Ministers launch national consultation to develop public health goals for Canada
TORONTO, March 30 /CNW Telbec/ - Federal Minister of State for Public Health, Carolyn Bennett and Manitoba Minister of Healthy Living, Theresa Oswald, are co-leading, along with the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, George Smitherman, today, a roundtable to develop public health goals for Canada.
This roundtable is part of a Canada-wide consultation process that is designed to advance commitments made by First Ministers to work together to improve the health status of Canadians by developing public health goals.
"Keeping as many Canadians healthy for as long as possible means looking beyond health departments to broader determinants of health, such as poverty, violence, the environment, shelter, education and equity," said Minister Bennett. "Involving Canadians in this process will ensure the goals we set will be relevant, responsive and will increase our understanding of the complexity of health."
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A summary of this roundtable will be posted on the Public Health Goals website http://www.healthycanadians.ca. Additional information for Canadians on the Canada-wide consultation process will be available on the web site, giving Canadians the opportunity to become directly involved in the process.