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Pandemic/Emergency Preparedness

Physical Activity

Policy Change

  • Making a Difference in Your Community: A Guide for Policy Change [PDF, 7.7MB] - This guide is meant to help individuals and groups to promote health in their communities through policy change. It attempts to support people and strengthen their ability to make decisions about health and the community by providing basic knowledge and skills about the process of policy change at the local level. Ontario Public Health Association. 1996

  • Working Towards Heart Healthy Public Policy at the Local Level [PDF, 2.6MB - to rotate image: Ctl-Shift-minus] - This guidebook is designed to assist the Ontario Heart Health Program sites in planning heart healthy policies at the municipal government level, and supplements existing resources. Heart Health Resource Centre, April, 1998

  • Policies in Action [PDF, 930kb] - This reference is intended to provide community health practitioners with a sampling of international, national, and local tobacco use prevention, healthy eating and physical activity policies as a means of enhancing practitioners' knowledge and skills with respect to healthy policy development and implementation. Nutrition Resource Centre and Heart Health Resource Centre, June 2002

  • Policy Uptake [PDF, 116kb] - Excerpt from the @ a glance newsletter. Heart Health Resource Centre, Winter 2008

Population Health

Poverty

Public Health

  • Human Health in a Changing Climate: A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacity, released August 1, 2008

  • A Discussion Paper on Public Health, Local Health Integration Networks, and Regional Health Authorities [PDF, 354kb], Prepared for OPHA by Dr. Brent Moloughney, October 2007

  • Population Health Policy: Issues and Options [PDF] - Fourth Report of the Subcommittee on Population Health of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, 2008

  • Population Health Policy: Federal, Provincial and Territorial Perspectives - Third Report of the Subcommittee on Population Health of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, 2008

  • Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2008 - The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is required to report annually on the state of public health in Canada. The 2008 report is the first since the Public Health Agency of Canada became a legal entity in 2006. It provides both a snapshot of Canadians’ current health status and a benchmark against which we can measure future progress. Chief Public Health Officer, 2008

  • Statistics Canada: Health Indicators [PDF] - Over 80 indicators measure the health of the Canadian population and the effectiveness of the health care system. Designed to provide comparable information at the health region and provincial/territorial levels, these data are produced from a wide range of the most recently available sources. Statistics Canada, 2008

  • World health statistics 2008 - World Health Statistics 2008 presents the most recent available health statistics for WHO’s 193 Member States. This fourth edition includes 10 highlights of health statistics as well as data on an expanded set of over 70 key health indicators. The indicators were selected on the basis of their relevance to global health monitoring and considerations of data availability, accuracy and comparability among Member States. World Health Organization, 2008

  • Public Health Messages: A 2007 Provincial Election Guide [PDF, 334kb], Ontario Public Health Association, (English & French versions)

  • The Interim Statement of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health 2007 — "Achieving Health Equity: From root causes to fair outcomes" — World Health Organization

  • Mandatory Health Program and Service Guidelines: The Ministry is currently reviewing the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines (MHPSG) as part of an overall strategy to rebuild public health capacity within the province. The most recent version of the MHPSG was released in 1997.

    The review process is being guided by a Program Standards Technical Review Committee (TRC), consisting of stakeholders, and staff from the Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care, Health Promotion and Children and Youth Services. The Committee through its co-chairs advises the Chief Medical Officer of Health on the development of the new program standards. The review process is a collaborative endeavour between the three ministries.

    View the DRAFT Ontario Public Health Standards

  • Disparity Reducing Advances (DRA) Project: Laying the Groundwork for a Movement to Reduce Health Disparities [PDF], Prevention Institute Report II, April 2007
    What will it take to accelerate the movement to eliminate and reduce disparities in health?  How can the field coalesce, create a roadmap and implement a cohesive, national strategy?  This report attempts to provide answers to these and other questions for practitioners, researchers and advocates working to close the health gap.  This is the second report in a series written for the Institute for Alternative Futures. It builds on a body of work which explores root factors, community and behavioral factors and health care inequities underlying disparities in health.

  • "Why Health Care Renewal Matters: Lessons from Diabetes", Health Council of Canada Report, March 2007

  • LHIN Bulletins - Published every two weeks, the purpose of the bulletin is to keep you informed on developments of the ministry's transition. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

  • Top 10 Consumer health information websites (PDF). From JCHLA/JABSC Vol 27, 75-76, 2006

  • Ontario's Action Plan For Healthy Eating And Active Living (PDF). Ministry of Health Promotion, June, 2006

  • Revitalizing Ontario's Public Health Capacity: Over the past 10 years, Ontario's public health system has come under increasing scrutiny. A number of reports have identified significant weaknesses and recommended changes and strengthening of the entire public health system.

