Canadian Organizations
Canadian Policy Research Networks
Canadian Policy Research Networks is a non-profit, charitable policy think tank based in Ottawa. Health and Human Resources, Citizen Engagement , and Cities and Communities are some of areas of focus for CPRN's research.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPPA), an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice, has an ongoing focus on health care.
Canadian Population Health Initiative
CPHI's goals are: to build a better understanding of the factors affecting population health; to contribute to policy development to improve the health and well-being of Canadians,; to provide objective and credible information on population health issues; and to establish collaborative strategies and networks to bring a focus to understanding the determinants of health.
National Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women
A valuable source of information on building gender into health reform analysis and planning.
Key Canadian Resources
Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care
The MoHLTC provides background about the LHINs, information about LHIN legislation, and access to LHINS bulletins, in the context of health care reform in the province.
Primary Health Reform and Women
From the National Coordinating Group on Health Reform and Women, an overview of the issues and implications of health care reform for women.
Pains of Privatization
Research on the adverse impacts of contracting out services on the quality of health care and the conditions of health workers. (PDF document)
Democratizing Public Services
Our Manufactured Health Crisis
From the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a Monitor Issue on the implications of political imperatives to cut taxes for health care and other spending.
Key International Resources
The King's Fund Library and Information Services
The Kings Fund, an independent British health research and policy foundation, has developed bibliographies and other information resources on partnerships and integration. This is a link to their Information and Library Services.
