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Social justice is a core value of public health. However, the public health core competencies for Canada document (release 1.0) does not contain any explicit reference to the essential attributes of social justice within the competencies themselves. We argue that social justice attributes should be integrated into the core competencies and propose examples for consideration.
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La justice sociale est une valeur fondamentale en santé publique. Cependant, le document sur les compétences de base pour la santé publique au Canada (version 1.0) ne fait pas explicitement mention des attributs essentiels de la justice sociale dans les compétences mêmes. Nous tentons de démontrer, avec exemples à l’appui, que les attributs de la justice sociale devraient être intégrés dans les compétences de base.
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Acknowledgements: Dr. Edwards holds a Nursing Chair from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Dr. Davison is a post-doctoral fellow funded by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Global Health Research Initiative.
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Edwards, N.C., Davison, C.M. Social Justice and Core Competencies for Public Health. Can J Public Health 99, 130–132 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03405460
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