Improving the health of Canadians 2009 [electronic resource] : exploring positive mental health / Canadian Population Health Initiative.
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- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (x, 88 p.) : ill., digital file.
- Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Institute for Health Information = Institut canadien d'information sur la santé, 2009
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-88). |
Formatted Contents Note: | About the Canadian Population Health Initiative -- About the Canadian Institute for Health Information -- CPHI Council -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section 1. Exploring the concept of positive mental health -- What do we mean by positive mental health? -- Canadians' views of mental health -- Conceptualizing mental health from mental illness -- Mental health promotion -- Operationalizing positive mental health -- Section 2. Exploring positive mental health: how do we measure it? -- Measures and indicators internationally -- Measures and indicators in Canada -- Self-rated mental health as a measure of positive mental health -- Section 3. Exploring the role of positive mental health in health -- Links between positive mental health and health -- Ability to enjoy life -- Dealing with life events -- Emotional well-being -- Spiritual well-being -- CPHI analyses of links between positive mental health and health -- Characteristics associated with high levels of positive mental health -- Geographic location -- Age -- Sex -- Socio-economic status -- Marital status and living arrangements -- Culture and community -- Section 4. Promoting positive mental health -- Mental health policy in Canada -- Promoting positive mental health: a role for everyone -- Distinguishing mental health promotion from mental illness prevention and treatment -- Promoting positive mental health: at the societal level -- Promoting positive mental health: at the community level -- Promoting positive mental health: at the individual level -- Promoting positive mental health: research, data and health services -- Summary and conclusions -- Exploring positive mental health -- Measuring positive mental health and its role in health -- Promoting positive mental health -- Conclusions -- Exploring positive mental health: key messages -- Exploring positive mental health: information gaps -- What CPHI research is happening in the area? -- For more information -- There's more on the web -- Appendix A. Examples of different ways of looking at mental h |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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Genre: | Electronic books. |