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A framework for a provincial chronic disease prevention initiative  Defines a provincial chronic disease prevention initiative for BC. Offers a chronic disease prevention model that identifies the determinants and interventions required to address chronic disease across the life span. Also discusses inequalities in the burden of disease. Link requires PDF reader. Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health A framework for support: third edition  Proposes a framework for mental health support to ensure that people with serious mental illness live fulfilling lives in the community. Promotes a client-centred model based in 3 key areas: the community resource base, the knowledge resource base, and the personal resource base. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) A framework to integrate social and economic determinants of health into the Ontario public health mandate: a discussion paper  Builds an argument for the public health mandate in Ontario to include the social and economic determinants of health. Proposes strategic direction for the public health system to improve population health and reduce health disparities. Includes recommendations and necessary next steps. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Sudbury and District Health Unit (SDHU) 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) A new perspective on the health of Canadians: a working document  Presents a foundation document (the Lalonde report) for health promotion in Canada, which challenged the traditional view of health and inspired national and global health initiatives. Utilizes a conceptual framework of four main elements: human biology, environment, lifestyle, and health care organization. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) A planning framework to promote, preserve and protect the health of Manitobans  Facilitates a common understanding of Manitoba Health's approach to health planning by: describing several concepts about how to influence the health of Manitobans; and outlining a process that regions can adopt to integrate those approaches with the process of health planning at the regional level. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Manitoba Health Access to HIV drugs: federal, provincial and territorial drug access programs  Lists information about drug coverage and benefit programs offered by the federal, provincial and territorial governments. Provides an overview of the drug programs, including eligibility, criteria, and costs. Source: Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) Achieving health and wellness: provincial wellness plan for Newfoundland and Labrador (Phase 1: 2006 – 2008)  Presents Phase I of the government's health promotion strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador. Focuses on increasing capacity for action on wellness, initially in the areas of healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco control, and injury prevention. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Health and Community Services Achieving health for all: a framework for health promotion  Serves as a milestone of Canadian public policy and acknowledges the need to create healthier environments, or settings, in relation to health. Describes a new vision of health, a framework for health promotion, national health challenges, intrinsic mechanisms, and implementation strategies. Source: Health Canada   Action on the social determinants of health: learning from previous experiences  Serves as a background paper to the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. Reviews previous major efforts to address social determinants. Identifies key strategic issues and factors to enable the Commission to catalyze effective action. Link requires PDF reader. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) From: International resource
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