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Toward a Healthy Future
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Errata

Preface

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

Introduction
Toward a Healthy Future, About This Report, Data Sources and Limitations of This Report, The Canadian Population, A Population Health Approach, Endnotes for Introduction

1. The Health Status of Canadians
Highlights, Self-Rated Health, Psychological Well-Being, Selected Diseases and Conditions, Disability and Activity, Limitations, Major Causes of Death, Life Expectancy at Birth, Potential Years of Life Lost , How Does Canada Compare to Other Countries?, Discussion, Endnotes for Chapter 1

2. The Socioeconomic Environment
Highlights, Income and Health, Education and Literacy, Employment and Unemployment, Working Conditions, The Social Environment, Discussion, Endnotes for Chapter 2

3. Healthy Child Development
Highlights, Growing Up Healthy, Some Key Issues Affecting Healthy Child Development, Discussion, Endnotes for Chapter 3

4. Physical Environment
Highlights, Sustainable Development and Health, The Natural Environment, The Built Environment, What Canadians Are Doing, Discussion, Endnotes for Chapter 4

5. Personal Health Practices
Highlights, Trends in Health Practices, Discussion, Endnotes for Chapter 5

6. Health Services
Highlights, Health Service Expenditures, Service Delivery, Access to and Utilization of Health Services, Access to Health Professionals Other Than a Physician, Medication Expenditures and Use, Unmet Health-Care Needs, Alternative Health Services, Discussion, Endnotes for Chapter 6

7. Biology and Genetic Endowment
Highlights, Linking Biology and the Environment, Biology and Birth Defects, New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies (NRGTs), The Biology of Brain Development, Aging and Health, Discussion , Endnotes for Chapter 7

8. Improving Health
Reason to Celebrate, The Use of a Population Health Approach, Priorities for Action , A Vision for the Future, Conclusion, Endnotes for Chapter 8

Appendix A
Members of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Advisory Committee on Population Health (ACPH), Working Groups and Production Consultants

Appendix B
Selected Health Indicators - Canada, the Provinces and Territories

Appendix C
Selected Resource Documents

Appendix D
Key Word Index