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The National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) has a goal of supporting public health actors across Canada in their efforts to promote healthy public policies
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The Healthy Public Policy Research Group (Groupe d'étude sur les politiques publiques et la santé. GÉPPS) has a research focus on the processes involved in producing public policies, from their emergence to their evaluation, analyzed through the perspective of their impacts on health.
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An Equity Focused Health Impact Assessment of the Community Funding Program, ACT Health Promotion Board This Australian equity-focused health impact assessment (EFHIA) assesses the potential impact on health inequalities of the government’s new Community Funding Program (CFP) in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The EFHIA found that the CFP was viewed locally as a positive force for health equity, although it could widen health inequalities by further improving the health of already health-advantaged residents. CPHA 2013 Annual Conference This year Canadian Public Health Association’s conference is entitled “Moving Public Health Forward: Evidence, Policy, Practice”. It takes place in Ottawa from June 9 to 12, 2013. Conference presentations will explore how evidence of different types can be used successfully in different situations and for different purposes. Local Health Department Use of Twitter to Disseminate Diabetes Information, United States In the US, public education about type 2 diabetes is provided by local health departments (LHDs). This study examines how LHDs use social media to inform the public about diabetes. The study looks at the use of Twitter accounts by LHDs and finds that public information officers at most LHDs employ traditional outreach strategies. Health Impact Assessment Proposed Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax In Ireland, one in four children are now overweight by age three. The Irish government is considering a tax on sugar sweetened drinks (SSDs) and commissioned this health impact assessment (HIA) on the impact of such a tax. The HIA concludes that SSDs are associated with weight gain and suggests the tax be promoted as a way to encourage healthy behaviours. Cochrane Canada en direct webinaires Presented online by Cochrane Canada, this webinar series focuses on a wide range of topics from the Cochrane Collaboration, Cochrane News and Cochrane Library. The webinars listed onsite are live sessions and will be held through May 2013. |
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