RECOMMENDATION 1

The Minister of Health continue to engage the provincial and territorial Ministers of Health and Health Promotion/Healthy Living in a discussion about the need to adapt primary health care to a more interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral model.

RECOMMENDATION 2

The Minister of Health continue to engage with provinces and territories to share Best Practices on:

• scopes of practice of health professionals;
• the potential use of health teams;
• multi-sectoral approaches to care that involve not only traditional health services, but also those social services necessary to maintain a good quality of life and manage health conditions.

RECOMMENDATION 3

The Government of Canada continue to use integrated multi-sectoral approaches to care where needed and appropriate.

RECOMMENDATION 4

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research continue to support research that addresses chronic diseases.

RECOMMENDATION 5

Health Canada continue to work with relevant industry to encourage them to offer healthy choices to Canadians on a voluntary basis.

RECOMMENDATION 6

Health Canada continue to promote healthy lifestyle choices for all Canadians with the goal of making the healthy choice an easy choice.