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Health care costs
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy708
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Topics
- Health information and e-health
- Resolution
- GC84-52
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Resolution
- GC84-52
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association supports provincial/ territorial medical associations supplying health providers with cost data; and encourages the associations to work with government agencies to educate the public regarding health care costs.
Legal drinking age
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy800
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC84-34
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend, through its provincial divisions, that the legal age for the purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages be raised to 21.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2017-03-04
- Date
- 1984-08-21
- Resolution
- GC84-34
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend, through its provincial divisions, that the legal age for the purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages be raised to 21.
- Text
- That the Canadian Medical Association recommend, through its provincial divisions, that the legal age for the purchase and public possession of alcoholic beverages be raised to 21.
Canada Extended Health Services Act
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8840
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-10
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy framework and design principles for access to publicly funded medically necessary services in the home and community setting that can become the basis for urging governments to develop a Canada Extended Health Services Act.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-10
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy framework and design principles for access to publicly funded medically necessary services in the home and community setting that can become the basis for urging governments to develop a Canada Extended Health Services Act.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association will develop a policy framework and design principles for access to publicly funded medically necessary services in the home and community setting that can become the basis for urging governments to develop a Canada Extended Health Services Act.
Continuum of care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8844
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-14
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-14
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association believes that the issue of the continuum of care must go beyond the question of financing and tackle questions related to the organisation of medicine and to the shared and joint responsibilities of individuals, communities and governments in matters of health care and promotion, prevention and rehabilitation.
Informal caregivers
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8846
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-16
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-16
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates recommend that governments undertake pilot studies to support informal caregivers and long-term care patients, including those that: a. explore tax credits and/or direct compensation to compensate informal caregivers for their work; b. expand relief programs for informal caregivers that provide guaranteed access to respite services in emergency situations; c. expand income and asset testing for residents requiring assisted living and long-term care; and d. promote information on advanced directives and representation agreements for patients.
Mental health resources
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8847
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-17
- The Canadian Medical Association, provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates urge governments to ensure adequate mental health resources are available to the military personnel and their families.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-17
- The Canadian Medical Association, provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates urge governments to ensure adequate mental health resources are available to the military personnel and their families.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association, provincial/territorial medical associations and affiliates urge governments to ensure adequate mental health resources are available to the military personnel and their families.
Long-term health care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8851
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-21
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to study the creation of a compulsory contributions-based social insurance plan to cover long-term health care needs.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-21
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to study the creation of a compulsory contributions-based social insurance plan to cover long-term health care needs.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges governments to study the creation of a compulsory contributions-based social insurance plan to cover long-term health care needs.
Canada Health Act
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8856
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-26
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations will advocate for a discussion on opening the Canada Health Act because it limits the ability to fund "the continuum of care".
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-26
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations will advocate for a discussion on opening the Canada Health Act because it limits the ability to fund "the continuum of care".
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association and its provincial/territorial medical associations will advocate for a discussion on opening the Canada Health Act because it limits the ability to fund "the continuum of care".
Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8863
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-34
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the strategic policy directions outlined in the CMA document Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper as necessary elements of any collaborative care team.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-34
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the strategic policy directions outlined in the CMA document Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper as necessary elements of any collaborative care team.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association endorses the strategic policy directions outlined in the CMA document Putting Patients First: Patient-Centred Collaborative Care - A Discussion Paper as necessary elements of any collaborative care team.
Patients with chronic diseases
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8869
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-57
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to implement organizational and financial incentives for better management of patients with chronic diseases.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-57
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to implement organizational and financial incentives for better management of patients with chronic diseases.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on governments to implement organizational and financial incentives for better management of patients with chronic diseases.
Case-mix groups
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8872
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-60
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the Canadian Institute for Health Information to develop a state-of-the-art assessment of the development and application of case-mix groups across the provinces and territories.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-60
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the Canadian Institute for Health Information to develop a state-of-the-art assessment of the development and application of case-mix groups across the provinces and territories.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the Canadian Institute for Health Information to develop a state-of-the-art assessment of the development and application of case-mix groups across the provinces and territories.
