Good to see that the Epp Report is getting some belated attention.  I guess the key
reason why it failed to catch on as a seminal policy document for health promotion
is that it was commissioned by a government that failed to "walk the talk" of its
recommended actions: it did spark an initial flurry of interest, but was pretty much
dead in the water by the time the Conservatives were tossed out of office in '93.

I was introduced to the Epp Report as a health promotion student in '89, when it was
still fairly current. I recall that the report was subjected to withering criticism
for not going far enough. In retrospect, I long for the days when a federal
government identified "reducing socioeconomic inequities" as a national health
challenge! Another key contribution of the Epp Report was its emphasis on mutual
aid, which has become a sadly neglected area in health promotion as of late.

Brian Hyndman

"d.raphael" wrote:

> Diane wrote:
>
> Hello:
>
> The Epp Report (1986) Achieving Health for All, is posted on the Health Canada
> web site at:
>
> http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/hpo/ahfa.htm
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Its great to see the Epp Report being available on a Government of Canada web
> site.
>
> It still reads remarkably fresh after 13 years and offers a progressive,
> community-based orientation towards identifying and working to improve
> Canadians' health and well-being.  Too bad it is only available there in a basic
> text version and not in a fancy pdf-type version.  Perhaps people at health
> canada can consider having this made available in this way.
>
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>    Where a great proportion of the people are suffered to languish
>         in helpless misery,
>    That country must be ill-policed and wretchedly governed:
>    A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
>
>    -- Dr. Samuel Johnson, 1770
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>
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> Masters of Health Science Program in Health Promotion
> Department of Public Health Sciences
> Graduate Department of Community Health
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