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Public Health Policy
Welcome to Public Health Policy. Public Health Policy provides a place for decision makers, policy analysts, students and other
interested parties to find information about key issues impacting the provision of public health in Canada and internationally.
This website is guided by the following principles:
 Public health has been an under recognized component of our health system
The majority of the improvements in life expectancy and other key markers of health outcomes have
arisen because of the implementation of effective public health programs
The public health system usually only receives attention after problems emerge. These problems can lead to large scale
health threats
Understanding the development of public health policies can provide guidance on how to optimize decision-making to
avoid future public health problems.
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EVENT SUMMARY
IHR Workshop: The State of National Governance Relative to the New International Health Regulations
The Ottawa Workshop focused on the adequacy of existing and proposed national (or federal) governance systems to
effectively implement the new International Health Regulations (IHR), which will come into force in June 2007.
The IHR focus on public health capacities and networks to prevent and control outbreaks of infectious diseases, including pandemics.
The workshop included experts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Russia, USA and WHO.
The workshop was organized by the Public Agency of Canada; Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University;
The Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria; and University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics.
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Publications
For a list of all publications see Policy Areas.
New Papers:
Wilson K. Pandemic threats and the need for new emergency legislation in Canada. Healthcare Policy / Politiques de Santé 2006;2:35-42
Wilson K, Ricketts M. A third case of transfusion transmission of vCJD infection. Lancet 2006;368:2037-2039
Juurlink D, Stukel TA, Kwong J, Kopp A, McGeer A, Upshur R, Manuel D, Moineddin R, Wilson K. Guillain-Barré Syndrome following Adult influenza vaccination: A Population-Based Study. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(20):2217-2221
Wilson K, Graham I, Dornan C, Ricketts M, Laupacis A, Hebert P. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and the Canadian Blood Supply after the tainted blood tragedy. Soc Sci Med. 2006 Sep 29
Wilson K, Leonard B, Wright R, Pluscauskas M, Wilson M. Application of the Precautionary Principle by Senior Policy Officials: Results of a Canadian Survey. Risk Analysis 2006;26:981-8.
2006 Publication List
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Recent Papers:
Mills EJ, Nachega JB, Buchan I, Orbinski J, Attaran A, Singh S, Rachlis B, Wu P, Cooper C, Thabane L, Wilson K, Guyatt GH, Bangsberg DR. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa and North America: a meta-analysis. JAMA. 2006 296:679-90.
Wilson K, Ricketts MN. A new human genotype prone to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. BMJ. 2006;332:1164-5. (invited)
Wilson K, Barakat M, Mills E, Ritvo P, Boon H, Vohra S, Jadad AR, McGeer A. Addressing the emergence of pediatric vaccination concerns. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2006;97:139-141.
2005 Publication List
2004 Publication List
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