Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Québec’s Collaborative Model for Health Prevention Governance

Key messages

• Québec’s Politique gouvernementale de prévention en santé (PGPS; Government Policy for Health Prevention) is a provincial Health in All Policies (HiAP) initiative aimed at creating healthy living environments through collaboration between government ministries and non-governmental partners at provincial, regional, and local levels.
• The Québec ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (Ministry of Health and Social Services) leads the implementation of the PGPS through the Bureau de coordination et de soutien (coordination and support office) which is responsible for coordinating the Plans d’action interministériel (PAI; Interministerial Action Plans).
• The PGPS has reached several milestones, including supporting over 150 parenting and childhood projects, assisting 970 organizations in acquiring durable equipment to support physical activity among seniors and people with disabilities. Regarding governance, the PGPS supported efforts leading to the adoption of an act and a national policy for caregivers. Coordinators have been hired to promote healthy lifestyles, and interdepartmental mechanisms have been implemented to strengthen integrated health and social services strategies.