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? Aline _____________________________________________________________ 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 > To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi- > bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1 > > To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1