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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

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.

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

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.

Blood Pressure Canada

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8922

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-108; The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to adopt the recommendations of Hypertension Canada aimed at reducing adult Canadians' sodium intake to between 1200 - 2300 mg per day by Jan. 1, 2020.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Population health/ health equity/ public health; Health care and patient safety

Resolution: GC07-108; The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to adopt the recommendations of Hypertension Canada aimed at reducing adult Canadians' sodium intake to between 1200 - 2300 mg per day by Jan. 1, 2020.

Climate change and the health of Aboriginal populations

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8897

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-82; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to put into place measures to mitigate the impact of climate change on the health of Aboriginal populations in remote northern regions as traditional subsistence practices are disrupted due to adverse changes in water resources, fisheries, forests, wildlife and ecosystems.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-82; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to put into place measures to mitigate the impact of climate change on the health of Aboriginal populations in remote northern regions as traditional subsistence practices are disrupted due to adverse changes in water resources, fisheries, forests, wildlife and ecosystems.

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.

Cosmetic use of pesticides

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8894

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-79; The Canadian Medical Association urges all levels of government to show leadership by refraining from the cosmetic use of pesticides and aggressively employing safer alternatives to the use of chemicals.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-79; The Canadian Medical Association urges all levels of government to show leadership by refraining from the cosmetic use of pesticides and aggressively employing safer alternatives to the use of chemicals.

Cosmetic use of pesticides

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8895

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-80; The Canadian Medical Association urges all levels of government to undertake a public education program to increase awareness of the potential risks associated with the cosmetic use of pesticides and promote safer alternatives to the use of chemicals.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-80; The Canadian Medical Association urges all levels of government to undertake a public education program to increase awareness of the potential risks associated with the cosmetic use of pesticides and promote safer alternatives to the use of chemicals.

Direct-to-consumer advertising

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8905

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs

Resolution: GC07-91; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to strengthen laws that ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs to prohibit the "disguised" advertisements that promote drugs without naming them.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Pharmaceuticals/ prescribing/ cannabis/ marijuana/ drugs

Resolution: GC07-91; The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to strengthen laws that ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs to prohibit the "disguised" advertisements that promote drugs without naming them.

Energy drinks

https://policybase.cma.ca/en/permalink/policy8921

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-107; The Canadian Medical Association calls for governments to develop regulations regarding the composition and concentration of ingredients in energy drinks.

Policy Type: Policy resolution

Last Reviewed: 2014-03-01

Date: 2007-08-22

Topics: Health care and patient safety; Population health/ health equity/ public health

Resolution: GC07-107; The Canadian Medical Association calls for governments to develop regulations regarding the composition and concentration of ingredients in energy drinks.

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

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.

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