Canada's Child Health Initiative
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8874
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-63
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that governments and other stakeholders work toward the following priorities: - create a children's commissioner and an Office for Children's Health, with a children's health advisor reporting to the Minister of Health - involve children in everything we do - address Aboriginal child health - develop a national child health strategy and national health goals and targets for children - develop an integrated children's health research strategy and an annual report card on children's health.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Resolution
- GC07-63
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that governments and other stakeholders work toward the following priorities: - create a children's commissioner and an Office for Children's Health, with a children's health advisor reporting to the Minister of Health - involve children in everything we do - address Aboriginal child health - develop a national child health strategy and national health goals and targets for children - develop an integrated children's health research strategy and an annual report card on children's health.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association recommends that governments and other stakeholders work toward the following priorities: - create a children's commissioner and an Office for Children's Health, with a children's health advisor reporting to the Minister of Health - involve children in everything we do - address Aboriginal child health - develop a national child health strategy and national health goals and targets for children - develop an integrated children's health research strategy and an annual report card on children's health.
Access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8877
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-66
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to promote access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities affected by disruptions in traditional food-acquisition methods and a shift to a more processed low-nutrient diet.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-66
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to promote access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities affected by disruptions in traditional food-acquisition methods and a shift to a more processed low-nutrient diet.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to promote access to safe and nutritious food for children in northern communities affected by disruptions in traditional food-acquisition methods and a shift to a more processed low-nutrient diet.
Patient-centred models of collaborative care
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8880
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-38
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the evolution of patient-centred models of collaborative care in Canada, with the goal of enhancing access to high-quality patient care.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-38
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the evolution of patient-centred models of collaborative care in Canada, with the goal of enhancing access to high-quality patient care.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association supports the evolution of patient-centred models of collaborative care in Canada, with the goal of enhancing access to high-quality patient care.
Integrated water stewardship
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8885
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Health care and patient safety
- Resolution
- GC07-67
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on all levels of government to adopt an integrated water stewardship approach to ensure that all Canadians have access to adequate supplies of clean, safe and reliable drinking water.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-67
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on all levels of government to adopt an integrated water stewardship approach to ensure that all Canadians have access to adequate supplies of clean, safe and reliable drinking water.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on all levels of government to adopt an integrated water stewardship approach to ensure that all Canadians have access to adequate supplies of clean, safe and reliable drinking water.
Environmental factors and health
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8887
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-69
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to fund a national education and prevention campaign to inform Canadians how environmental factors can affect their health.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-69
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to fund a national education and prevention campaign to inform Canadians how environmental factors can affect their health.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to fund a national education and prevention campaign to inform Canadians how environmental factors can affect their health.
The environment and tax incentives
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8888
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Physician practice/ compensation/ forms
- Resolution
- GC07-71
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-71
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide funding and/or tax incentives to assist the health care sector and health care professionals to adopt more environmentally sensitive practices.
The environment and tax incentives
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8889
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-72
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide incentives, such as tax incentives and tax and emission credits, to promote the early adoption of environmental technologies and practices in all industries and sectors (private and public) of the economy as part of a comprehensive and integrated strategy.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-72
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide incentives, such as tax incentives and tax and emission credits, to promote the early adoption of environmental technologies and practices in all industries and sectors (private and public) of the economy as part of a comprehensive and integrated strategy.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to provide incentives, such as tax incentives and tax and emission credits, to promote the early adoption of environmental technologies and practices in all industries and sectors (private and public) of the economy as part of a comprehensive and integrated strategy.
Air pollution
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8891
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-76
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to improve the quality of the air that Canadians breathe by strengthening initiatives to reduce domestic air pollution emissions and advocating strongly for emission reductions in bordering American states.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-76
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to improve the quality of the air that Canadians breathe by strengthening initiatives to reduce domestic air pollution emissions and advocating strongly for emission reductions in bordering American states.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to improve the quality of the air that Canadians breathe by strengthening initiatives to reduce domestic air pollution emissions and advocating strongly for emission reductions in bordering American states.
Improvements in air quality
https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8892
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health/ health equity/ public health
- Resolution
- GC07-77
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to monitor and report annually on the improvements in air quality and relate this to projections for improved health.
- Policy Type
- Policy resolution
- Last Reviewed
- 2014-03-01
- Date
- 2007-08-22
- Resolution
- GC07-77
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to monitor and report annually on the improvements in air quality and relate this to projections for improved health.
- Text
- The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to monitor and report annually on the improvements in air quality and relate this to projections for improved health.