Program and public policy

Read more about Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: The Grey Bruce Public Health Experience in Fostering Healthy Communities

Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: The Grey Bruce Public Health Experience in Fostering Healthy Communities

  • Camille Mercier

This publication introduces the Healthy Communities Partnership led by Grey Bruce Public Health, in Ontario, as an example of Health in All Policies (HiAP). This case summary is part of a series developed by the Canadian Network for Health in All Policies to document the current state and variety of HiAP initiatives being implemented in Canada. It is intended for public health actors and other…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Advancing Public Health and Equity Through the Vancouver Coastal Health Healthy Public Policy Unit

Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Advancing Public Health and Equity Through the Vancouver Coastal Health Healthy Public Policy Unit

  • Camille Mercier
  • Melinda Markey
  • Karen Rideout

This publication introduces the Healthy Public Policy Unit of Vancouver Coastal Health in British Columbia, as an example of Health in All Policies (HiAP). 

  • Knowledge review
Read more about Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Québec’s Collaborative Model for Health Prevention Governance

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

  • Camille Mercier
  • Natalia Carrillo Botero

This publication introduces the government of Québec’s Politique gouvernementale de prévention en santé (Government Policy for Health Prevention), as an example of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. This case summary is part of a series developed by the Canadian Network for Health in All Policies to document the current state and variety of implementations of the HiAP approach…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Canadian Network for Health in All Policies Inaugural Meeting

Canadian Network for Health in All Policies Inaugural Meeting

  • Jessica Lambert-De Francesch
  • Natalia Carrillo Botero

This publication by the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) is intended for public health actors working on or interested in Health in All Policies (HiAP) or HiAP-inspired approaches. Ito provides an overview and a summary of the main discussions that took place during the inaugural meeting of the Canadian Network for Health in All Policies (CNHiAP), held on…

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about What Factors Can Public Health Actors Consider to Facilitate the Borrowing of a Public Policy?

What Factors Can Public Health Actors Consider to Facilitate the Borrowing of a Public Policy?

  • Ludwine Tchatat
  • Florence Morestin

Given the interconnectedness of jurisdictions around the world, public policies adopted to solve a problem in one jurisdiction often inspire in another the development of policies intended to solve the same problem. When public health actors propose policy options for addressing public health problems, they may include in their proposals policies that have proven effective in other …

  • Organizational document
Read more about Supporting Public Health Human Resource Planning: A Survey of Canadian Universities’ Public Health Training Programs

Supporting Public Health Human Resource Planning: A Survey of Canadian Universities’ Public Health Training Programs

  • Caroline Cambourieu
  • Susan Snelling

The full document and its summary are intended to inform individuals and organizations involved in discussions about the training capacities of public health programs in Canadian universities, and about Canada's public health workforce planning in the context of public health system transformation and the post-COVID-19 era.

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about Health in All Policies Training: Inventory, Analysis, and Avenues for Reflection

Health in All Policies Training: Inventory, Analysis, and Avenues for Reflection

  • Martin Renauld

This document identifies and analyzes 85 training initiatives (workshops, webinars, guides, courses, conferences) focused on the Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. It aims to provide a portrait of the training initiatives offered and to suggest ways to improve upon this offer, with a particular focus on the Canadian context. The report provides a brief quantitative analysis as well as an…

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about Profiles of Public Health Systems in Canada: Alberta

Profiles of Public Health Systems in Canada: Alberta

  • Robert W. Smith
  • Sara Allin
  • Kathy Luu
  • Tamika Jarvis
  • Madeleine Thomas
  • Joyce Li
  • Ava Rodrigues
  • Laura Rosella
  • Andrew D. Pinto

As Canada deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest public health challenges of our time, the need to strengthen public health systems has never been greater. Strong public health (PH) systems are vital to ensuring health system sustainability, improving population health and health equity, and preparing for and responding to current and future crises. There are considerable…

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about Whole-of-Government Wellbeing Approaches: A Comparative Analysis of Four Central Government Initiatives

Whole-of-Government Wellbeing Approaches: A Comparative Analysis of Four Central Government Initiatives

  • Hélène Poliquin

The wellbeing approaches studied, with their reference frameworks and associated wellbeing indicators, are policy instruments for the entire government apparatus. Although these approaches have only recently been introduced and have been the subject of few evaluations, they appear promising. They are based on a vision of social, human, economic and environmental progress and rely on…

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