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Unit 2:
Federal and Provincial Health Systems in Canada

Annotated Reference List

  • An outline and description of the Canada Health Act with infographics and links to specific legislation.

Government of Canada. (n.d.). Canada Health Act. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/canada-health-care-system-medicare/canada-health-act.html

  • This is Canadian Federal website with detailed information on the social determinants of health and health inequalities. It discusses specific strategies Canada is engaged in to support the reduction of health inequalities in Canada.

Government of Canada (n.d.). Social determinants of health and health inequalities. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health.html

  • This webpage separates all of the provinces and territories and provides information about each of the health care web resources. 

Health Canada. (2005, May 16). Canada Health Act - Links to Provincial and Territorial Health Care Web Resources.                  Retrieved January 21, 2022, from

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-  system/canada-health-care-system-medicare/provincial-territorial-health-care-resources.html

  • This article discusses the need for the updating of the Canada Health Act and what is missing as health care continues to advance. 

Flood, C.M, & Thomas, B. (2016). Modernizing the Canada health act. Dalhousie Law Journal, 39(2), 398-411.

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