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CMA Code of Ethics and Professionalism
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy13937
- Date
- 2018-12-08
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
AND 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
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Date
- 2018-12-08
- Replaces
- Code of ethics of the Canadian Medical Association (Update 2004)
Documents
Ensuring equitable access to health care: Strategies for governments, health system planners, and the medical profession
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11062
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health, health equity, public health
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/PD13-03.pdf
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http://policybase.cma.ca
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
- Population health, health equity, public health
Documents
Health Care Transformation in Canada: Change that Works, Care that Lasts
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy9837
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2010-07-13
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
must have access to the full complement of health services, with incentives in the
system to encourage the prevention of illness and to promote optimum health while addressing the
complex causative pathways affecting health and disease (i.e., social determinants of health). A
defined set
Improving efficiency in the Canadian health care system
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11525
- Date
- 2015-05-30
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
family physician.
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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). Frequently, the health care
system is relied on to address preventable health needs that are attributable
Joint Canadian Medical Association & Canadian Psychiatric Association Policy - Access to mental health care
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11890
- Date
- 2016-05-20
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health, health equity, public health
productivity
and reductions in health-related quality of life. The social costs of poor mental health are
high; a person with serious mental illness is at high risk of experiencing poverty, homelessness
and unemployment.
Despite the widespread prevalence of mental health disorders, it is estimated
Joint position statement: Principles to guide health care transformation in Canada
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10218
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-07-27
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
and the enhancement of their well-
being. The broader social determinants of health (e.g., income, education level, housing, employment status) affect the
ability of individuals to assume personal responsibility for adopting and maintaining healthy lifestyles and minimizing
exposure to avoidable
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2011-07-27
- Replaces
- PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION IN CANADA
Documents
A More Robust Economy through a Healthier Population: Canadian Medical Association 2012-2013 pre-budget submission
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10635
- Date
- 2012-11-01
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
. The federal government also has a role in
addressing the social and economic factors that affect the health of Canadians. These factors
are often referred to as the social determinants of health and were a central theme at the
CMA’s annual General Council meeting this year.
This brief provides tangible
Advancing Inclusion and quality of life for seniors
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy13729
- Date
- 2017-10-26
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
, 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 developing and
implementing policy that affects seniors. It is also
important to eliminate
- Policy Type
- Parliamentary submission
- Date
- 2017-10-26
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
- Health systems, system funding and performance
Documents
Canada's Food Guide
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy13920
- Date
- 2018-06-06
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
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,
healthy food
Food
Canadian Medical Association Submission on Motion 315 (Income Inequality)
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10715
- Date
- 2013-04-25
- Topics
- Physician practice, compensation, forms
of the 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
Climate Change and Human Health
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy9809
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2010-06-09
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
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/territorial
governments work together to improve the ability
Clinical guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and people with lived homelessness experience
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14165
- Date
- 2019-10-17
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Population health, health equity, public health
-
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 experience
CMA presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10441
- 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
CMA’s recommendations for effective poverty reduction strategies
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy13582
- Date
- 2017-02-28
- Topics
- Population health, health equity, public health
on 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
CMA's Response to Questionnaire From the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance: 2012-2013 Pre-Budget Consultation
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10445
- Date
- 2012-08-03
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
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 implement
CMA's Submission to Finance Canada's 2012 Pre-budget Consultations
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10350
- Date
- 2012-01-12
- Topics
- Health systems, system funding and performance
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 address the social
Early childhood development
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11476
- 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
The evolving professional relationship between Canadian physicians and our health care system: Where do we stand?
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy10389
- Last Reviewed
- 2019-03-03
- Date
- 2012-05-26
- Topics
- Ethics and medical professionalism
for Canadian
physicians.
➢ 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
➢ There can be a fine
Health and health care for an aging population
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy11061
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Topics
- Health care and patient safety
- Health systems, system funding and performance
is to promote the
independence of older Canadians in their own homes and communities, avoiding
costly institutionalization for as long as feasible. To help older Canadians
successfully maintain their independence, it is important that governments and
society ensure that the social determinants of health
- Policy Type
- Policy document
- Last Reviewed
- 2018-03-03
- Date
- 2013-12-07
- Replaces
- PD00-03 - Principles for medical care of older persons
Documents
Health Canada consultation on Canadian drugs and substances strategy
https://policybase.cma.ca/link/policy14017
- Date
- 2018-12-04
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals, prescribing, cannabis, drugs
- Population health, health equity, public health
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 environments
- Policy Type
- Response to consultation
- Date
- 2018-12-04
- Topics
- Pharmaceuticals, prescribing, cannabis, drugs
- Population health, health equity, public health