Publications Archives

Québec’s Law Against Poverty – Facts and Application

Jun 15, 2009

Health Inequalities, Publications, Publications Health Inequalities

In 2002, the Government of Québec adopted the Act to combat poverty and social exclusion. This legislation is the first of its kind in North America. This is one of two briefing notes presenting the history that preceded this legislation, and highlighting key elements...

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The Use of Incentives and the Promotion of Healthy Behaviours – The Case of Unhealthy Food

May 15, 2009

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

This paper is part of a series of essays developed for the NCCHPP by researchers associated with the Centre de recherche en éthique de l’Université de Montréal (Université de Montréal Research Centre in Ethics) as part of a project to examine ethical issues...

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Autonomy Promotion in a Pluriethnic Context

May 15, 2009

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

This paper is part of a series of essays developed for the NCCHPP by researchers associated with the Centre de recherche en éthique de l’Université de Montréal (Université de Montréal Research Centre in Ethics) as part of a project to examine ethical issues...

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The contribution of political science to the study of health policies. State of course offerings and research in Canadian universities.

Apr 15, 2009

Analyzing Public Policies, Publications, Publications Analyzing Public Policies

The NCCHPP seeks to make work from the different disciplines of the social sciences available to public health actors. This bridging role between public health and the social sciences is achieved in a variety of ways. Notably, the NCCHPP has a goal to identify the...

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Integrated Governance and Healthy Public Policy: Two Canadian Examples

Dec 15, 2008

Health in All Policies, Publications, Publications HIAP

It is not just in public health or in government sectors that people are talking about working multisectorally. It is a general phenomenon, but in terms of creating healthy public policy in complex environments, it is becoming ever clearer that learning how to work...

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Terms Relating to Integrated Governance

Dec 15, 2008

Health in All Policies, Publications, Publications HIAP

During the production of the NCCHPP’s Integrated Governance and Healthy Public Policy: Two Canadian Examples, the authors also produced a glossary of key terms in the area of integrated governance. Terms Relating to Integrated Governance5 pages The concepts and...

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