[#1 and #2 is still beating around the bush!  -- dr]

from page 9

http://hcc-ccs.com/report/Annual_Report/Accelerating_Change_HCC_2005.pdf

The First Ministers' focus on reducing health disparities is important and
Canada has
invested in a number of promising initiatives. This work should be given a
high priority
and we recommend the following:

1) Broaden the Healthy Living Strategy to move beyond lifestyle issues to
focus on health disparities
and engage sectors beyond health to contribute to reducing the gap. The
contribution of non-health
organizations and sectors is central to this discussion. They are necessary
partners.

2) Engage Canadians in understanding the importance of non-health care
factors in determining
individual and community health. Use strong language. Health disparities
are the number one
health problem in the country and health care alone is powerless to
overcome them. The health
disparity between groups in Canadian society and the impact of the gap must
be reported
and highlighted. This is a difficult message to get across in the current
environment
where the public is pre-occupied with funding for health care. But it needs
to be done.

3) Set targets for reducing health disparities and build a health disparity
focus into the comparable
health indicators process. Place a particular focus on reducing health
disparities between
Aboriginal and other Canadians.

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