At the World Health Assembly in 2012, Canada endorsed the Rio Political Declaration on the Social Determinants of Health, pledging to strengthen monitoring and reporting on health inequalities. Following this, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Statistics Canada, and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (and others) have collaboratively undertaken the work of the Pan-Canadian Health Inequalities Reporting Initiative by creating a data resource. Over the past 18 months, the Manitoba/Saskatchewan Region of the Public Health Agency of Canada has been conducting a series of information sessions for potential users of the Health Inequalities Data Tool, to raise awareness of the available data, the methodology, and the supporting resources.
In this presentation, attendees will:
- Strengthen knowledge and action on health inequalities in Canada through improved data infrastructure and reporting.
- Receive a high-level overview of the impetus for the development of this initiative, with links to global goals.
- Be introduced to and have the opportunity to use the Data Tool, which will increase their understanding of the scope and capacity of the tool.
- Work through examples of the types of policy research questions or queries that can be answered.
- Attendees are asked to bring a laptop, or other Wi-Fi enabled devices to experience hands-on the capacity of the Data Tool.
PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES
Kiri Shafto
Kiri Shafto has been working in Public Health since 2003 when she was hired to map mosquito larval development sites for Manitoba Health. She started working with the Public Health Agency in 2006 to do immunization surveillance with Manitoba Health and the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch in Winnipeg. She continued to work with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch as a Public Health Officer, and her role expanded to surveillance in HIV and STBBIs. She then worked at a community health centre, developing tools to embed the social determinants of health in decision-making and to integrate concepts of trauma-informed practice across organizations.
Kiri now works with the Manitoba/Saskatchewan Regional Office of the Public Health Agency of Canada in stakeholder engagement and knowledge mobilization. Recently this work has included Health Inequalities Reporting Initiative, as part of Canada’s work on the sustainable development goals. She is also excited to be starting coursework for her doctorate in Applied Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba this fall.
Auralee Gettis
Auralee Gettis has a Master’s of Science from the University of Regina. She began her career as a federal public servant 13 years ago with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. While working there, she had numerous duties including a role in emergency preparedness and response. She then worked for First Nations and Inuit Health in various roles including the eHealth and mental wellness programs. She is currently an analyst for the Manitoba / Saskatchewan region of the Public Health Agency of Canada working from the Regina office in the area of stakeholder engagement and knowledge mobilization. Some of her main files include antimicrobial resistance, maternal and child health, immunization, and health inequalities
Event Details
- When:
- Time:
- 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM CST
- Location:
- Prairie Room, 101 Diefenbaker Place, University of Saskatchewan campus; CB 308, College Avenue Campus, University of Regina
- File:
- Download the event communique