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...
The contribution of political science to the study of health policies. State of course offerings and research in Canadian universities.
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...
Integrated Governance and Healthy Public Policy: Two Canadian Examples
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...
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...
Exchange Day – Evidence and policy-making at JASP 2008
Analyzing Public Policies, Presentations, Presentations and Webinars Analyzing
It is now clear that public policies are a lever for improving population health and well-being. What types of evidence should be used to support the adoption of healthy public policies? Some believe that evidence should be drawn from scientific experimentation, in...
HIA in Québec: when the law becomes a lever for action
Health Impact Assessment, Publications, Publications HIA
This study traces the history of Health Impact Assessment in Québec since 2001, paying critical attention to the implementation of section 54 of Québec’s Public Health Act and the mechanisms within the provincial government to foster its adoption. The authors of...