Cross-Canada Forum – National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions in Canada

Cross-Canada forum--National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions in Canada.

Forum pancanadien - Étude nationale de la santé des populations relative aux maladies neurologiques.Le 5 juin 2009, la ministre fédérale de la Santé a annoncé que le gouvernement du Canada s’engageait à verser 15 millions de dollars pour une étude nationale en santé des populations de quatre ans portant sur les maladies neurologiques. Conçue pour améliorer notre compréhension des maladies neuro...

Spatial Distribution Of Iranian Population In Canada: A Portrait Using The 2001 Census Data

National Pharmacare in Canada: Equality or Equity, Accessibility or Affordability; Comment on “Universal Pharmacare in Canada: A Prescription for Equity in Healthcare”

Canada’s federal government intends to take steps to implement national pharmacare so that all Canadians have prescription drug coverage they need at an affordable price. Relatively limited funds have so far been pledged to support national pharmacare, which raises the question: what kind of program is envisioned? Since the government has already introduced regulations intended to reduce new dr...

Legal foundations for a national public health agency in Canada.

This commentary addresses some of the key legal challenges associated with establishing a national public health agency in Canada. These include issues related to privacy and confidentiality of personal health information in the public health context, constraints on the jurisdiction and powers of a national agency, the need to respect individual rights and freedoms in an outbreak situation, and...

National Symposium on Immigrant Health in Canada: an overview.

Ethnicity and migration are recognized as factors that determine health due to biological, cultural, social, and lifestyle factors. The most recent census results show that the ethnocultural profile of Canada is increasingly diverse. In 2001, approximately 5.4 million Canadians, or 18.4% of the total population, were born outside of the country, an increase from 17.4% in 1996. This proportion i...