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[Centres - Public Health Agency of Canada] Centre for Healthy Human Development (CHHD)The Centre for Healthy Human Development (CHHD), uses a life stages
approach and is responsible for implementing policies and programs that enhance
the conditions within which healthy development takes place. Through action
founded on the principles of population and public health, the Centre addresses
the determinants of health and facilitates successful movement through the
life stages. The Centre acts through programs addressing healthy child development,
families, aging and lifestyles, public information and education (Canadian
Health Network), as well as issues related to rural health and support of
the voluntary sector. The Centre is composed of:
Office of the Voluntary SectorThe Office of the Voluntary Sector leads the implementation of the Health
Canada Framework for building the relationship with National Voluntary Health
Organizations, which includes providing individual organizational and sector
wide development grants to smaller National Voluntary Health Organizations
dealing with non-life threatening or uncommon health issues. It also manages
Health Canada's participation in the Federal Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI)
- a $95M federal initiative and a major horizontal policy effort involving
over 20 federal departments and agencies led by the Privy Council Office.
The Office supports the Ministerial Consultative Committee on the voluntary sector, the Assistant Deputy Minster of PHAC on senior management committees which direct the Initiative, and others who represent the department on the joint federal - voluntary sector tables. Health Canada is responsible for several key projects of the VSI including the Policy Internships and Fellowships Pilot project, and the health policy projects from the Sector Involvement in Department Policy Development Fund. Healthy Communities DivisionThe Healthy Communities Division is a centre of excellence for the issues
of physical activity, mental health, family violence, rural health and injury
prevention. As well, the Division is developing expertise and leadership with
regards to community capacity building within the Centre. Through work with
partners and stakeholders to develop policy frameworks and national action
plans, the Division's objective is to improve the health of Canadians. Activities include identification of emerging issues; development, testing and evaluation of best practices in prevention, and promotion; building community capacity; partnering and networking with a wide range of external organizations; department-wide strategic leadership and coordination to improve the health of citizens in rural and isolated areas of Canada and, dissemination of information to the public and health professionals. The Division is also the federal lead for the Family Violence Initiative, which promotes public awareness of the risk factors of family violence and the need for public systems to respond; and supports data collection, research and evaluation efforts to identify effective interventions. Through its work on physical activity, this Division is also very involved in the Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy. The Division also provides operational support to the Ministerial Advisory Council on Rural Health and is the also the departmental focal point on research, programs and policies to advance rural health.
Division of Childhood and AdolescenceThe Division of Childhood and Adolescence provides leadership to the Branch and Department in the development of policy, research and programs related to childhood and adolescence. It develops and maintains partnerships and networks with a wide range of domestic and international organizations, other federal departments and provincial/territorial governments about issues pertaining to childhood and adolescence life stage.The Division is responsible for implementing the National Children's Agenda and the Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being. The Division also provides national leadership on delivery and integrity of three important community-based programs for children: Community Action Program for Children (CAPC); Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP); and Aboriginal Head Start (AHS), as well the Division delivers the Strategic Projects fund which focusses on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE). Additionally, the Division provides a departmental coordination function on children's issues, such as children's rights (World Fit For Children), and National Child Day. Division of Aging and SeniorsThe Division of Aging and Seniors provides federal leadership and serves as the centre of expertise and focal point for information in areas pertaining to healthy aging and seniors. Activities involve policy development; research and education; encouraging means of improving the health of seniors; partnering and networking with a wide range of partners; communication and information dissemination; and providing operational support to the National Advisory Council on Aging. In executing all of its roles and responsibilities, the Division promotes the meaningful participation of seniors in federal decisions and activities that affect them. Canadian Health NetworkThe Canadian Health Network is a national level, internet-based, bilingual information portal which provides the Canadian public easy access to trustworthy, timely and relevant information on health promotion and disease prevention. The Canadian Health Network is different from other health information portals in that the information featured on the site is sourced and vetted by a network of not-for-profit organizations whose own mandates include disseminating information to Canadians (provide community level support for) about a specific area of health. This provides the consumer with easy access to a wide range of credible, bilingual, health information through a single doorway. Health Surveillance and Epidemiology DivisionThe Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division is the centre of expertise for issues of surveillance and research in pregnancy, the health and well-being of infants, children and youth. The Division consists of three sections: Maternal and Infant Health Section - Perinatal Program; Child Injury - Injury Surveillance Program; and Child Maltreatment - Child Maltreatment Program. Each of these programs are carried out in partnership with other Divisions within the department, other federal departments, provincial/territorial governments, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, national health professional associations, consumer and advocacy group and university-based researchers.
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