The report was commissioned by CEMA's Air Working Group (AWG) to better understand the nature and scope of regional health issues in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in light of the significant resource development activities within the region. This report is organized into three parts. Part 1 defines what is meant by health and the term "determinants of health" and introduces Health Canada's framework of 12 health determinants. Part 2 provides a detailed description of each determinant of health, describes how each determinant of health is affected by resource development and presents some data relevant for the RMWB region. Other frameworks for categorizing health determinants in the context of resource development are also reviewed in Part 2. Part 3 describes the purpose of environmental assessment (EA) and reviews the EA processes applicable in Alberta and how health determinants are addressed in these processes.
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- Ottawa, Ontario
