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A framework for collaboration on health policy development: a tool for voluntary organizations working in health, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada  Offers a framework built on the collaborative work of voluntary organizations, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada in the 'VOICE in health policy' project. Considers policy frameworks that encourage greater focus on collaborative and inclusive input into policy development. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) A guide to collaborative processes in health policy development and their implications for action  Presents a guide to collaborative processes involved in a wide range of situations and issues in health policy development. Bases guide on input from consultations, training programs, demonstration projects and participant feedback of the 'VOICE in health policy' project. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Asset mapping: a handbook  Offers a handbook on asset mapping, created as a tool for participants at a national rural community capacity building conference. Outlines three practical approaches that community leaders can use to engage people in shaping the future of their community. Source: Canadian Rural Partnership Be H.I.P.P. (Have Influence on Public Policy): a manual and tool kit on how voluntary organizations can influence public policy  Presents a manual to help voluntary sector leaders increase their understanding of how to influence public policy. Describes the structure, processes, priorities and key players of local, provincial and federal governments. Includes tips and tools for developing and influencing public policy. Link requires PDF reader. Source: YMCA Canada Citizens for mental health: building mental health policy and enhancing partnerships with the voluntary sector  Presents a legacy project site for the two-year CMHA project 'Citizens for Mental Health', a project to build policy capacity in the voluntary sector. Involves regional participants in formulating health priorities in mental health. Includes resources, regional links and external reports related to the project. Source: Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Community action handbook  Offers practical information on how to bring people together to solve community problems. Describes the community action process covering initiating contact, forming a community planning committee, gathering information, and building a stable, effective group. Includes examples of community action. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC) Community dialogue toolkit: supporting local solutions to local challenges  Provides a toolkit for rural community leaders on how to establish community dialogue sessions to identify goals, build partnerships, and seek out solutions to fit their community. Includes information on facilitation, sample letters and forms, and Canadian Rural Partnership contacts. Source: Canadian Rural Partnership Community Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador  Advances the voluntary community-based sector and encourages citizen engagement in Newfoundland and Labrador. Strengthens and promotes the role that community-based organizations play in building healthy and prosperous communities. Web site includes information and publications on the voluntary sector. Source: Community Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Creating a more democratic health system: a critical review of constraints and a new approach to health restructuring  Examines public control over decision-making in health care, and includes a review of the barriers to reform and the search for new solutions. Proposes new methods to improve health care governance, public participation and debate, and public control over the principles and direction of the health care system. Source: Health Canada From: The Commission's discussion papers Discovering the society we want: public dialogue kit  Offers a public dialogue kit to help citizens get together in small groups to talk about important issues that will shape the future of the country. Guides organizers through planning, conducting and following up on a public dialogue, with tips for moderators and participants. Source: Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
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