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The North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (NAO) is a collaborative partnership of interested researchers, academic organizations, governments, and health organizations. Through its work, the NAO promotes evidence-informed health system policy decision-making in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. Academic partners include the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, the National Institute of Public Health, Mexico, and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a partnership, hosted by WHO/Europe, and has hubs in Brussels, London, and Berlin. The Health Systems in Transition series consists of in-depth profiles of health systems and policies in specific countries, produced using a standardized approach that allows comparison across countries. They provide facts, figures, and analysis, and highlight reform initiatives in progress. Book jacket.
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Health Promotion in Canada is a comprehensive profile of the history, current status, and future of health promotion in Canada. This fourth edition maintains the critical approach of the previous three editions but provides a current and in-depth analysis of theory, practice, policy, and research in Canada in relation to recent innovative approaches in health promotion. Thoroughly updated with 15 new chapters and all-new learning objectives, the edited collection contains contributions by prominent Canadian academics, researchers, and practitioners as well as an afterword by Ronald Labonté. The authors cover a broad range of topics including inequities in health, Indigenous communities and immigrants, mental health, violence against women, global ecological change, and globalization. The book also provides critical reflections on practice and concrete Canadian examples that bring theory to life.
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In April 2001, the Prime Minister established the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada. Its mandate was to review medicare, engage Canadians in a national dialogue on its future, and make recommendations to enhance the system's quality and sustainability. The 47 recommendations in this report outline actions that must be taken in 10 critical areas, starting by renewing the foundations of medicare and considering Canada's role in improving health around the world.