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Understanding How Municipalities Work in Partnership with Local Public Health Systems to Enhance Population Health Outcomes and Reduce Health Inequalities

Funded by: Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF Establishment Grant)

About the Project:

This project investigates how municipalities and local public health systems can work in partnership to improve population health outcomes and reduce health inequities.
Municipal governments influence many of the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, and access to food and services. However, the ways in which municipalities and public health systems collaborate—and which approaches are most effective—remain unclear. To address this gap, the study combines three key approaches:
 

  • A scoping review of international evidence on partnership models

  • Interviews with policy and decision-makers across municipalities and public health systems in Canada

  •  A policy roundtable in Saskatchewan to translate findings into actionable strategies


The research examines how different partnership models are governed, what factors enable or hinder collaboration, and how these partnerships influence health outcomes and equity.

Go

1. Mahani, A., Revelli, M., Zahid, S., Ali, S., Tymczak, A., Safaripour, R., Bradley, C.,
Muhajarine, N., Farfard, P., Shahab, S., Diener, T., McIntosh, T., Cassola, A., Husack, K.,
Ihlebæk, C. M., Neudorf, C., & Slater, D. (2026). Bridging Systems for Health Equity: A
Scoping Review of Municipal–Public Health Partnerships. BMC Public Health.
(Revisions Submitted).

Project Team

This project has benefitted from the contributions of researchers, trainees, and community partners. We gratefully acknowledge everyone who has contributed to the project at different stages of its development.

    • Cara Bradley - University of Regina

    • Adèle Cassola - York University

    • Patrick Fafard - University of Ottawa

    • Camilla Ihlebæk - Norwegian University of Life Sciences

    • Akram Mahani - Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina

    • Tom McIntosh - Faculty of Arts, University of Regina

    • Nazeem Muhajarine - University of Saskatchewan

    • Cordell Neudorf - University of Saskatchewan

    • Marina Revelli - University of Saskatchewan

    • Shanzey Ali - Queen's University

    • Razieh Safaripour - Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina

    • Aleksandra Tymczak - University of Alberta

    • Sara Zahid - University of Regina

    • Tania Diener - Saskatchewan Health Authority

    • Kelly Husack - REACH Edmonton

    • Saqib Shahab - Saskatchewan Ministry of Health

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