Mental Health Promotion Links

The National Health Forum: What Makes Canadians Healthy or Unhealthy?
Underlying Premises and Evidence Table
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/docs/common/appendix_c.html
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/determinants/determinants.html

Social Capital as a Health Determinant: How is it Defined? Working Paper Series, Health Canada, 2002
This report is a summary of social capital research and attempts to clarify the place of social capital among the social determinants of health. The companion report, Social Capital as a Health Determinant How is it Measured? focuses on the methodological aspects of social capital research.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/whatsnew.html

The Health and Prevention Social Research Group (GRASP) at the University of Montreal includes social science researchers who study the social processes related to health and welfare. The research programs undertaken at GRASP fall into two major areas: social determinants of health and social regulation. The dual aim of GRASP research is both, fundamental and applied, theoretical and practical.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/determinants/linked.html

Health Canada's Information Analysis and Connectivity Branch's web site provides details about the branch and links to important program specific sites such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the National Health Research and Development Program.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20012002/HC-SC/HC0102rpp04_e.asp

The Health Research page at the Health Canada web site outlines research projects and programs undertaken or sponsored by Health Canada, as well as research reports.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/sr-sr/index_e.html

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
CIHI 's mandate is to coordinate a comprehensive and integrated health information system, deliver knowledge and develop tools to advance health policies, improve the health of the population, strengthen the health system and assist health sector leaders in decision making.
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/splash.html

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)
CHSRF's mission is to sponsor and promote applied health systems research, to enhance its quality and relevance, and to facilitate its use in evidence-based decision making by policy makers and health system managers.
http://www.chsrf.ca/

Canadian Consortium for Health Promotion Research
The mission of the Consortium is to enable Canadians to have greater control of their health, through the development, dissemination and application of knowledge on the determinants of health and on health promotion initiatives.
http://www.utoronto.ca/chp/CCHPR/