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Health Promotion
"All governments recognize that public health efforts on health promotion, disease and injury prevention are critical to achieving better health outcomes for Canadians and contributing to the long-term sustainability of medicare by reducing pressure on the health care system. In particular, managing chronic disease more effectively maintains health status for individuals and counters a growing trend of increasing disease burden."-10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care
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Stepping It Up: Moving the Focus from Health Care in Canada to a Healthier Canada | |
| December 2010 | ||
| In this report we examine the health disparities which play a significant role in health system costs. We find that ongoing spending on acute care and programs that encourage a healthy lifestyle are not enough to improve the overall health of Canadians, particularly those who live in or close to poverty. Read more | ||
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Health Care Renewal in Canada: Measuring Up? | |
| February 2007 | ||
| In this report, we set out three pathways to help steer us towards quality: quicker access to needed care, better quality services, and improved population health that factors in the need for support inside and outside the health care system. Read more | ||
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Primer on Public Involvement | |
| July 2006 | ||
| The Health Council of Canada commissioned the Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) to produce a Primer on Public Involvement. We hope this primer will serve as a useful guide to governments and health and community organizations grappling with how best to engage the public in health care issues. Read more | ||
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Health Care Renewal in Canada: Accelerating Change 2005 | |
| January 2005 | ||
| In this report, we set out three pathways to help steer us towards quality: quicker access to needed care, better quality services, and improved population health that factors in the need for support inside and outside the health care system. Read more | ||
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Stepping it Up: Moving the Focus from Health Care in Canada to a Healthier Canada
Presented at the Canadian Public Health Association June 2011 Conference, Health in All Policies by John G. Abbott, CEO, Health Council of Canada
Presented at the Canadian Public Health Association June 2011 Conference, Health in All Policies by John G. Abbott, CEO, Health Council of Canada
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