National report on the health status of the population of Québec : Producing health

National Report on the Health Status of the Population of Québec Producing Health National Report on the Health Status of the Population of Québec Producing Health The National Report on the Health Status of the Population of Québec, Producing Health, was developed by the Direction du programme de santé publique du ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, under the leadership of: Alain Poiri [...] Its principal object is the protection of the health of the population and the establishment of conditions favourable to the maintenance and enhancement of its health status. [...] The Act establishes different measures to monitor the evolution of the population’s health status and to disseminate the resulting information, including the production of a national report, a responsibility that falls to the national public health director. [...] The spread of infectious diseases as well as their emergence and resurgence are associated with various factors related to individual characteristics and behaviours, the quality of the physical, economic and social environment as well as the organization of health services. [...] The principal intersectoral means that are likely to influence the common determinants must target the following goals: to reduce poverty and inequalities, to preserve the physical environment, to foster the development of supportive communities, to support the adoption of healthy lifestyles and to support child and youth development.