CHS 5 PPT Flashcards
PHAC Template/Framework for Health Policies
Collaborative agencies under PHAC leadership
Common policies support population health approach
Serves as a plan for implementing population health approach in Canada
Implements critical elements
Coordinates steps and approaches
Identifies clear roles of partners (agencies & individuals)
Comprises 8 key elements
Element 1: Focus on the Health of a Target Population
Assesses health status and inequities at the population level
Connects the issue to health and affected populations
Subsections:
1.1: Determine indicators for measuring population health
1.2: Measure and analyze health status to identify issues
1.3: Assess contextual conditions, characteristics, and trends
Element 2: Address the Determinants
Identifies factors contributing to population health issues
Basis for developing health interventions
Subsections:
2.1: Determine indicators for measuring determinants
2.2: Measure and analyze determinants and their interactions
Element 3: Evidence Informed Decision Making
Support findings/recommendations with evidence
Subsections:
3.1: Use best evidence throughout policy and program development
3.2: Explain criteria for including or excluding evidence
3.3: Use various data sources
3.4: Generate data through mixed research methods
3.5: Identify and assess intervention effectiveness
3.6: Disseminate findings and promote policy uptake
Element 4: Upstream Investments
Emphasizes decisions benefiting the population before problems arise
Includes prevention, health promotion, and action on health determinants
Subsections:
4.1: Apply criteria for selecting investment priorities
4.2: Balance short and long-term investments
4.3: Influence investments in other sectors
Element 5: Apply Multiple Strategies
Addresses the scope of interventions and strategies
Actions on health determinants and interactions
Strategies to reduce health inequities between population groups
Subsections:
5.1: Identify scope of action for interventions
5.2: Act on determinants and their interactions
5.3: Reduce health inequities
5.4: Apply comprehensive mix of interventions
5.5: Apply integrated interventions
5.6: Improve health over the lifespan
5.7: Act in multiple settings
5.8: Establish coordinating mechanism for interventions
Element 6: Collaborate
Focuses on partnership-building, representation, and contributions
Describes group structure, organization, roles, and relationships
Subsections:
6.1: Engage partners early, establish shared values
6.2: Set concrete objectives, focus on visible results
6.3: Identify and support a champion
6.4: Invest in alliance building process
6.5: Generate political support, leverage positive factors
6.6: Share leadership, accountability, and rewards
Element 7: Engage the Public
Details public involvement at various initiative stages
Public roles (e.g., advisory committee members)
Engagement processes (e.g., surveys, focus groups)
Subsections:
7.1: Capture public interest
7.2: Contribute to health literacy
7.3: Apply involvement strategies linked to purpose
Element 8: Demonstrate Accountability
Focuses on reporting changes in health status
Tools and processes for accountability
Subsections:
8.1: Construct a results-based accountability framework
8.2: Establish baseline measures and set improvement targets
8.3: Institutionalize effective evaluation systems
8.4: Promote health impact assessment tools
8.5: Publicly report results and facilitate knowledge uptake
PHAC Template Key Elements
Measure Population Health Status
Select appropriate indicators
Gather population-based data
Analyze Determinants of Health
Examine determinants’ relationships
Inform population health strategies
Evidence-Informed Decision Making
Use qualitative and quantitative data
Employ Upstream Investments
Make preventative decisions
Use Multiple Strategies
Employ a multifaceted approach
Engage the Public
Increase successful implementation likelihood
Capture interest positively
Intersectoral Collaboration
Partner across society segments
Demonstrate Accountability
Determine baseline measures
Set targets and monitor progress
Partners in Population Health Action
Many agencies play an important role in formulating Canada’s population health approach, including:
Health Canada
CIHI
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canada Food Inspection Agency
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Statistics Canada
Health Canada
Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain/improve their health, partnering with other agencies and organizations to ensure needs are met
Consumer product safety
Drugs and health products
Environmental and workplace health
Food and nutrition
First Nations and Inuit health
Health care system
Health concerns
Healthy living
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Independent organization collaborating with Health Canada, Statistics Canada, and CIHR
Manages national health databases
Mandate: Provide information and analysis on Canadian healthcare and health of Canadians
Focus on services, spending, health human resources, and population health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Established by federal government
Funds health research in Canada
Composed of multiple institutes, including the Institute of Population and Public Health
Purpose: Collaborate to support discoveries and innovations for health improvement and healthcare system strengthening
Canada Food Inspection Agency-CFIA
Canada’s largest regulatory science agency
Ensures safe and sustainable access to plant and animal resources
Responsible for managing food recalls and alerts