-19 is escalating substance use related harms particularly for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in poverty. People are at increased risk for more serious COVID-19 symptoms and complications. In this article, Bernie Pauly discusses why...
Covid-19 And Indigenous Communities: Family Conversations

Covid-19 And Indigenous Communities: Family Conversations

by cfigu | May 21, 2020 | Elder Support, Featured Homepage, Indigenous Health, Public Health

The Yellowhead Institute has compiled advice from Dr. Alika Lafontaine, an Oji-Cree-Poly award-winning physician, to facilitate discussion and conversation with families in Indigenous communities. The brief focuses on protecting Elders and on communicating methods and...
Social Justice in Pandemic Preparedness

Pandemic Planning and Services that Support People Who are Homeless

by cfigu | May 21, 2020 | Homelessness, Vulnerable Populations

People experiencing homelessness are presented with unique challenges in the event of a pandemic. This list of sixteen considerations and expectations for a community or organization working on pandemic planning pertains particularly to the homeless sector so that...

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    Engaging for Health Equity is a project of the Division of Social Accountability.

    The DSA is proud to be a part of the Saskatoon Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19 and for the critical equity-informed work that is happening in Saskatoon.

    Important: For public health recommendations on COVID–19 (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and risk, and travel advice), please visit the Government of Canada’s website.

    For Saskatchewan COVID-19 news and information, visit the Government of Saskatchewan’s website.

    The DSA office is situated in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis and we acknowledge Saskatchewan as the traditional territory of First Nations and Métis people, which includes Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. We pay our respect to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. We recognize the legacies of colonialism and systemic racism in Saskatchewan, which requires focused and sustained societal efforts as we confront historical and contemporary injustices and achieve health equity for all.