I'd need more information from you on what Alberta thinks the term
"population health" means, e.g. what you mean by "population health
practitioners," before answering your questions.  Perhaps others feel the
same need?


Joan Feather, Coordinator
Prairie Region Health Promotion Research Centre
University of Saskatchewan
Health Sciences Building
107 Wiggins Road
SASKATOON SK S7N 5E5
Canada
Phone: (306) 966-7932
Fax: (306) 966-7920
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On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Susan MacMillan wrote:

> Good Morning, Everyone
>
> Health In Action is an Alberta based website intended to connect population
> health practitioners to program and research information, contacts, and
> other sites in support of their planning and implementation of initiatives
> around the province.
>
>  Health In Action has been asked to develop a Business Plan for the next two
>  years which is intended to lead the project for the next 3-5 years.  In
>  order to do this, we have also been asked to undertake some consultations.
> We feel that the best consultation we could undertake would be to ask people
> to tell us what population health  will look like in 3-5 years, what this
> means for the practitioners and what  their needs will be.  The next step is
> to identify strategies for meeting
>  these needs and then the Health In Action Project Team can develop a plan to
>  meet these needs.
>
> I am inviting each of you to respond to the following questions.  References
> to other  sources of information is also welcome.
>
> 1.  What will population health look like in 3-5 years?  This includes
> structurally and operationally.  You are allowed to be hopeful in this exercise.
>
>
> 2.  Who will be the leaders of population health in Alberta?  This defines
> leaders in the broadest possible way.
>
> 3.  Given the structure and leadership of population health; what will the
> needs of population health practitioners be in 3-5 years?
>
> 4.  How can the needs of practitioners be met in order to support them in
> their work?
>
> Thanks for your time on this.  The results of this process will appear on
> our website in the new year.  www.health-in-action.org/
>
> Susan MacMillan
> Health In Action
> Edmonton, AB
> Canada
>
> Ph (403) 439-2580
>