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Information/Resources/Links for Population Health Website (1999)
Provides a listing of population health information and resources available on the Internet (Sept/Oct, 1999).

Population Health In Canada: A Working Paper (1999)
Provides a snapshot of population health activities in Canada and introduces, and briefly discusses political, logistical, resource allocation, measurement and evaluation issues

Population Health, Sustainable Development and Policy Futures (1999)
Examines changing ideas on, and links between, sustainable development and population health.  It also looks at the possible pitfalls and rewards of integrating them into health policy.

Population Health and Health System Restructuring: Has Our Knowledge of Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Made a Difference?
By R. Labonte, S. Jackson, and S. Chirrey prepared for the Synthesis and Dissemination Unit, Health Promotion and Programs Branch, Health Canada. 
This paper examines the role population health ideas have played in health system reform policy, health goals and health system planning work. It provides "lessons learned" about how population health ideas can be advanced within, and acted upon, by restructuring health systems in Canada. (1998)