Linked Documents:

Intersectoral Action ...Towards Population Health (1999) : This paper was prepared by the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Advisory Committee on Population Health (ACPH). The ACPH reports to and advises the federal, provincial and territorial Deputy Ministers of Health on national and inter-provincial strategies to improve the health status of the Canadian population and to provide a more integrated approach to health.

This paper is intended as a resource for those working to stimulate and enhance intersectoral action for health. It presents a framework for thinking about intersectoral action, discusses conditions for success, and suggests actions to support further development and wider implementation of the intersectoral action approach. The paper is not a "how to" guide. Rather, it is a source of information and ideas that illustrates and reinforces the importance of intersectoral action for health. It is also a catalyst for discussion and action by partners inside and outside the health sector.

Building A Healthy Future is intended to provide health intermediaries and the general public with key messages from Toward a Healthy Future: Second Report on the Health of Canadians. This plain-language popular version is one way of getting simple and compelling population health messages out to people who would not otherwise read the Report itself. It was produced by the Canadian Public Health Association and funded by Health Canada.

Related Sites:

The following organizations use multi-stakeholder, partnership or collaboration models. For example, InvestinKids is a corporate sponsored initiative that brings together corporate, health care and research communities in Canada.

InvestinKids
Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
Georgia Basin Initiative
Institute for Work and Health
Centre for Sustainable Development Institute
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Canadian International Development Agency
Australian Health and Age Care Population Health Division
World Health Organization
UNICEF
Conference Board of Canada
Canadian Consortium for Health Promotion Research

The Consortium brings together research, health practitioners and community sectors in Canada related to applied health promotion research

Recommended Reading:

The Advisory Committee on Population Health (ACPH) has also released a discussion paper entitled Intergovernmental Collaboration on HIV/AIDS. This companion document to Intersectoral Action ...Towards Population Health outlines ways in which strengthening intergovernmental and intersectoral collaboration can improve Canada's effectiveness in dealing with the challenges of HIV/AIDS, discusses factors for success, and provides examples of mechanisms that have been established to facilitate such collaboration. Intergovernmental Collaboration on HIV/AIDS is positioned as a companion document because it illustrates, in a concrete way, key concepts presented in the discussion paper, and may serve as a model for furthering collaborative action to address other specific health issues. Copies can be obtained through the Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse at 1-877-999-7740

The Canadian Experience of Intersectoral Collaboration for Health Gains was prepared by the Canadian Public Health Association for the World Health Organization's 1997 conference, Renewal of Health for All: Intersectoral Collaboration for Health Gains. E-mail the CPHA Health Resources Centre at: hrc/cds@CPHA.ca.