​Thanks for sharing this, Dennis​. I may have missed this, but could you
also share the letter that you had initially sent to which PHAC is replying?

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On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> -----Forwarded by Dennis Raphael/fs/YorkU on 08/28/2017 02:00PM -----
> To: [log in to unmask]
> From: PHACPresident-Correspondence-PrésidenteACSP-Correspondance <
> [log in to unmask]>
> Date: 08/28/2017 01:45PM
> Subject: Response from Public Health Agency of Canada
>
> Dear Dr. Raphael:
>
> Thank you for your correspondence of June 27, 2017, addressed to the Right
> Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and on which the
> Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, was copied, concerning the
> Canadian Men’s Health Foundation’s (CMHF) Don’t Change Much initiative. The
> Minister has asked me to reply to you on her behalf, and I regret the
> delay. I appreciate being made aware of your views about the Government of
> Canada’s support for the Don’t Change Much initiative.
>
> The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recognizes the importance of
> having multiple sectors take action on the social determinants of health
> for all Canadians. Federal public health funding programs support a range
> of approaches to prevent chronic disease, promote health, and reduce health
> inequalities.
>
> The Don’t Change Much initiative is funded through PHAC’s *Multi-sectoral
> Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease*
> <http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fo-fc/mspphl-pppmvs-eng.php> approach, which
> is designed to advance innovative, multi-sectoral approaches for promoting
> healthy living, preventing chronic disease, and creating supportive social
> and physical environments. For example, the *Multi-sectoral Partnerships
> to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease*
> <http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fo-fc/mspphl-pppmvs-eng.php> program recently
> funded Toronto Public Health for Healthy By Design: Active Apartment
> Neighbourhoods. In collaboration with an array of public, private, and
> non-government organizations, Toronto Public Health will engage residents
> in two apartment neighbourhoods in Toronto to identify the changes to their
> environments that would support better health. Early successes of the *Multi-sectoral
> Partnerships* program and published evidence of promising interventions
> are showing us that we can achieve a greater positive impact on population
> health by leveraging the innovation, reach, and resources of multi-sectoral
> partners.
>
> The Don’t Change Much initiative focuses on the health behaviours and
> health outcomes related to chronic disease that are specific to men. Since
> it has been found that men and women differ in their health behaviours,
> health outcomes, and well-being, it is important that we take this factor
> into consideration when we develop, implement, and evaluate research,
> programs, and policies. If you would like more information about the role
> that sex and gender plays in health, please read *The Chief Public Health
> Officer’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada: Influencing
> Health–The Importance of Sex and Gender*, which you can find at:
> *https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/cphorsphc-respcacsp/2012/assets/pdf/cpho-acsp-2012-eng.pdf*
> <https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/cphorsphc-respcacsp/2012/assets/pdf/cpho-acsp-2012-eng.pdf>.
>
>
> The Don’t Change Much initiative is supported by a mobile application and
> web-based intervention, which have the potential to improve health
> behaviours in more vulnerable groups of men. Statistics Canada’s Survey of
> Household Spending (SHS) indicates that mobile applications can be
> effective in reaching a wide variety of Canadians, including those with
> lower incomes. If you would like to read more about the Survey, please
> visit:
> *http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3508*
> <http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3508>.
>
> Thank you once again for writing.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Dr. Theresa Tam, BMBS (UK), FRCPC
> Chief Public Health Officer
> Public Health Agency of Canada
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