Public policy

Scan was undertaken to inform the NCCMT's strategic planning activities for the next five years (2010–2015). Highlight and summarizes new and emerging developments, pressures and potential opportunities in the broad health care landscape.

This synthesis paper analyzes the process of gender-based analysis within government bureaucracies in Canada and evaluates the gender based analysis process in terms of improving health care delivery services to women.

These Steps are an assessment tool intended to help identify the elements that need to be in place or be recognized for community-based equality seeking groups, researchers and governments to work together on public policy development, implementation and reform.

"Gender Mainstreaming: Developing a Conceptual Framework for En-Gendering Healthy Public Policy" develops a conceptual framework for mainstreaming gender issues and perspectives in health related polices. This is the companion paper which develops an operational framework. The project also produced four fact sheets: mainstreaming gender analysis, learning from health impact assessment, developing economic gender equality indicators, and mainstreaming gender analysis and public consultation and participation.

In this study, the link between a low-income mother's ability to find affordable recreation programs for her children and her health is examined. To a lesser extent, this research included an exploration of how municipal governments devise policies and programs to facilitate access to recreation and enrichment programs for low-income families.

A new tool for anyone starting from scratch to develop a public involvement project. Designed to be a self-managed reference tool with Web links to most of the sources cited. The guide offers an overview of the theory of public involvement and includes some practical examples.It includes a glossary, some insight into the latest trends and instruction on how to apply public involvement methods to a specific purpose.

Discusses federal and provincial public policy and standards, and includes tips on how mental health consumers/survivors can participate in policy development.

Explores and discusses the contributions of intersectional feminist frameworks (IFFs) to alternative approaches to re-envisioning policy change and advocacy.

Explores the topic of work-life balance and its related consequences. Speaks to the causes and outcomes of time-stress felt, including gender roles and the changing family, declining fertility rates, informal caregivers and, lifetime labour transitions. PDF required.