http://www.santepub-mtl.qc.ca/Publication/rapportannuel/2002/annualreport2002.html
2002 Annual Report on the Health of the Population.
Urban Health. A Vital Factor in Montreal's Development. (download PDF - 6,7
MO) (Français)
" The health of a city's residents depends on numerous factors
related to the characteristics of the individuals in question,
including age structure, genetic makeup, the conditions of social and
physical life, lifestyle habits, and the available health and social
services. Some of these determinants are hard to modify. Others
respond in a decisive manner to measures focusing on urban
health.Community health also depends on individual choices and is
strongly affected by decisions made and measures adopted by the many
players in the urban environment.
While individual and community health is in itself a value, a right
and a key objective for any democratic society, it is also an
important, indeed vital,resource that influences current and future
community well-being. The maximum development of health capital
allows a city to attain its full social, cultural and economic
potential. For this reason, taking into account the repercussions on
health of decisions made by many bodies is an essential tool to guide
and foster a city's development. As we will see, Montréal displays
shortcomings from the standpoint of population health that demand of
decision-makers closer attention and more decisive measures than in
the past. " Excerpt from Introduction
Le directeur de la santé publique
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