Every couple of decades governments decide that they need to involve citizens more in
public decision-making processes. The significant changes that have occurred over the past …

Citizen participation has been included as part of health reform, often in the form of lay
health authorities. In Canada, these authorities are variously known as regional health …

Future health prospects depend increasingly on globalisation processes and on the impact
of global environmental change. Economic globalisation—entailing deregulated trade and …

Study objective: This paper explores the relation between healthcare expenditures (HCEs)
and environmental variables in Ontario, Canada. Design: The authors used a sequential two …

The study purpose was to assess the evidence on the effects of hospital restructuring that
included layoffs, on nurses who remained employed, using a systematic review of the …

CHAT (Choosing Healthplans All Together) is an exercise in participatory decision making
designed to engage the public in health care priority setting. Participants work individually …

Background In 1994, the region of Emilia‐Romagna recognized the importance of citizens'
participation in the regional health‐care system and recommended the institution of Mixed …

The relationship between the civic nature of a community and effective political governance
by regional health boards in Canada is explored. A model is proposed that identifies …

Public participation in the health sector in Canada has taken many forms since the
establishment of a universal, publicly administered health system. With so many distinct and …

To introduce the sub‐discipline of health geography and its developing interests, this paper
initially reviews the different forms of arguments mounted by researchers. First, arguments …