[EQ] Canada Senate Subcommittee Reports: International Community?s Approach to Population Health

Senate Subcommittee Releases Two Reports on the International Community’s Approach to Population Health

Ottawa (February 26, 2008)

 – The Senate Subcommittee on Population Health has released two interim reports on its study of the determinants of health:

Second Report: Eighth Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science & Technology, which deals with:
 Maternal Health and Early Childhood Development in Cuba

- First Report: Seventh Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science & Technology, which deals with:
Population Health Policy: International Perspectives

“We learned many lessons from this comparative review,” said Conservative Senator Wilbert J. Keon (Ottawa - Ontario), the Subcommittee’s Chair, and one of Canada’s pre-eminent surgeons.  “For example, establishing health goals and targets facilitates monitoring and evaluation, while undertaking health impact assessments ensures that health considerations are taken into account when developing policies."

"There is greater emphasis on reducing health disparities in the countries profiled. This must create a positive climate for action in Canada," continued former health professional Senator Lucie Pépin - Lib. - (Shawinegan - Quebec).  "Cuba has made interesting strides with its maternal health and early childhood education programs.  Indicators show progress over the past 30 years in child and maternal health.  Daycare and polyclinics have played a vital role in this respect, by integrating health, education and science."

The Subcommittee will continue to examine government policies, programs and best practices that influence the health of Canadians.  It will investigate ways in which governments could better coordinate their activities in order to improve health outcomes, whether these activities involve the different levels of government or various departments and agencies within a single level of government.  The Subcommittee has therefore set an ambitious agenda to review the data and help chart a way forward toward dramatically reducing health disparities in Canada.

The Subcommittee’s members are the Honourable Senators:

Bert Brown - C - (Alberta), Catherine S. Callbeck - Lib. - (Prince Edward Island), Ethel M. Cochrane - C - (Newfoundland and Labrador), Joan Cook - Lib. - (Newfoundland and Labrador), Joyce Fairbairn, P.C. - Lib. - (Lethbridge - Alberta), Wilbert J. Keon - C - (Ottawa - Ontario), and Lucie Pépin - Lib. - (Shawinegan - Quebec).

For more information on the Subcommittee, please visit “Subcommittee on Population Health”, under “Social Affairs”
at: www.parl.gc.ca/sencom-e.asp .  

The interim reports are available on the Committee’s website: http://senate-senat.ca/SOCIAL.asp  

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Population Health Policy:

International Perspective and Maternal Health and Early Childhood Development in Cuba
Available online as PDF file [40p.] at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/39/2/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/soci-e/rep-e/rep08feb08-e.pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

MATERNAL HEALTH AND HEALTHY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

1. Polyclinics

2. Maternal and Child Health

2.1 Medical Genetic Services

2.2 Partogram

2.3 Maternal Home

2.4 Child and Maternal Health Outcomes

3. Early Child Development and Education

3.1 Círculos Infantiles

3.2 Educa a Tu Hijo

3.3 Teaching Staff

3.4 Children with Disabilities

3.5 Arts in Early Education

3.6 Sports, Education and Health

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

SUMMARY OF SUBCOMMITTEE’S FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS

APPENDIX 1 & 2

 

POPULATION HEALTH POLICY: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

First Report of the Subcommittee on Population Health of the Standing Senate - Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Available online as PDF file [62p.] at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/39/2/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/soci-e/rep-e/rep07feb08-e.pdf

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: Australia

1.1 Main Findings

1.2 Government Responsibility

1.3 Development and Implementation of Population Health Policy

1.4 Monitoring and Evaluation

CHAPTER 2: England

CHAPTER 3: Finland

CHAPTER 4: New Zealand

CHAPTER 5: Norway

CHAPTER 6: Sweden

CHAPTER 7: Comparative Analysis

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Shift in Public Policy Thinking and Action

7.3 Goals, Objectives and Targets

7.4 Monitoring, Evaluation and Research

7.5 Role of the Health Sector and Others

7.6 Health Impact Assessment (HIA)

7.7 Regionalization

7.8 Intersectoral Approach

7.9 Government Intervention

7.10 Concluding Remarks

APPENDIX 1

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