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2006 report card on the status of women in New Brunswick   Provides a statistical profile of women in New Brunswick. Includes statistics on population, education and training, health, income and poverty, family responsibilities, labour force, positions of influence, justice, and violence. Link requires PDF reader. Source: New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women 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)   Achieving health equity: from root causes to fair outcomes  Presents the interim statement of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health midway through its mandate. Sets out the Commission's vision and goals, the problems it seeks to ameliorate, and the intellectual foundation for a social determinants approach. Link requires PDF reader. Source: World Health Organization (WHO)   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   Active ageing: a policy framework  Explores key questions to be considered by policy-makers when planning for an aging population, from health promotion and preventing abuse to financial considerations. Includes statistics, trends analysis, key challenges and a policy framework for specific action at national, regional and local levels. Link requires PDF reader. Source: World Health Organization, Ageing and life course From: International resource Addressing health inequalities in Canada  Offers an analysis of the impact of poverty on population health and on government policies that tend to increase economic inequality and weaken social infrastructure. Suggests ways to address these issues, and concludes with existing barriers to effective action to improve population health. Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living Adult obesity in Canada: measured height and weight   Presents the rates of obesity and overweight in the Canadian population. Discusses the association between obesity and diet, exercise, socio-economic status, and chronic disease. Source: Statistics Canada Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities  Provides leadership and support to promote the development, implementation and sustainability of a comprehensive approach to school health in Alberta schools. Works to strengthen understanding of socio-economic determinants of child, family and community health in school settings. Web site includes related resources. Source: Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities (ACHSC) An inclusion lens: workbook for looking at social and economic exclusion and inclusion  Describes a tool for analyzing legislation, policies, programs and practices to determine whether they promote the social and economic inclusion of individuals, families, and communities. Offers guiding questions to work through the issues, and key considerations in setting an action plan. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) An integrated exploration into the social and environmental determinants of health: the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU)  Describes the research model and approach to research by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), an interdisciplinary research institute established by the Universities of Saskatchewan and Regina. Summarizes research programs and projects to date. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) From: Chronic diseases in Canada
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