Grant: Project Grant - PA: Population and Public Health - Global Health Policy

The trajectories of people's lives are often shaped by things that fall outside of their control, having more to do with unearned disadvantages than with their own behaviours or biology. Despite solid evidence and practical policy solutions, systematic differences in health and health outcomes persist both within and between countries. Evidence shows the distribution of power, resources, and wealth along social gradients are causes of these inequities. Many people working in health and health research, and particularly in global health, describe their work as reducing health inequities or advancing health equity; but research shows their efforts, both in what and how they do global health research, does not integrate equity considerations. This knowledge translation science project will support people within the global health research community in Canada to align their equity intentions with knowledge and action. By supporting people to integrate evidence-informed strategies and principles, efforts to improve population health can move toward more productive health equity action that focuses on addressing the causes, rather than symptoms, of inequities. The project team brings together leaders in global health research and knowledge translation, building upon a strong foundation of previous work and leveraging the continued relationships and knowledge translation efforts across well- established networks.