Immunization is a public health area in which the intergovernmental challenges of formulating a national policy are evident. It is also an area in which harmonization of policy across Canada is particularly critical. The National Immunization Strategy was a F/P/T initiative designed to achieve this policy goal. The combination of national guidelines and flexible federal funding via a trust has,...

This paper shows the dynamic characteristic evaluation system to monitor muddy river flow by video image. The dynamic character is evaluated by the flow speed and direction in each small block distinguished evenly on a video frame. By evaluating dynamic character of river surface, water behavior and dangerous area will be distinguished. Aim of this study is to discover the dangerous area, to pr...

Healthcare fraud enforcement has increased exponentially over the past few years. Practice groups have seen increased enforcement specifically from the federal government. It has never been more important to ensure everyone in your organization understands the various compliance issues and the risks they present. This article highlights the top compliance issues to help your practice groups und...

There is something to this claim. Many migrants have suffered host society prejudice. When in the late 1970s the federal government first embraced multiculturalism the main concern was to diminish this legacy of prejudice. Multiculturalism then was mainly about the winning of respect for all of our diverse communities, whatever their origin. This expression of multiculturalism has helped remove...

*Assistant Professor, Health Politics, Department of Public Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. The endurance of a significant federal government role in health care into the late 1980s is remarkable, given the factors which seemed so likely to herald a new era of reduced central government involvement in health and countless other...

A waste Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool, called Waste and Resources Assessment Tool for the Environment (WRATE) has been developed on the behalf of the Environment Agency for England and Wales, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Department of Environment, Northern Ireland. This tool provides life cycle information to municipal authorities, central government and other stakeholders invo...

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Over the past several years the Federal Government has, as a matter of policy sought to increase the retention rates of students to Year 12. Whereas in the past fewer girls than boys completed Year 12, this trend has been reversed in the late 80's. Retention rates in Science especially for girls have increased dramatically, from 26% in 1970 to 57.1% in 1987. For males during the same period the...