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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsAcupuncture Foundation of Canada InstituteThe AFCI/IFAC is a non-profit national organization founded in 1995 to design and provide continuing education in acupuncture to physicians, dentists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, occupational t... Association of Local Public Health AgenciesalPHa provides a forum for member public health units and their boards to improve Ontarians' health. alPHa collaborates with government and health organizations in building a strong, effective and efficient public health... Canadian Association of Medical Radiation TechnologistsThe national professional certifying body for members in radiological technology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging. Shares in accrediting provincial training programs. Provides continuin... Canadian Dermatology AssociationThe CDA is a national non-profit medical specialty organization whose membership comprises roughly 700 dermatologists. It publishes the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery six times a year, holds an annual f... Canadian Sugar InstituteThe Canadian Sugar Institute (CSI) is a national trade association representing Canadian sugar manufacturers. CSI liaises with government on legislation, trade policies and international agreements. CSI's Nutrition Infor... Canadian Union of Public EmployeesCUPE is the largest union in Canada, representing more than 600,000 women and men who work for municipal governments, school boards, universities and colleges, hospitals, nursing homes and homes for the aged, public util... The Cochrane Collaboration/The Cochrane LibraryThe Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit and independent organization dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of health care readily available worldwide. It produces an... College of Nurses of OntarioThe College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is the governing body for 150,000 Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Ontario, Canada. The College regulates nursing in the ... European UnionThe European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing Euro... History & PolicyHistory & Policy:
* Demonstrates the relevance of history to contemporary policymaking.
* Puts historians in touch with those discussing and deciding public policy today.
* Increases the influence of historical resear... Hospital Employees' UnionHEU, the B.C. Health Services Division of CUPE and B.C.'s largest health care union, represents 46,000 health workers in acute care, long-term care and community services. HEU is active on health policy issues; women's r... Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors (OANHSS)OANHSS is a provincial association that has represented non-profit providers of long-term care, services and housing for seniors for over 90 years. Members operate over 27,000 long-term care beds and over 5,000 seniors' ... Ontario Nurses' AssociationThe Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is the union representing 59,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals and more than 13,000 nursing student affiliates providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilit... Ontario Water Works AssociationThe Ontario Water Works Association is Ontario's leading resource on safe drinking water. The OWWA is your connection to more than 1,700 water supply professionals, including: research scientists, engineers, water utilit... Registered Nurses' Association of OntarioThe Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses wherever they practise in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted ex... Simon Fraser UniversityCrime, demographic trends, health, economics, environment, carbon taxes, fisheries, earth sciences, energy, Asia-Pacific business -- just a few of the topics that faculty members at Canada's top comprehensive university ... World Health OrganizationWHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and stan... New ReleasesExperts advise WHO on pandemic vaccine policies and strategies2009-10-30 World Health Organization The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, which advises WHO on policies and strategies for vaccines and immunization, devoted a session of its 27#29 October meeting to pandemic i... Public Health Forum Brings Together Public Health and Planners to Build Ideas for Healthier Communities2010-09-27 Ontario Public Health Association The OPHA Fall Forum, September 28 -29, will bring together public health professionals, politicians, and planners to take action on the built environment to create healthier, more equitable and more s... Public Health students examine the disease of Occupation, joined by founder of Physicians for Human Rights - Israel2011-03-17 Public Health Social Justice Collective Graduate students from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health are calling for discussion on the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories. The Public Health Social Justice Collective challenges me... Sources Select ResourcesAbandoning the Public InterestDiemer, Ulli Article 2000 The neo-liberal drive to cut red tape is costing lives. Exposing the hidden costs of deregulation and privatization. One latrine at a timeLiberia's president is unusually frank as she agrees that toilets are fundamental to creating a healthier country George, Rose Article 2012 The Guardian Diarrhoea kills more children than HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined – and its main cause is food and water contaminated with human waste. Liberia's president is trying to change all that. ... Population healthSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Population health has been defined as the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group. Public healthSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, commu... Sources BookshelfDoubt is their ProductHow Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health Michaels, David (ed.) Book 2008 Reveals how the tobacco industry's duplicitious tactics spawned a multimillion-dollar industry that is dismantling public health safeguards. Offers concrete, workable suggestions for how it can be res... Canadian Journal of Public HealthScientific, peer-reviewed articles on a broad range of public health topics in the areas of health promotion and protection, disease prevention and public health policy. Government Ministries & AgenciesHealth CanadaHealth Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their... Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term CareThe Ministry is leading the health system into the new millennium with a consumer-centred and decent... |
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