Advocacy

Connecting with Like-Minded Organizations

CSIH collaborates with a number of organizations that work in global health and social justice. We encourage you to visit their websites to see learn about what they do, and how you can get involved in their work.

·         If you are interested in globalization, trade and development or Canada’s contribution to ending global poverty, visit the Canadian Council for International Co-operation at www.ccic.ca.

·         To learn more about national and global public health, visit the Public Health Agency of Canada at www.phac-aspc.gc.ca, or the Canadian Public Health Association at www.cpha.ca.

·         If you want more information on health professions, visit the Canadian Nurses Association at www.cna-nurses.ca, or the Canadian Medical Association at www.cma.ca to learn about health care and the medical profession.

·         Interested in sexual and reproductive health and rights? Visit Action Canada for Population and Development at www.acpd.ca, or the Youth Coalition at www.youthcoalition.org to find out about global youth advocates for sexual and reproductive rights.

·         To find out about health and the environment, visit the Sierra Club of Canada at www.sierraclub.ca.

·         For information about the impact of HIV/AIDS in resource-poor communities and countries, visit the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development at www.icad-cisd.com.

·         If you’d like to learn about Canada’s plan of action outlining our national commitment to children, read A Canada Fit for Children at http://sen.parl.gc.ca/lpearson/specialsession/NPA-EN.pdf.

·         Are you interested in learning more about tobacco related issues? Visit www.smoke-free.ca, where you can also learn about the Canadian Coalition for Action on Tobacco.

·         Visit Médicins Sans Frontières at www.msf.ca to find information about international medical relief, including emergency public health care and accessibility to medicine.

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