Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan CHHSAP

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Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan
(CHHS-AP)

• DATE

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Context for a Canadian Strategy

• CVD is Canadas number one public health problem.
• Risk factors (unhealthy eating, inactivity), as
  well as obesity, diabetes and hypertension are
  increasing.
• Gaps between what we know and what we do exist in
  primary and secondary prevention as well as in
  treatment.
• The health care system lacks integration access
  is limited with significant disparities.
• Health human resources are deficient.
• Care delivery models have been relatively
  stagnant.
• Canada lacks a surveillance system for CVD.

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Context Political

• Public concern about access
• Health accord
• Steven Fletcher, MP, introduced a private members
  bill calling for chronic disease strategies
  cancer, heart and mental health (May 2005)
• 2005 federal budget included CVD specific
  resources
• Representatives from CV community met in the fall
  of 2005 and with Steven Fletcher (April 2006)
• Presentation at health caucus meeting (June 2006)
• Verbal commitment for funding
• Announcement by Minister of Health (Oct 22, 2006)
• Steering Committee membership confirmed (Nov
  2006)
• Secretariat established (Nov 2006)

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CHHS-AP Purpose and Description

• Purpose
• To reduce the growing burden and loss due to CV
  disease in Canada
• Description
• Independent, stakeholder driven
• Comprehensive, integrated strategy
• Continuum of the health system health
  policy/prevention to end-of-life care
• Continuum of life preconception to death
• Address disparities
• Evidence-based/best practices

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CHHS-AP

• Outcomes and Deliverables
• A Strategy and Action Plan using a collaborative
  approach
• A Business Plan to support implementation
• A plan for a system of CV surveillance
• Evaluation and monitoring protocol

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Framework for a Comprehensive Canadian Heart
Health Strategy and Action Plan
The Vision
HEALTH PROMOTION
PRIMARY
SECONDARY
Interventions Required
TREATMENT
Policy and environmental change
Behaviour change strategies
Prevention, detection management of risk factors
Timely access to quality (acute) care
Timely access to quality chronic disease
manage-ment/rehab
PREVENTION
Timely access to end oflife care
OUTCOMES

• Decreased burden of cardiovascular disease

• Healthier population

• Added quality life years

• Sustainable health system

• Reducedinequities

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CHHS-AP Leadership

• Leadership partners
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Canadian Cardiovascular Society
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• (Institute for Circulatory and Respiratory
  Health)
• Funder
• Public Health Agency of Canada

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CHHS-AP Steering Committee

• Primary policy decision-making body
• 29 thought leaders and experts
• Balance of expertise, knowledge, skills, regions,
  gender, research pillars, continuum of CV health

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CHHS-AP Management Group

• Executive Committee of Steering Committee
• Administrative body of CHHS-AP
• Operational responsibilities

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CHHS-AP Secretariat

• Housed at the offices of the Heart and Stroke
  Foundation and Canadian Cardiovascular Society
• Provides management services and operational
  support
• Director, Program Manager, Administrative
  Coordinator

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CHHS-AP Theme Working Groups

• Co-chairs (1 member of SC)
• 11 15 members per group selected on basis of
  expertise
• 80 members total
• Two face-to-face retreats (Apr May, Fall 07)
• Provide theme specific advice and expertise
• Commission synthesis research
• Develop reports with 5 6 key recommendations
  and priorities for action (associated costs,
  evaluation, surveillance etc.)
• Innovative, implementable and practical
• Based on evidence and best practices
• Integration with existing strategies
• Input from stakeholders

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CHHS-AP Theme Working Groups

• Strengthening information systems for monitoring,
  management, evaluation and policy development
• Creating environments conducive to cardiovascular
  health
• Preventing, detecting and controlling major risk
  factors
• Addressing and enhancing Aboriginal / indigenous
  cardiovascular health
• Timely access to quality (acute) care and
  diagnostics
• Timely access to quality chronic disease
  management, rehabilitation services and
  end-of-life care

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CHHS-AP Cross-Cutting Issues

• Reducing the impact on cardiovascular outcomes
  that result from disparities.
• Expanding the knowledge base.
• Translating knowledge into action.
• Addressing impact/outcomes of interventions.
• Addressing and enhancing Aboriginal/indigenous
  cardiovascular health.
• All groups will also consider workforce/education
  system needs

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CHHS-AP Integration and Partnerships Sub-committee

• Mandate To provide strategic advice to Steering
  Committee and Management Group related to
  stakeholder engagement, partnerships, and
  opportunities for collaboration and integration
  with other strategies and initiatives

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CHHS-AP Timelines

• Throughout
• Engagement and partnership building with
  provinces/territories
• Engagement and consultation with stakeholders
• Timely and transparent communications, e.g.,
  interactive website, communiqués

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CHHS-AP Timelines cont

• January July 2007
• Steering Committee meeting ( Jan 10- 11 in
  Montreal)
• Established Theme Working Groups (March)
• 6 Theme Working Groups Retreats (1 1 ½ days -
  May)
• Launched web site www.chhs--scsc.ca (public
  private sides)
• Commissioning work for 6 Theme Working Groups and
  SC
• Developed and implementing a consultation
  strategy
• Stakeholders (175 people) meeting (May 28 - 29
  Toronto)
• Ongoing consultation with p/ts and stakeholders
  (meetings, surveys, workshops etc.)
• Commissioning writer

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CHHS-AP Timelines cont

• Aug 2007 March 2008
• Analysis and synthesis of evidence by 6 Theme
  Working Groups
• Second Theme Working Groups Retreats (late Fall
  2007)
• Draft Reports from Theme Working Groups (mid Dec
  07)
• Review of draft reports by SC
• Co-Chairs present to SC (late Jan 08)
• TWG Final Reports (end of March 08)

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CHHS-AP Timelines cont

• April 2008 October 2008
• Integration of TWG reports by Steering Committee
• Dialogue with stakeholders
• Prepare Strategy Report and Business Plan
• November 2008
• CHHS-AP Chair submits final report to Minister of
  Health

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CHHS-AP

• Success factors
• Engage stakeholders
• Engage provincial/territorial governments
• Maintain timelines
• Innovative and practical strategies
• Sound implementation plan
• Successful integration with other strategies

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CHHS-AP

• Contact
• 613. 569.4361 ext 254
• info_at_chhs-scsc.ca
• www.chhs-scsc.ca