Commitment of national resources to health promotion: the Canadian experience

The article "Federal Initiatives in Health Education in Canada" which was featured in the first issue of Hygie reviewed the historical developments and the federal-provincial co-operative efforts in health education. It described the events and aspirations leading to the establishment, in 1978, of the focal point on health promotion. The current paper by R.A. Draper, Director General of Health Promotion in the Department of National Health and Welfare, addresses itself to the modes of resource allocation and policy development. It outlines the programmatic considerations of health promotion which reflect the current status of health education and promotion in Canada.