  • A Framework to Integrate Social and Economic Determinants of Health into the Ontario Public Health Mandate: A Discussion Paper (PDF, 918kb). Sudbury & District Health Unit (March, 2006)

  • Involving You, a newsletter produced by Health Canada's Office of Consumer and Public Involvement for the Health Products and Food Branch. You may view the newsletter in both HTML and PDF versions from their web site.

    Ça vous concerne, bulletin publié par le Bureau de la participation des consommateurs et du public, Direction générale des produits de santé et des aliments, Santé Canada. Pour accéder á les versions HTML et PDF du bulletin voux pouvez consulter le site web.

  • Capacity Mapping in Public Health: Results of a Survey and Key Informant Interview Process with OPHA Constituent Societies and Related Associations and Groups, prepared by Brian Rush for OPHA

  • Second Report on the Health Status of Francophones in Ontario (PDF, 1.1MB). Laurentian University's Franco-Ontarian Institute, and the Ontario Public Health Research, Education, and Development (PHRED) Program at the Sudbury & District Health Unit. (December 14, 2005)

  • Integrating Knowledge into Practice: a consultative report from the Ontario Public Health Associationto the Agency Implementation Task Force (PDF, 496kb). (November, 2005)

  • Enhancing Our Capacity: a consultative report from the OPHA and its Consituent Societies to the Capacity Review Committee (PDF, 1.3MB). (November, 2005)

  • Final Report of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Special Task Force on Public Health: the F/P/T Special Task Force on Public Health has recommended a two-pronged approach through the creation of a Pan-Canadian Public Health Network and, in parallel, the development and implementation of principles for an Agreement on Mutual Aid During an Emergency, to build on and strengthen existing public health capacity and resources.

  • The intersectoral Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy was approved by the ministers at the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers of Health meeting in Toronto on October 23 and 24, 2005.

  • Make Your VOICE Count! is a new, on-line guide to collaborative health policy development. A culmination of the activities and learnings of the VOICE in health policy project, the website includes innovative tools and resources that have been developed to increase the capacity of Voluntary Organizations Working in Health (VOWH) and government, to influence policy development. Highlights include an adaptable policy training workshop, reading rooms, planning tools, a library, and more.

  • Health Promotion 101 (HP-101) - a newly developed online course targeted at health professionals. It is free, and modular. Practitioners can go through each of the 9 sections sequentially at their own pace. It was developed collaborativelly among our 22 member organizations with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. People come to work in health promotion through many and varied paths, and most report a need for additional professional development. This course will help people familiarize themselves with essential health promotion concepts and, in so doing, will help raise the profile of health promotion in Ontario.

  • LHINs Report - Findings from the Community Workshops (PDF)

  • Learning from SARS - Renewal of Public Health in Canada

    Author: The Advisory Group on SARS and Public Health (Dr. David Naylor, Chair)
    Date: 2003
    Format: pdf
    Description: This document is a comprehensive document with a largely federal focus, though the recommendations are aimed at strengthening coordination and capacity at all levels, while minimizing jurisdictional barriers.

  • Report on the Health Status of the Residents of Ontario, Feb 2000
    Produced by PHRED, the Public Health Research, Education and Development Program

    Complete Report [PDF, 1,112KB]

    Due to the size of the report, we recommend you download individual sections as needed:
    Table of Contents [PDF, 264KB]
    Chapters 1 & 2 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 3 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 4 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 5 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 6 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 7 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 8 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 9 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 10 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 11 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 12 [PDF, 280KB
    Chapter 13 [PDF, 280KB]
    Chapter 14 [PDF, 280KB]

    Errata File [PDF, 14KB]

  • Rapport sur la santé des francophones de l'Ontario par Programme de recherche, d'éducation et de développement en santé publique (REDSP)

    Complete Report [PDF, 1,448KB]

    Due to the size of the report, we recommend you download individual sections as needed:
    Table of Contents [PDF, 318KB]
    Chapters 1 & 2 [PDF, 369KB]
    Chapter 3 [PDF, 290KB]
    Chapter 4 [PDF, 313KB]
    Chapter 5 [PDF, 278KB]
    Chapter 6 [PDF, 277KB]
    Chapter 7 [PDF, 283KB]
    Chapter 8 [PDF, 421KB]
    Chapter 9 [PDF, 326KB]
    Chapter 10 [PDF, 423KB)

  • Health for All Database - HFA-DB is a central database of independent, comparable and up-to-date basic health statistics. It has been a key source of information on health in the European Region since WHO/Europe launched it in the mid-1980s. It contains time series from 1970. World Health Organization.

  • Health for all : putting values into action, Marc Danzon, World Health Organization, 2005

  • World Health Report, World Health Organization

  • PublicHealthOntario - The website of the Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

  • Ontario Public Health Standards - These are standards that, upon approval, will be published as the Guidelines for the provision of Mandatory Health Programs and Services by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, pursuant to Section 7 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.7. They guide the public health services provided by the local public health units.

  • Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act Amendments – These are 1997 Amendments to the Act

  • Ontario Health Quality Council – annually reports on health matters in Ontario

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