This policy statement provides an overview of what CPHA endorses as a public health approach to substance use and describes the approach that CPHA will use to develop policy advocacy or programmatic work on related topics.
This report was prepared by researchers from CMHA Toronto and the Wellesley Institute.
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health and stress levels warrants urgent attention. In Canada, as elsewhere in the world, public health measures in the early stages of the pandemic dramatically transformed the everyday geographies of young people.
Bien qu’elles prodiguent environ 75 % des soins au sein de notre système de santé, les personnes aidantes naturelles ont du mal à s’en sortir.
L' organisme de soutien aux aidants naturels de l'Ontario (OSANO) met à votre disposition ce document d’une page contenant des conseils pratiques que vous pouvez utiliser comme référence.
Well-supported family caregivers contribute to better patient health outcomes. Supporting family members, partners, friends or neighbours with physical and/or mental health needs, caregivers help enhance care delivery and improve health outcomes for patients. This benefits not only the people in their care, but our healthcare system overall.
The First Ministers Health Accords of 2001 through 2003 (Health Canada 2006) launched the renewal of primary care toward more comprehensive care delivery models. We scanned government websites in the 10 Canadian provinces to assess how comprehensive and integrated renewal models were for health and social services in 2018. More comprehensive primary care delivery models were the norm in five out of 10 provinces.
Healthcare Excellence Canada and Patients for Patient Safety Canada held many conversations about patient safety with users of the health system, people who work in healthcare and safety scientists. Their learnings so far are summarized summarized in this key statement: Everyone contributes to patient safety. Together we must learn and act to create safer care and reduce all forms of healthcare harm. After elaborating on each of the phrases in that key statement, the guide provides a list of considerations that go beyond traditional thinking on patient safety.