REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE | Thursday, April 23, 2009 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
has the honour to present its
FOURTH REPORT
Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on February 24, 2009 to examine and report on population health, respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, and requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.
Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
WILBERT JOSEPH KEON
Deputy Chair
SUBCOMMITTEE ON POPULATION HEALTH
STANDING COMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SPECIAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE MULTIPLE FACTORS AND CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH OF CANADA’S POPULATION – KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2009
Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, February 24, 2009:
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fraser:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on the impact of the multiple factors and conditions that contribute to the health of Canada's population — known collectively as the determinants of health — including the effects of these determinants on the disparities and inequities in health outcomes that continue to be experienced by identifiable groups or categories of people within the Canadian population;
That the committee examine government policies, programs and practices that regulate or influence the impact of the determinants of health on health outcomes across the different segments of the Canadian population, and that the committee investigate ways in which governments could better coordinate their activities in order to improve these health outcomes, whether these activities involve the different levels of government or various departments and agencies within a single level of government;
That the committee be authorized to study international examples of population health initiatives undertaken either by individual countries, or by multilateral international bodies such as (but not limited to) the World Health Organization;
That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the committee on this subject since the beginning of the First Session of the Thirty-Ninth Parliament be referred to the committee; and
That the committee submit its final report no later than June 30, 2009, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Paul C. Bélisle
Clerk of the Senate
APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Subcommittee on Population Health) for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 for the purpose of its special study on the impact of the multiple factors and conditions that contribute to the health of Canada’s population - known collectively as the determinants of health, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. The said budget is as follows:
Professional and
Other Services $ 20,000
Transportation and Communications $ 500
All Other Expenditures $ 1,000
Total
$ 21,500
(includes funds for sole source)
Respectfully submitted,
George J. Furey
Chair