Public Health
Public health has been defined as "the science and art of preventing disease”, prolonging life and improving quality of life through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations (public and private), communities and individuals. Analyzing the determinants of health of a population and the threats it faces is the basis for public health. The public can be as small as a handful of people or as large as a village or an entire city; in the case of a pandemic it may encompass several continents. The concept of health takes into account physical, psychological, and social well-being. As such, …
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Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
The annual index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. …
no position on the efficacy of the various public-health policies designed to deal with the coronavirus …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …
various authorities, and some aspects of the public health response have led to massive, albeit temporary …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to …
housing, on economic development, on safety, on public health and on climate leadership. Instead, the inertia … that might be more effectively devolved (like public health in Alberta),x Don Iveson or by downloading … the country’s most urgent issues. From the public health pandemic to the housing crisis to climate change …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, …
from clean water and sewage systems through public health and social service to police and fire services …
ULCC: Uniform Law Conference of Canada · 27 September 2024 English
RESOLVED: THAT the report of the working group on Drafting Conventions be accepted; and THAT the Drafting Conventions be adopted; and THAT, having adopted the Drafting Conventions, the ULCC recognizes …
intellectual property rights. Later, NDAs were used in public health cases (asbestos and tobacco, for example), and …
Alberta Water Council · 26 September 2024 English
1 New Water for Life Action Plan Alberta Water Council 2024 Pending – to be completed Pending – to be completed In 2021, a statement of opportunity was submitted by …
systems that Phase I – Complete fall under the Public Health Act as • Renewed and amended the Potable Water … certification for these types of systems. The Public Health Guidelines for Non-Municipal Drinking Water … available at: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/public-health-guidelines-non-municipal-drinking-water Work … stems https://open.alberta.ca/publications/public-health-guidelines-non-municipal-drinking-water publicly …
CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 26 September 2024 English
These notes summarize the overall approach, data sources and definitions for this project’s analysis.
territorial surveillance systems supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada. It provides estimates of the …
ASC: Alzheimer Society of Canada · 25 September 2024 English
Now is the time to make sure that the post-diagnostic care pathway is optimised to the person needs and that the healthcare systems in each country are properly harnessed and …
addition to the conversation about this growing public health issue. The aim of this report is not merely … Brain Health a National, European and Global Public Health Priority Recommendation • 2 Promote Training … oncology. This will have profound implications for public health and society at large. Treatment Means Time Slowing … longer period, to reduce societal costs for public health and to increase regional competitiveness (Letta … brain health a national, European, and global public health priority • National level: Implement and support …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 24 September 2024 English
CBC BOOKS CANADIAN FICTION BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2024“With a lush, tropical setting, an entrancing protagonist, and swirling ghosts that guide and subvert, Gonzalez has crafted a darkly romantic, …
had con- tracted a virulent strain of pox. Public health officials were sum- moned to find the cause …
Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia · 23 September 2024 English
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these questions and….” B.C.’s population and public health framework. British Columbia Ministry of Health … and strategic direction for population and public health in B.C.” VOL 8 (9) SEPTEMBER 2024 4 https://earlylearning … cross-sectional study. Paper presentation at Public Health 2024, Halifax, NS. 2024. 4. Reid-Westoby C, … British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP); 2024 … outcomes in early adulthood. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024;21(9):1147. Available from: https://www …
