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Canada's food guide
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy13920
- Date
- 2018-06-06
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
determinants of health. Toronto: Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention
Alliance; 2007. Available: http://www.ocdpa.ca/sites/default/files/publications/PrimertoAction-EN.pdf (accessed
2018 Feb 1).
14 Tarasuk V, Mitchell A, Dachner N. Household food insecurity in Canada. Toronto: PROOF; 2016. Available
Chronic diseases related to aging: CMA's presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10226
- Date
- 2011-10-17
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
variety of
functions. Key functions include advocating for health
promotion and disease/injury prevention policies and
strategies, advocating for access to quality health
care, facilitating change within the medical
profession, and providing leadership and guidance to
physicians to help them
CMA submission to the study of Bill C-37
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy13617
- Date
- 2017-04-06
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals, prescribing, cannabis, drugs
the Canadian public, the CMA
performs a wide variety of functions. Key functions include advocating for health
promotion and disease/injury prevention policies and strategies, advocating for access
to quality health care, facilitating change within the medical profession, and providing
leadership
Consultation on proposed front-of-package labelling
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy13882
- Date
- 2018-04-23
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Pharmaceuticals, prescribing, cannabis, drugs
protect Canadians from the risks of chronic diseases” related to the intake of foods
high in sugar, sodium, saturated fats and trans fat.2
The CMA believes that governments have a responsibility to provide guidance on
healthy eating that can be easily incorporated into daily lives, and that the
Health in all policies
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11527
- Date
- 2015-05-30
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
risks.
Using health determinants as a focus means
that most health promotion and prevention
efforts will take place outside of the health
and medical care service.
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Canadians must
be supported to make the choices that keep
them healthy and reduce their risks of injury
and disease
Healthy behaviours - promoting physical activity and healthy eating
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11523
- Date
- 2015-05-30
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
diets.
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Overweight and obesity (and the lifestyle choices
associated with them) are contributors to more than 18 chronic conditions.
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This includes
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and liver disease, as well as breast, colon and
prostate cancer.
Obesity is a public health
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Date
- 2015-05-30
- Replaces
- Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Weights
Documents
Obesity in Canada: Causes, consequences and the way forward
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11540
- Date
- 2015-06-02
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
, CMA’s
mission is to help physicians care for patients.
On behalf of its more than 80,000 members and the
Canadian public, CMA performs a wide variety of
functions. Key functions include advocating for health
promotion and disease/injury prevention policies and
strategies
Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14465
- Date
- 2021-04-30
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
, and
the choice of supportive services without coercion to participate
for individuals with serious mental health problems or who use
substances and are experiencing homelessness (strong
recommendation; high certainty in estimates).
• We recommend expanding access to eviction prevention
Restricting marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children and youth in Canada: A Canadian health care and scientific organization policy consensus statement
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10676
- Last Reviewed
- 2020-02-29
- Date
- 2012-12-08
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
chronic disease prevention
are collective priorities for action of federal,
provincial and territorial (F/P/T) governments.
(3,5,18,19)
Strategy 2.3b of the 2011 Federal, Provincial and
Territorial Framework for Action to Promote Healthy
Weights stipulates “looking at ways to decrease the