Population Health Fund Alberta/NWT Region

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Population Health Fund was initiated on April 1, 1997 by Health Canada to promote prevention and positive action on those factors that affect the health of a population as a whole, or that of specific population groups. These factors, known as the "determinants of health", include:

• Income and Social Status
• Social Support Networks
• Education and Literacy
• Employment and Working Conditions
• Social Environments
• Physical Environments
• Personal Health Practices and Coping Skills
• Healthy Childhood Development
• Biology and Genetic Endowment
• Health Services
• Gender
• Culture

The goal of the Population Health Fund is to increase community capacity on or across the determinants of health.

Objectives

The objectives of the Population Health Fund are to:

• develop community-based models for applying the population health approach
• increase the knowledge base for program and policy development on population health
• increase partnerships across sectors to address the determinants of health

To achieve these objectives, the Fund will support projects that facilitate joint planning and coordinated actions among voluntary organizations, service providers, governments and the private sector to improve population health.

Principles

Projects submitted for possible funding under the Population Health Fund are required to respect the following principles in project development and implementation.

Promoting Participation

Project activities and intended outcomes must be relevant to the population being served. This can be achieved by members of the population group and key stakeholders taking an active role in planning, implementing and evaluating the project, as well as disseminating the results.

Ensuring Intersectoral Collaboration

One element of success for a population health approach is the development and support of comprehensive and co-ordinated action by governments, private, professional and voluntary sectors. Strong intersectoral collaboration at local, municipal, provincial and national levels is necessary to create effective and co-ordinated activities that positively influence the relevant health determinants. Partners may include volunteer and community groups, all levels of government, the business community, labour and professional organizations.

FUNDING IN THIS REGION

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) regularly establishes national and regional priorities for the Population Health Fund. In Alberta, the Fund is administered through the Regional Office of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Regional priorities are determined through consultation with an Advisory Committee that has representation from relevant community, non-governmental and governmental agencies.

• National Population Health Fund projects are administered through the Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa.

Please note: Population Health Fund proposals in Alberta are not requested at this time.

PAST AND CURRENT PROJECTS

• 2008-2010
• 2007-2008
• 2005-2007
• 2004-2005
• 2002-2004
• 2001-2002
• 2000-2001

Evaluation Summary Report 2002-2005
PDF Format  52 Pages - 560 KB

LINKS

Public Health Agency of Canada

• Healthy Living
• Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
• Population Health Approach

Health Canada

• Food and Nutrition
• Tobacco

National

• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Coalition for Active Living
• Dietitians of Canada
• Heart and Stroke Foundation

Regional

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Alberta Health Services)
• Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation
• Alberta Health and Wellness
• Alberta Healthy Living Network
• Alberta Mental Health Board
• Alberta Public Health Association
• Canadian Cancer Society - Alberta/NWT Division
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT and Nunavut
• Alberta Cancer Board
  

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Alliance for the Prevention of Chronic Disease - Manitoba
• Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC)
• Department of Chronic Diseases and and Health Promotion - World Health Organization (WHO)
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services