The Canadian Population Health Initiative action plan 2007-2010 : Action plan 2007-2010

Specifically, the mission of CPHI is twofold: • to foster a better understanding of factors that affect the health of individuals and communities, and • to contribute to the development of policies that reduce inequities and improve the health and well-being of Canadians. [...] CPHI Action Plan 2007–2010 Taking Population Health Information Further: 2007–2010 In light of the findings of the impact evaluation and consultations, CPHI’s mission and functions, and the type and breadth of work underway in the population health field, CPHI has developed this Action Plan to guide its work over the next three years (2007–2010). [...] When considering potential themes for the 2007–2010 period, the following criteria were used: 1. Importance as a population health issue for the health of Canadians 2. High potential impact on: • the health of Canadians—examining factors that are amenable to change; and/or • informing population health science and strategies 3. Importance and profile with both policy actors and the public and rele [...] CPHI Action Plan 2007–2010 Building on recent broad-based reports such as Out of the Shadows at Last by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs Science and Technology 2006) and The Human Face of Mental Health and Mental Illness in Canada by the Public Health Agency of Canada (Minister of Public Works and Government Se [...] Activities on this theme for 2007–2010 include: • Continuation of current funded research commitments on mental health in order to add to the evidence base and foster research networks within this theme • Synthesizing the evidence base by publication of Improving the Health of Canadians 2007 • Production of short, focused product(s) on particular aspects of mental health and resilience resulting f