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64. Case: Implementing an Anti-Obesity Strategy
View Case Study: 64. Case: Implementing an Anti-Obesity StrategyThe local health district is in the final stages of adopting a comprehensive organizational anti-obesity policy. Its development was led by a working group of diverse stakeholders from across the district and included an extensive consultation process. One aspect of the policy that generated a lot of discussion and debate at the working group was the suggestion…
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61. Case: Ending the Fluoridation of Water – A Public Meeting
View Case Study: 61. Case: Ending the Fluoridation of Water – A Public MeetingThe local town council has received a petition signed by more than 500 residents requesting the discontinuation of fluoride in the town’s water supply. Before making a decision on the matter, the council has decided to hold a “town hall” meeting to seek more input and help to educate its members and the audience about…
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58. Case: Harm Reduction
View Case Study: 58. Case: Harm ReductionMedical Officers of Health from British Colombia, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan have written to advocate for emphasizing harm reduction in the approach to cannabis and other illegal drugs (including possible legalization). “Evidence-based drug treatment programs are cost effective, and significant benefits should be derived, at both individual and societal levels, through an increase in scale.…
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52. Case: Community Values
View Case Study: 52. Case: Community ValuesA patient in your rural community that you have treated for COPD for several years missed her last two appointments. When you speak with her after church, she indicated her husband lost his job as a logger and no longer has family health insurance to cover the cost of the treatments. She refuses to accept…
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