Upstream Approaches to Canadian Population Health

The Assignment (2–4 pages):

• Provide a description of an existing intervention in Canada, intended to improve health inequities. Include an explanation of the inequity and how the intervention targets upstream determinants of health.
• Describe the organizations involved and/or social policies enacted in the implementation of the intervention.
• Explain whether or not the intervention was/is successful and what lessons public health practitioners can learn from that experience that might improve population health in the United States.
• Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources.

Use APA formatting for your Assignment and to cite your resources.

Resources:

Dinca-Panaitescu, S., Dinca-Panaitescu, M., Bryant, T., Daiski, I., Pilkington, B., & Raphael, D. (2011). Diabetes prevalence and income: Results of the Canadian Community Health Survey. Health Policy, 99(2), 116–123.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Feeny, D., Kaplan, M. S., Huguet, N., & McFarland, B. H. (2010). Comparing population health in the United States and Canada. Population Health Metrics, 8, 8–18.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Kirkpatrick, S. I., & McIntyre, L. (2009). The Chief Public Health Officer’s report on health inequalities: What are the implications for public health practitioners and researchers? Canadian Journal of Public Health, 100(2), 93–95.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Vafaei, A., Rosenberg, M. W. & Pickett, W. (2010). Relationships between income inequality and health: A study on rural and urban regions of Canada. Rural and Remote Health, 10(2), 1430.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.

Health Council of Canada. (2010). Stepping it up: Moving the focus from health care in Canada to a healthier Canada. Toronto, Canada: Health Council of Canada. Retrieved from http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2011/ccs-hcc/H174-22-2010-2-eng.pdf 

Public Health Agency of Canada. (2013, July 12). Key element 4: Increase upstream investments. Retrieved from http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/population-health-approach-organizing-framework/key-element-4-increase-upstream-investments/ 

Public Health Agency of Canada. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php