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Implementation

Windows to Youth Health: Population Health Fund Program Evaluation for BC Region Youth Projects

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Windows to Youth Health: Population Health Fund Program Evaluation for BC Region Youth Projects 2004/2005
he purpose of this evaluation is to examine the overall effectiveness of Health Canada's Population Health Fund's (PHF) regional funding for youth in British Columbia and to produce a program evaluation roll-up report. This report was requested by the Health Canada's Population and Public Health Branch (PPHB), British Columbia Regional Office.

The Social Determinants of Health: An Overview of the Implications for Policy and the Role of the Health Sector

• overview paper
• income inequality
• social inclusion and exclusion
• employment and job security
• working conditions
• contribution of the social economy
• early childhood education and care
• food security
• housing
• education

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

How our Programs Affect Population Health Determinants: A Workbook for Better Planning and Accountability (2003)
This workbook assists community programs, funders and other services to know more about how their health promotion activities contribute to change in population health determinants.

Investment in Population Health in Five OECD Countries
OECD Health Working Papers N-2, 2003
There is growing interest in the potential for preventive interventions to improve average health status in OECD countries and to tackle remaining health inequalities. The paper focuses on population health investment in Australia, Canada, Korea, Sweden and Switzerland.

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

Creative Spice: Learning From Communities About Putting The Population Health Approach Into Action (2002)
Is a synthesis and discussion of the lessons learned by participants in eleven voluntary-sector projects in BC and the Yukon that received funding assistance from Health Canada's Population Health Fund to put a population health approach into action at the community level.

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. 

Health Policy Reseach Bulletin -"Health Promotion Effectiveness", Volume 1, Issue 3 (2002)
This issue 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. It also highlights a major international evaluation initiative, as well as other important initiatives under way across the country.

An Assessment of the Methods and Concepts Used to Synthesize the Evidence of Effectiveness in Health Promotion: A Review of 17 Initiatives (2001)
Examines how seventeen Canadian and international initiatives synthesized evidence of effectiveness. The processes are critiqued from a health promotion perspective and an ideal framework is proposed.

Case Studies of the Regional Mobilization of Population Health (2001)
Presents evidence from six case studies across Canada which can be used to inform the practice and marketing of the population health approach.

Changing Approaches to Health: The History of a Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory  Committee (2001)
Provides an overview and history of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee.

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.

Framework for Women-Centred Health (2001)
Consists of 12 elements that, taken together, provide tools and strategies to improve responses to the health needs of individual women and specific populations of women. 

Health Indicators, Volume 2001, No. 1 (2001)
This Statistics Canada document contains highlights and data tables for a number of health status and non-medical determinants indicators organized by sex, age and geography. 

Health Reports:  How Healthy Are Canadians, Vol. 12, No. 3 (2001)
This special issue of Health Reports presents a wide array of indicators examining the health differences between Canadian men and women. 

Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP) (2001)
The RPP (Part-lll) are individual expenditure plans for each federal department and agency, except Crown corporations. 

Towards a New Perspective on Health Policy (2001)
Provides a rare comprehensive overview of health and health policy in Canada.

Departmental Performance Report (DPR) (2000)
The DPR responds to the government's commitments and reflects the goals set by Parliament to improve accountability for results.

The Dufferin Mall Story (2000)
Recognized internationally as an extraordinary experiment in community development, achieved by a unique partnership between private business and public agencies.

Health Beyond Health Care: Twenty-five Years of Federal Health Policy Development (2000)
Provides a historical context and identifies the conditions that foster policy innovations within the public sector, and the challenges ahead to implementation of population health insights.

Healthy Lifestyle: Strengthening the Effectiveness of Lifestyle Approaches to Improve Health (2000)
Shows that lifestyle is interdependent with one's social environment, and that interventions should address the complexity and influence of community factors on individual health. 
Also see: Key Points and Discussion Questions

Intersectoral Action (ISA) for Health Toolkit: Case Studies (2000)
This guide from the Population and Public Health Branch on "how to do intersectoral action" includes two case studies which document intersectoral action in Alberta/NWT. 

Making the Case for Social and Economic Inclusion (2000)
Examines the potential of the social inclusion concept for contributing to the development of healthy social policy in the Atlantic region. It is accompanied by a 19-page annotated bibliography.

The Opportunity of Adolescence: The Health Sector Contribution (2000)
Using the determinants of health framework, the paper describes the current health status for adolescents and identifies areas where certain youth have greater needs for information and support. 

Reducing Health Inequalities: Implications for Interventions (2000)
Describes upstream and downstream policies. Be sure to look at Appendix A, a helpful schematic of the drivers of population health.

Reducing Inequalities in Health: Proposals for Health Promotion Policy and Action (2000)
Ten points are put forward to provide an approach through which inequalities in health can be reduced.

Social Investment in New Brunswick, Atlantic Case Studies (2000)
Shows how government, communities and the privates sector must work together to ensure that all people are included. 

Towards a New Concept of Health: Three Discussion Papers (2000)
Presents a hypothesis for the "health gradient" - that shows people's health status closely parallels their socioeconomic status, regardless of the quality of the health care system available to them.

The Canadian Handbook on Health Impact Assessment (1999)
Provides EIA practitioners, government, non-government, health professionals and academic representatives with the methods and disciplines of health assessment.

Canadian Journal of Public Health - Vol 90, Supplement 1, Nov/DEC (1999)
Presents several articles presented at the National Conference on Shared Responsibility for Health and Social Impact Assessment.

Healthy People 2010 Tool Kit (1999)
Provides guidance, technical tools and resources promoting successful, state-specific Healthy People 2010 plans. It is also useful for other communities embarking on simular health plans.

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.

Upstream and Downstream Approaches to Inequalities in Health (1999)
This paper concludes that we cannot hope to significantly reduce the burden of disease in societies unless we grapple with the upstream determinants of social inequalities. 

Reducing Inequalities in Health: Proposals for Health Promotion Policy and Action (1999)
Ten points are put forward to provide an approach through which inequalities in health can be reduced.

Case study of health goals development in the province of British Columbia 
By T.A. Chomik, Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia. (1998)

Population Health: Concepts and Methods 
By T. Kue Young (1998). 
Is intended for introductory or intermediate courses in epidemiology and community health. Each chapter includes case studies, which provide short summaries of related published studies. 

Population Health in Canada: A Systematic Review 
By Michael V. Hayes and James R. Dunn, Canadian Policy Research Network, Study No. H-01, Ottawa. (1998)

Population Health - Putting Concepts into Action (1998)
This report is intended to facilitate the translation of the population health concept into action.

Taking Action On Population Health (1998)
Provides Health Canada employees with an understanding of what the approach means to their work, offers a review of its evolution and links to 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. 

Guide to Project Evaluation: A Participatory Approach (1996)
Provides an easy-to-use, comprehensive framework to assist in the development and implementation of effective project evaluations.

Health Impact Assessment as a Tool for Population Health Promotion and Public Policy (1996)
Presents a situational analysis of health impact assessment strategies for public policy development and for population health promotion. 

Making Public Policy Healthy... A Vision For Our Community's Health (1995)
Is intended for individuals or groups seeking to either create a policy to benefit the health of community residents, or support, oppose or advocate for change in a policy which may have health effects.

Strategies for Population Health - Investing in the Health of Canadians (1994)
Identifies broad population health strategies on which the provincial, territorial and federal governments could collaborate and achieve significant results.

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