Effective communication

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

Effective communication is an excerpt from the larger toolkit, No barriers, health equity for all: Toolkit and practical guide for health and community service providers (start on p. 14). Effective Communication identifies strategies for communicating about health equity and social determinants of health.

This is a four page excerpt from No barriers, health equity for all: Toolkit and practical guide for health and community service providers, which was developed by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit in Canada. It describes the importance of inclusive language, guidelines for effective communication, and alternative ways to describe health equity for different audiences.

When to use

This excerpt would be helpful for developing language and messaging about health equity and social determinants of health, which can feel very abstract to many audiences. It may be helpful to gain support for local activities to address health equity.

Things to consider

The authors recommend reviewing the entire toolkit to strengthen understanding about what influences health.

Use this resource

Start on p. 14 of No barriers, health equity for all: Toolkit and practical guide for health and community service providers:

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