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Health Promotion

Social Disparities and Involvement in Physical Activity: Shaping the Policy Agenda in Healthy Living to Successfully Influence Population Health
by Lise Gauvin, Ph.D.,GRIS (Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en santé - Interdisciplinary Research Group on Health), Université de Montréal

Highlights of Our Work: POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH BRANCH BRITISH COLUMBIA: 2002- 2003 Annual Summary

Promoting Health in Canada An Overview of Recent Developments & Initiatives
This document outlines key developments and initiatives in Canada since the Fifth Global Conference on Health Promotion, in Mexico (June, 2000). It addresses developments in a some key areas such as knowledge development, exchange and capacity building; policies and actions; evaluation and accountability; and considers challenges and opportunities for the future. PDF Version

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Promoción de la salud en Canadá Perspectiva general de los avances e iniciativas recientes
Este documento esboza los avances e iniciativas fundamentales realizados en Canadá desde la Quinta Conferencia Internacional de Promoción de la Salud, celebrada en México (junio de 2000). El documento trata los avances en algunas áreas clave como el desarrollo, intercambio y fomento de la capacidad en materia de conocimientos; las políticas y acciones; la evaluación y rendición de cuentas; y considera los desafíos y oportunidades para el futuro. PDF version

Health Policy Reseach Bulletin -"Health Promotion Effectiveness", Volume 1, Issue 3 (2002)
Explores the practical and theoretical challenges in assessing the effectiveness of health promotion and presents some "real life" examples of how they are being addressed.

An Assessment of the Methods and Concepts Used to Synthesize the Evidence of Effectiveness in Health Promotion: A Review of 17 Initiatives (2002)
Examines how seventeen Canadian and international initiatives synthesized evidence of effectiveness. The processes are critiqued from a health promotion perspective and an ideal framework for conducting syntheses is proposed.

The Evidence of Health Promotion Effectiveness: Shaping Public Health in a New Europe
Published by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. 
This book assess 20 years of the health, social, economic and political impacts of health promotion and disease prevention.

Evaluation in Health Promotion: Principles and Perspectives (2001)
Provides a wealth of guidance on how to undertake evaluations and calls for greater investment in the evaluation of health promotion.

Health Promotion in Canada: A Case Study (1997)
Served as a background paper for the Fourth International Conference on Health Promotion held in Jakarta, Indonesia in July 1997.

The Jakarta Declaration on Health Promotion (1997)
Provides a reflection on what has been learned about effective health promotion, and identifies directions and strategies. 

Population Health Promotion: An Integrated Model of Population Health and Health Promotion (1996)
Examines how population health and health promotion are related.

Report of the Roundtable on Population Health and Health Promotion (1996)
Summarizes the key elements, noting areas of agreement and disagreement, and highlighting recommendations for follow-up developed by the participants.

Achieving Health For All: A Framework For Health Promotion (1986)
Proposed an approach called "health promotion", an integration of ideas from several arenas of public health, health education and public policy.

Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986)
Presents fundamental strategies and approaches for health promotion that still have much currency in Canada and internationally.

A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians (1974)
The 1974 report on health promotion that led to an evolution in thinking about health.