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CMA code of ethics and professionalism

Date
2018-12-08
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
SOCIETY 37. Commit to ensuring the quality of medical services offered to patients and society through the establishment and maintenance of professional standards. 38. Recognize that social determinants of health, the environment, and other fundamental considerations that extend beyond medical

Advancing inclusion and quality of life for seniors

Date
2017-10-26
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
Health systems, system funding and performance
goals of seniors policy in Canada is to promote the independence of older Canadians, avoiding costly institutionalization for as long as feasible. To help older Canadians successfully maintain their independence, governments and society must keep the social determinants of health in mind when

Canada's food guide

Date
2018-06-06
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
prevention, including attention to the role of the social determinants of health, are critical to the future health and wellness of Canadians and to the viability of the health care system.”12 CMA recommendations: 1. The Food Guide must go hand in hand with efforts to increase access to affordable

Canadian Medical Association submission on Motion 315 (Income Inequality)

Date
2013-04-25
Topics
Physician practice, compensation, forms
Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disability One reason income is so critical to individual health is that it is so closely linked to many of the other social determinants of health. These include but are not limited to: education, employment
Policy Type
Parliamentary submission
Date
2013-04-25
Topics
Physician practice, compensation, forms
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Climate change and human health

Last Reviewed
2018-03-03
Date
2010-06-09
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
effects of climate change is dependent on their existing vulnerabilities. Therefore, work needs to be done to reduce the burden of diseases and improve upon the social determinants of health for vulnerable populations in Canada and globally. CMA recommends: 4. That the federal and provincial
Policy Type
Policy document
Last Reviewed
2018-03-03
Date
2010-06-09
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
Our Focus
Net zero
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Clinical guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and people with lived homelessness experience

Date
2019-10-17
Topics
Health care and patient safety
Population health, health equity, public health
, or lack- ing the immediate prospect, means and ability of acquiring it.6 Under such conditions, individuals and families face intersecting social, mental and physical health risks that significantly increase morbidity and mortality.7,8 For example, people who are homeless and vulnerably housed

CMA presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38

Date
2012-05-31
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
shared by our members – that policy-makers are not paying adequate attention to the social determinants of health, factors such as income and housing that have a major impact on health outcomes. We remind the government that every action that has a negative effect on health will lead to more costs to

CMA’s recommendations for effective poverty reduction strategies

Date
2017-02-28
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
improving the delivery of federal resources and services for the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy is of profound interest to the CMA, given our concerns about the need to address the social determinants of health. It is that perspective from which this paper will approach the Committee’s areas of

CMA's response to questionnaire from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance: 2012-2013 pre-budget consultation

Date
2012-08-03
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
federal leadership that would contribute to these efforts by addressing the overall performance of the health care system in Canada. The CMA recommends that: • The federal government recognize the relationship of the social determinants of health on the demands of the health care system and that it

CMA's submission to Finance Canada's 2012 pre-budget consultations

Date
2012-01-12
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
illness and the enhancement of their well-being, with attention paid to broader social determinants of health. Equitable: The health care system has a duty to Canadians to provide and advocate for equitable access to quality care and commonly adopted policies to

Early childhood development

Last Reviewed
2020-02-29
Date
2014-12-06
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
(accessed 2013 Dec 9). 26 HM Treasury. Ending child poverty: mapping the route to 2020. London(UK); 2010. Available: http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/images/ecp/budget2 010_childpoverty.pdf (accessed 2014 Jan 17). 27 Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. Closing the gap in a generation
Policy Type
Policy document
Last Reviewed
2020-02-29
Date
2014-12-06
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
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Ensuring equitable access to health care: Strategies for governments, health system planners, and the medical profession

Last Reviewed
2018-03-03
Date
2013-12-07
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
Population health, health equity, public health
general policy statement on the role of physicians in addressing the social determinants of health please see: Canadian Medical Association. Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health: A Role for the Medical Profession. Ottawa, ON; 2012. Available: http://policybase.cma.ca/dbtw- wpd/Policypdf

The evolving professional relationship between Canadian physicians and our health care system: Where do we stand?

Last Reviewed
2019-03-03
Date
2012-05-26
Topics
Ethics and medical professionalism
setting. In addition to advocating for issues related directly to patient care, physicians, as community leaders, may also be called upon to advocate for other issues of societal importance, such as protection of the environment or social determinants of health. These advocacy undertakings can
Policy Type
Policy document
Last Reviewed
2019-03-03
Date
2012-05-26
Topics
Ethics and medical professionalism
Our Focus
Physician wellness and safety
Workforce planning
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Health and health care for an aging population

Last Reviewed
2018-03-03
Date
2013-12-07
Topics
Health care and patient safety
Health systems, system funding and performance
process of optimizing opportunities for physical, social and mental health to enable seniors to take an active part in society without discrimination and to enjoy independence and quality of life.” It is believed that initiatives to promote healthy aging, and enable older Canadians to maintain their
Policy Type
Policy document
Last Reviewed
2018-03-03
Date
2013-12-07
Replaces
PD00-03 - Principles for medical care of older persons
Topics
Health care and patient safety
Health systems, system funding and performance
Our Focus
Aging
Workforce planning
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Health Canada consultation on Canadian drugs and substances strategy

Date
2018-12-04
Topics
Pharmaceuticals, prescribing, cannabis, drugs
Population health, health equity, public health
condition for which there are effective treatments. However, using the social determinants as a framework, most health promotion and prevention efforts will take place outside of the traditional health and medical care services.2. Many Canadians face barriers in their physical, social and economic

Health care transformation in Canada: Change that works, care that lasts

Last Reviewed
2018-03-03
Date
2010-07-13
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
optimum health while addressing the complex causative pathways affecting health and disease (i.e., social determinants of health). A defined set of nationally comparable, publicly funded core services should be available to all Canadians chosen through an evidence-informed and transparent manner. There

Health equity and the social determinants of health: A role for the medical profession

Last Reviewed
2020-02-29
Date
2012-12-08
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
CMA POLICY Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health: A Role for the Medical Profession Introduction
Policy Type
Policy document
Last Reviewed
2020-02-29
Date
2012-12-08
Topics
Population health, health equity, public health
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Healthier generations for a prosperous economy: Canadian Medical Association 2013-2014 pre-budget consultation submission to the Standing Committee on Finance

Date
2013-11-06
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
seniors care strategy, the social determinants of health and health sector innovation and productivity. Summary of Recommendations Recommendation # 1 The CMA recommends that the Government of Canada collaborate with provincial, territorial and municipal governments to establish and invest in a

Health in all policies

Date
2015-05-30
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
productivity. 8 As laid out in the principles to Guide Health Care Transformation, “Coordinated investments in health promotion and disease and injury prevention, including attention to the role of the social determinants of health, are critical to the future health and wellness of Canadians

Improving efficiency in the Canadian health care system

Date
2015-05-30
Topics
Health systems, system funding and performance
positively associated with efficiency. 19 Unfortunately, over 4 million Canadians still do not have a regular family physician. 20 In addition, the CIHI study found that factors related to the social determinants of health can also affect system efficiency (e.g., missed prevention opportunities

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