Policy and Position Statements

New Alcohol Position Statement (January 2012)

New CPHA Position Statement on Tobacco Use in Canada – On December 7, the CPHA Board approved a new position statement on tobacco and smoking. The Winnable Battle: Ending Tobacco Use in Canada is a forceful call to action for all who care about public health to commit to the steady reduction and ultimate eradication of tobacco use. It proposes the goal of a tobacco-free Canada by the year 2035 and calls on all levels of government, communities, public health practitioners and citizens to work aggressively to achieve the specific intermediate targets. (January 2012)
The Canadian Network of Public Health Associations urged the provincial and territorial First Ministers to consider an enhanced investment in public health in their deliberations around the future federal/provincial/territorial health agreement and in their provincial and territorial health plans and budgets. See details in the letter to the Council of the Federation. (January 2012)

CPHA welcomes the Government of Canada's announcement about the release of Action on Weatherill Report Recommendations to Strengthen the Food Safety System: Final Report to Canadians. – In September 2009, the Government of Canada announced that it would act on all 57 recommendations contained in the Report of the Independent Investigator into the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak (the Weatherill Report). The Report asked that the Government report back to Canadians on the implementation of the recommendations and their impact on the food safety system.

On December 19 the Government of Canada released Action on Weatherill Report Recommendations to Strengthen the Food Safety System: Final Report to Canadians. The report focuses on the actions taken by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada to reduce food safety risks, enhance surveillance and early detection and improve emergency response, and it focuses on the impact of these actions on the food safety system.

CPHA welcomes the release of this report. The report is available at www.foodsafety.gc.ca

Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Canada – The Canadian Public Health Association has endorsed the Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Canada which represent a public health approach to reduce the health risks and burden of disease associated with cannabis use. The Guidelines are part of a new research study conducted by an international team of experts that is published in the September/October 2011 issue of the Canadian Journal of Public Health. (September 2011)
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Voice your opposition to costly mandatory minimum sentencing
The federal government of Canada is currently considering Bill S-10, which proposes legislative amendments that, among other things, would introduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug-related offences. Research clearly demonstrates that mandatory minimum sentences are extremely expensive to the taxpayer and do not meaningfully improve public health and safety nor reduce drug use or crime in our communities. We invite you to join us in supporting evidence-based drug prevention and treatment initiatives and opposing the introduction of costly and ineffective mandatory minimum sentencing legislation. (January 2011)
CPHA encourages the federal government of Canada to take note of the bold new US strategy for tobacco control to inform the renewal of our country’s Federal Tobacco Control Strategy. (November 2010)
CPHA provided comments on the recommendations issued in the (US) National Cancer Institute’s report on possible actions to reduce environmental exposure to cancer-causing agents in our environment. (October 2010)
Canada still one of world’s largest exporters of Chrysotile asbestos – joint press release with CMA and NSSCM (June 2010) (PDF: 30k)
Firearms Control and Injury Prevention: The gun registry is a good investment (April 2010)
- Press Release (PDF: 20k)
- Open Letter to MPs (PDF: 202k)
Call for a Ban on the Mining, Transformation and Export of Chrysotile Asbestos (April 2010) (PDF: 80k)
CPHA Response to the 2010 budget – An Investment in Public Health: An Investment in Canada’s Future Prosperity (March 2010) (PDF: 18k)
Growing up well – Priorities for a Healthy Future: CPHA’s review of the 2009 Report by the Chief Public Health Officer on the State of Public Health in Canada (PDF: 32k)
Toward an Environmentally Responsible Canadian Health Sector (November 2009) (PDF: 735k)
The Canadian Public Health Association Responds to Budget 2009 (Jan 2009)
CPHA’s Response to the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (September 2008) (PDF: 416k)
CPHA congratulates the World Health Organization on the release of the report of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. The report demonstrates that differences in health outcomes are shaped by the broad conditions in which we live and work.
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CPHA supports the Supreme Court of British Columbia’s ruling (July 2008)

CPHA response to the Chief Public Health Officer’s Report (June 2008)

Budget 2008: A passing grade for the public’s health? (March 2008)
CPHA’s Global Public Health Strategy 2007 - 2017 (January 2008) (PDF :1m)
The Federal Government Can and Should Lead the Renewal of Canada's Public Health System (October 2003) (PDF: 201k)
A Discussion Paper for the Board of Director of the Canadian Public Health Association, Dr. Michael Rachlis.
OPHA position paper “Public Health and Violence Prevention - Maintaining the Momentum” (2003) (PDF: 170k)
Opportunities and Challenges of Introducing Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in Resource-Poor Settings (November 2001) (PDF: 167k)
A consensus statement by three Canadian organizations delivering AIDS projects in Africa and India.
2001 Statement on Peace, Security and Public Health
CPHA contribution to the National Advisory committee on SARS and Public Health (2003) (PDF :216k)
Creating Conditions for Health (2001) (PDF: 302k)
The Future of Public Health in Canada (2001) (PDF: 218k)
The Value of Immunization in the Future of Canada’s Health System (2001) (PDF :472k)
Joint Statement on Shaken Baby Syndrome (2001) (PDF: 572k)
An Ounce of Prevention: Strengthening the Balance in Health Care Reform (2000) (PDF :377k)
Position Paper on Homelessness and Health (1997) (PDF: 93k)
Health Impacts of Social and Economic Conditions: Implications for Public Policy (1997) (PDF: 368k)
Public Health Infrastructure in Canada (1997) (PDF: 78k)
Focus on Health: Public Health in Health Services Restructuring (1996)
The Canada Health and Social Transfer and Health Equity in Canada (1996)
Discussion Paper on The Health Impact of Unemployment (1996) (pdf: 140k)
Action Statement for Health Promotion in Canada (1996)
Environment and Health: Linked for Life (1996)
SPHA Series of Articles on Health Determinants
Violence in Society: A Public Health Perspective (1994)
HIV/AIDS: A Public Health Perspective (1993)
Human and Ecosystem Health: Canadian Perspectives, Canadian Actions (1992)
Caring About Health: The CPHA Issue Paper on Federal/Provincial/Territorial Arrangements for Health Policy (1992)
Sustainability and Equity: Primary Health Care in Developing Countries (1990) (PDF: 55k)

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