Past Collaborations
OPHA fulfills its mandate as an advocate for the public health sector by creating formally structured working partnerships with other independent organizations engaged in promoting specific aspects of public health.
Click below for links to the outcomes of some of our past collaborations.
- Making Connections Project -
The Health Determinants Partnership (1996-2002) was a collaboration among Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC), Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC), Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA), Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) and the Centre for Health Promotion to bring attention to research about the social and economic determinants of health.
Are Widening Income Inequalities Making Canada Less Healthy? (available in English only) paints a clear picture of the risks we face in the future if we continue to loosen our social infrastructure and social programs. This report highlighted studies that suggested that the gap between rich and poor erodes the health of the population. Canadians cannot afford to be complacent about income in our society.- Executive Summary [PDF, 213kb]
- Full Report [PDF, 3.74MB]
Note: This is a large file and may take several minutes to download depending on your network connection.
Booklet: Making Connections: Health is a Community Affair [PDF, 431kb] - 16 pages
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