Challenges in Public Health Governance

Preface
Introduction – Governance, networks and public health
Part I – Setting the Stage
Chapter 1 – Public health and fragmentation: Three fault lines
Introduction
The length and breadth of public health
Three major fault lines
Conclusion
Chapter 2 – Looking ahead: Is network governance ‘the answer?’
Introduction
Network governance – what is it?
The need for ‘entanglement strategies’
Weighing the costs and benefits
Conclusion: Applying network governance to public health
Part II – Public health governance in Canada: Three theatres
Chapter 3 – Governance and the public health network: Too much or not enough?
Introduction
The Pan-Canadian Public Health Network (2005 edition)
The PNH (2005): A breakthrough towards network governance?
The 2011 Operational Review
The PNH (2011 edition): Increased efficiency, but at what price?
Conclusion
Chapter 4 – Governance in ‘war time’: Networks and public health emergencies
Introduction
Brief review of SARS events
Flawed governance prescriptions in post-SARS literature
Can network governance be applied to emergencies?
Taking stock
Emergency preparedness and response in the Canadian context
The H1N1 pandemic in Canada: What did this reveal^
Conclusion
Chapter 5 – Governance in ‘peace-time’: The case of the Canadian Heart Health Initiative
Introduction
Analytical framework
The Canadian Heart Health Initiative
Starting conditions
Institutional design
Collaborative process
Facilitative leadership
Conclusion
Part III – Expanding the Base
Chapter 6 – The voluntary sector in public health governance
Introduction
The voluntary sector: Terminology and context
The voluntary sector in Canada
What makes the public health voluntary sector special?
Three types of government-VSO relationships
Conclusion: A base to build on?
Chapter 7 – Global Drivers
Introduction
Westphalia and beyond
From international health governance (IHG) to global health governance (GHG)
The drive for collaborative mechanisms
Conclusion: Implications for Canada
Part IV – Developing the Tools
Chapter 8 – Facing the tough questions
Introduction
Network governance and the ‘governability’ question
Accountability, transparency and legitimacy
Operating in the ‘shadow of hierarchy’
Chapter 9 – Towards a Network Governance Regime in Public Health
Introduction
Where to from here?
Conclusion?
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