Globalization
and the Health of Canadians

A conference for researchers, students and the public

This conference launches a research network on Globalization and the Health of Canadians. Despite an extensive body of research on globalization, Canada lacks a critical mass of expertise on how to respond to globalization’s health impacts within our borders.

In 2006, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research awarded a five-year Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement grant to a team of researchers from ten Canadian universities, many of whom will speak at the conference. Their work emphasizes that population health is affected by much more than just health care, and will focus on improving Canadians’ understanding of how globalization affects social determinants of health for low-income families with children in Canada’s major metropolitan areas. In addition, team members will identify best social policy practices from the experiences of other countries and explore Canada’s policy options for the future.