Canadian Public Health Association
We are the independent national voice and trusted advocate for public health, speaking up for people and populations to all levels of government.
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Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa
Instead of fixating just on the incredibly costly medical systems that treat us when we’re sick, the federal government can decide right now to invest policy leadership in strengthening the public health systems that keep us healthy.B.C.’s drug decriminalization experiment starts today. Toronto and other jurisdictions are watching
Toronto Public Health says it continues working with Health Canada on a revised version of its initial decriminalization proposal.It’s time to re-wire the structures of Canada’s public health systems
Re-wiring public health systems is not about spending more money in the same old ways. It’s about assessing what public health systems should be doing.Policy & Position Statements
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