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Population Health at Work
Population health is gaining momentum around the world as an approach to health, bringing its own new insights and challenges. The following activities include a mix of resources and applications, ranging from strategies for intersectoral collaboration to ways to apply the population health approach at the community level.
The Intersectoral Action Toolkit: The Cloverleaf Model for Success
Health Canada's new Intersectoral Action (ISA) Toolkit is a compact, practical guide for government, community and business partners working across sectors. It is the result of a collaboration between Health Canada (Population and Public Health Branch (PPHB), Alberta/NWT Region) and the Dietitians of Canada. Based on the Amherst Wilder Foundation's publication, Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey, the kit includes two Alberta case studies.
The U.S. Centres for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Evaluation Working Group
Use this Web site to learn about the CDC Evaluation Working Group, which promotes program evaluation in public health. The site offers a framework for program evaluation and advice on how to use it.
The Evidence of Health Promotion Effectiveness
Published in 2000 by the International
Union for Health Promotion and Education.
This two-part book assesses 20 years of the health, social, economic and
political impacts of health promotion and disease prevention. It responds
to the question: "What is the evidence that health promotion is an effective
public health strategy?"
Success Stories:
Caledon Institute of Social Policy Community Stories Series
Health Canada's Community Action Program for Children funds community
groups that address the developmental needs of at-risk children aged 0-6
years. Health Canada has worked with the Caledon
Institute of Social Policy to profile three CAPC projects in the Institute's
Community Stories series.
Vancouver HIV/AIDS Care Coordinating Committee
The Vancouver HIV/AIDS Care Coordinating Committee (VH/ACCC) co-ordinates service organizations that fight the HIV epidemic. In September 1998, the Committee adopted a population health approach to developing its second strategic plan. The 1999/2002 plan and supporting documentation are available at http://www.aidsvancouver.bc.ca/VHACC/stratplan/titlepage.html.
The Voluntary Sector: An Important Partner in Health
This fall, a new addition to the Health Canada Web site will describe the voluntary sector, its important contribution to Canadians' health and well-being, and its partnership with the federal government. Voluntary health organizations benefit the public through support, preventative services, funding and research, but volunteers providing these services also enjoy improved health through their participation. Having voluntary sector partners involved in developing effective public policies demonstrates how intersectoral collaboration contributes to public health.
PRI's Horizons Newsletter
The theme of this issue of Horizons, the Policy Research Initiative's newsletter, is sustainable development. It looks at how inequality obstructs sustainable development and how to apply sustainable development concepts. A list of resources is on the corresponding sustainability theme site.
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