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. 2020 Jan 20;192(3):E61-E67.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.190517.

Canada needs a "Health in All Policies" action plan now

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Canada needs a "Health in All Policies" action plan now

Marcello Tonelli et al. CMAJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Marcello Tonelli received grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (paid to institution). Pierre-Gerlier Forest provides advice to Norton Rose Fulbright LLP on health policy issues as part of a retainer agreement and has received consulting fees from Innovative Medicines Canada in that context. No other competing interests were declared.

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Figure 1:
Four broad issues that affect population health, the challenges they create and potential HiAP solutions. The suggested policy responses to climate change are adapted from Watts and colleagues and the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. Note: HiAP = Health in All Policies, UV = ultraviolet.

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