Latest OECD Figures Confirm Canada as a Public HealthLaggard

摘要

Despite the Canadian public health community’s commitments to promoting publicpolicy that supports health, evidence indicates that Canada’s public health picturecontinues to decline. This may be due in part to the failure of public healthagencies and local public health units to engage in public policy advocacy andpublic education about the social determinants of health. Examples of suchactivities by local public health units are now available and provide a model forsuch activity.