Population Health Approach in Action

Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Care Centre (site visit)

A multi-functional district health centre located in the town of Port aux Basques on Newfoundland's southwest coast. It has developed a Western Regional Wellness Coalition that follows a population health approach.

TOR: Western Regional Wellness Coalition

Guides to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Strategic and Program Planning Guide for Family Health Teams

This is a resource for those that have been approved to form a family health team in Ontario to guide them in creating localized plans for service. The first guide provides information on strategies for health promotion and disease prevention. The second guide overviews the steps in strategic planning and program planning for population health. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/transformation/fht/fht_guides.html

New Brunswick Community Health Centre Framework

This framework is intended primarily for use by the Community Health Centers, Regional Health Authorities, and the Department of Health and Wellness. This framework is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather a resource that can be used to address the unique and individual health needs of your community. http://www.gnb.ca/0601/pdf/FrameworkEnglishOct251.pdf

New Brunswick Community Health Needs Assessment

The material in this document has been gathered mainly from research papers on better practices for primary health care and community health needs assessment tools used by other provinces. The overall goal of this assessment is to arrive at a prioritized list of health issues (needs) that would inform decision-makers regarding the allocation of health resources. http://www.gnb.ca/0601/pdf/CHCNBNeedsAssessmentEngNov201.pdf

Public Health Agency of Canada

Population Health is an approach to health that aims to improve the health of the entire population and to reduce health disparities among population groups. The Public Health Agency of Canada has identified population health as a key concept and approach for policy and program development aimed at improving the health of Canadians. In order to reach these objectives, the Agency is looking at and acting upon the broad range of factors and conditions (determinants of health) that have a strong influence on our health. This website provides a good overview of the key elements and concepts that define a population health approach. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/