Patient-centred care is seamless access to the continuum of care in a timely manner, based on need and not the ability to pay, that takes into consideration the individual needs and preferences of the patient and his/her family, and treats the patient with respect and dignity. [...] The Alberta Health Act was passed in 2010 and provides for the creation of a health charter and the position of a health advocate to monitor it. [...] Type 2 diabetes is only one of a number of major diseases whose impact on Canada could be reduced by a focus on prevention and health promotion.18 In its 2012 brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, the CMA noted it is very important that both governments and the health sector define the ideal role for health promotion and disease prevention in Canada’s health care system and d [...] The Canadian Concussion Collaborative is working to improve awareness of the risks of concussion in sport, and the education of health professionals in the management and treatment concussion. [...] Its key issues are the role of the social determinants of health related to chronic disease and advocating the adoption of a health impact assessment process.
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