Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Health Equity, Public Health, Lake Shore Boulevard

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Graham Smith

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Lecture 17: healthy public policy & public health policy. If you haven"t heard from the professor and want feedback on your topic, make sure you email him: make sure you"re clear about what health problem you are trying to address with your policy options. The curriculum itself hasn"t changed except for the sex ed component. It is difficult to reconcile what you do with that data. Recap: healthy public policy: public policies (ie. policies outside of the health sector) Public health vs. public health care: public health: collective activities that aim to protect and promote the health of populations, public health care: health care that is publicly financed (eg. canada"s public" health care system) Health care: health canada (federal, ministry of health and long term care (provincial, local health integration networks (lhins) (regional we have 14 in ontario) In london we have the middlesex-london health unit who monitors: active living, beauty and body art, drinking water, emergency management, health hazards.