Health Promotion - Information, Informed Choice and Utilization
The fundamental importance of the ability of Canadians - both the general
public as well as health care professionals - to make informed choices
concerning the use of natural health products (NHPs) has been at the heart
of the consultation process. Information
and Informed Choice in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Health
Care and Natural Health Products: An Invitational Roundtable details
the challenges in this area. Key legal and ethical issues related to NHPs
and complementary and alternative health care (CAHC) are explored in Health
Law and Ethics in Relation to the Use of Complementary and Alternative
Health Care and Natural Health Products: An Invitational Roundtable.
Further discussion on health law and ethics issues and on current initiatives
in this area is presented in Reflections
on Health Law and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative Health Care.
Information and informed choice issues concerning health care practitioners
as well as the public are addressed in Reflections
on Education, Information and Informed Choice in Complementary and Alternative
Health Care. Information currently available on CAHC in the context
of initiatives to gather data on the health of Canadians and on health
care in Canada is presented in A Summary
of National Data on Complementary and Alternative Health Care - Current
Status and Future Development: A Discussion Paper.
Information and Informed Choice in the Use of Complementary and Alternative
Health Care and Natural Health Products: An Invitational Roundtable
Report prepared by Theodore de Bruyn
This report details the proceedings of a Health Canada roundtable convened
in October 2001 to identify and discuss challenges in providing information
and supporting informed choice in the use of complementary and alternative
health care and natural health products, and to suggest ways to address
these challenges. Topics in the report include the collection, evaluation
and presentation of accessible information; sources and systems of information;
public and professional education in receiving and using information;
and improvements in connections, consistency and integration in providing
information to professionals and the public.
Report
(including the Executive
Summary)
Health Law and Ethics in Relation to the Use of Complementary and Alternative
Health Care and Natural Health Products: An Invitational Roundtable
Report prepared by Theodore de Bruyn
This report details the proceeding of a Health Canada roundtable convened
in December 2001 to identify and discuss key legal and ethical issues
related to the use of complementary and alternative health care (CAHC)
and natural health products, and to suggest ways to address these matters.
The report includes an exploration of legal and ethical issues and principles
related to CAHC practitioners, products and consumers.
Report
(including the Executive
Summary)
Reflections on Health Law and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative
Health Care.
Report prepared by Louise Hanvey
This report details discussions that took place at a meeting convened
by Health Canada on February 4, 2002. The meeting gathered a group of
experts in order to review current activities concerning education and
curriculum issues related to complementary and alternative health care
(CAHC) for health sciences faculties and CAHC educators. Participants
also considered information and informed choice issues in the context
of both public and practitioner education, and suggested priority areas
for continuing or future attention in these areas. Topics discussed in
the meeting and summarized in this report include the education of conventional
health care practitioners concerning CAHC, the education of CAHC practitioners,
building networks, and public information and education.
Report
Reflections on Education, Information and Informed Choice in Complementary
and Alternative Health Care
Report prepared by Louise Hanvey
This report details discussions that took place at a meeting convened
by Health Canada on February 4, 2002. The meeting gathered a group of
experts in order to review current activities concerning education and
curriculum issues related to complementary and alternative health care
(CAHC) for health sciences faculties and CAHC educators. Participants
also considered information and informed choice issues in the context
of both public and practitioner education, and suggested priority areas
for continuing or future attention in these areas. Topics discussed in
the meeting and summarized in this report include the education of conventional
health care practitioners concerning CAHC, the education of CAHC practitioners,
building networks, and public information and education.
Report
A Summary of National Data on Complementary and Alternative Health Care
- Current Status and Future Development: A Discussion Paper
Report prepared by Theodore de Bruyn
In recent years, the federal and provincial/territorial governments have
made concerted efforts to obtain better information about the health of
Canadians and health care in Canada. This report summarizes national data
currently gathered on complementary and alternative health care (CAHC)
in the context of these initiatives. It focuses on national initiatives,
including population health surveys administered by Statistics Canada,
health information projects led by the Canadian Institute of Health Initiatives,
and employment sector studies facilitated by Human Resources Development
Canada. It also summarizes the challenges and possible opportunities in
gathering more complete data on CAHC in Canada.
Report
(including the Executive
Summary)
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