Healthy Public Policy

Risk Trade-Offs in Public Health Action: The West Nile Virus Example

Sections: 
Features
Subjects: 
Physical Environments
Health Services
Healthy Public Policy
Advocacy
Enforcement/Justice
Diseases/Conditions
Ethics
Prevention

I Introduction

II Public Health Interventions

III Public Health Laws

IV Public Protest

V Conclusion

VI References



-- Nola M. Ries, Project Manager/Research Associate, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta, nries@law.ualberta.ca



This article is part of a series inspired by CPHA's 2003 conference. For more information, read our introduction to the series in the OHPE News and Summary section of OHPE 344.0 (http://www.ohpe.ca/ebulletin/ViewAnnouncements.cfm?ISSUE_ID=344).



If you have a resource or point of view to add to this article, let us know by writing to editor@ohpe.ca. More information on our Letters to the Editor column can be found in the OHPE News section of OHPE 268.0 (http://www.ohpe.ca/ebulletin/ ViewAnnouncements.cfm?ISSUE_ID=268&startrow=1).

OHPE Looks Ahead: A Library for the Future

Sections: 
Features
Subjects: 
Healthy Public Policy
Create Supportive Environments
Evidence Based Decision-Making
Best Practices

I Introduction

II "Slower/Better"

III Library Holdings

IV Conclusion

V References



--by Larry Hershfield, Manager, The Health Communication Unit, with the assistance of the OHPE Editorial and Management Team



If you have a resource or point of view to add to this article, let us know by writing to editor@ohpe.ca. More information on our Letters to the Editor column can be found in the OHPE News section of OHPE 268.0 (http://www.ohpe.ca/ebulletin/ ViewAnnouncements.cfm?ISSUE_ID=268&startrow=1).

Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada

Sections: 
Organization
Subjects: 
Healthy Public Policy
Health/Social Services

 From the website: "Population and Public Health includes responsibility for policies, programs and research relating to disease surveillance, prevention and control, health promotion, and community action."

PPHB, Health Canada, Ontario Region, along with the Laidlaw Foundation, funds the Social and Economic Inclusion Initiative Project featured in OHPE 330.1. Contact information is listed at http://www.closingthedistance.ca/contacts.jsp.

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