The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on The State of Public Health in Canada 2008

Helping Canadians achieve the best health possible

Table of contents

• A Message from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer
• Acknowledgements
• Errata
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Goals of the report
  • Who this report is about
  • What the report covers
• Chapter 2: Public Health in Canada
  • What is public health?
  • Canada’s public health history
  • A work in progress
• Chapter 3: Our Population, Our Health and the Distribution of Our Health
  • Who we are
  • Our health
    • Life expectancy
    • Infant mortality
    • Self-reported health
    • Causes of death
    • Causes of premature death
    • Patterns of ill health and disability
  • Chapter 3 Summary
• Chapter 4: Social and Economic Factors that Influence Our Health and
  Contribute to Health Inequalities
  • What makes – and keeps – us healthy
    • Income
    • Employment and working conditions
    • Food security
    • Environment and housing
    • Early childhood development
    • Education and literacy
    • Social support and connectedness
    • Health behaviours
    • Access to health care
  • Chapter 4 Summary
• Chapter 5: Addressing Inequalities – Where are we in Canada?
  • Priority areas for action
    • Social investment
    • Community capacity
    • Inter-sectoral action
    • Knowledge infrastructure
    • Leadership
  • Potential for progress
• Chapter 6: Moving Forward – Imagine the Possibilities
  • A time to act
    • Foster collective will and leadership
    • Reduce child poverty
    • Strengthen communities
    • A commitment to change
• Appendixes
  • Appendix A: List of Acronyms
  • Appendix B: List of National Collaborating Centres for Public Health
  • Appendix C: Health Goals for Canada – A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Commitment to Canadians
  • Appendix D: Definitions and Data Sources for Indicators
• References