2014
Statement of Support for a National Inquiry Concerning Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
October 20, 2014
CPHA supports the calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women originating from the Assembly of First Nations, the Native Women’s Association of Canada, other First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples associations, the families of the missing and murdered, and the Premiers of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments.
Managing Illegal Psychoactive Substances in Canada
May 15, 2014
CPHA supports the development of public health approaches for addressing the needs of people who use illegal psychoactive substances while recognizing the requirement for a public-health-oriented regulatory framework for the production, manufacture, distribution, product promotion, and sale of these products. To support the development and implementation of such a framework, this discussion paper describes how a shift to a public health approach can improve outcomes, articulates a vision for 2025, and provides a framework for action.
2011
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Public Health Within a Federal-Provincial/Territorial Health Transfer Agreement
November 3, 2011
Presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The anticipated renewal of the federal-provincial/territorial agreement on health/health care presents an opportune time to reconsider and reevaluate the factors that have, over the years, fostered success in the Canadian health system and those factors that can improve the system in the future. The relatively small section of the current health fund transfer agreement dedicated to public health serves as a reminder that there is still much room for improvement.