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Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program
The CPSP was developed with a dual purpose: to serve the health needs of Canadian children and youth, and facilitate the research needs of professionals whose prime concern is the health and care of children and youth.
Program goals
- To identify populations that are at risk, and to obtain important ecological and epidemiological data on their circumstances
- To evaluate the success of public health interventions by tracking their effectiveness
- To provide supporting scientific evidence for the stance taken by physicians and other health-care professionals in establishing and promoting public health programs/interventions
- To take the pulse at the national level on injury prevention issues
- To serve as an important beacon in the event of significant threats to the health of the public
Program objectives
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To initiate projects of national scientific importance
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To acquire sound funding
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To develop a strong infrastructure, including a steering committee, that represents the needs and views of both the paediatric and public health communities
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To develop, establish and maintain a surveillance system to monitor health in Canadian children and youth
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To facilitate research into uncommon childhood disorders for the advancement of knowledge and the improvement of treatment, prevention and health-care planning
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To encourage awareness and education within the medical profession of less common disorders
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To respond quickly to public health emergencies where these relate to Canadian children and youth, by adapting surveillance activities
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To collaborate with other national paediatric surveillance units, via the International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units (INoPSU), to promote “global village” surveillance which can result in an acceleration of the acquisition of timely information for public health decisions
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