OECD Health at a Glance 2009: Key findings for Canada

Canada spent 10.1% of GDP on health in 2007, more than the OECD average of 8.9%. Spending per person is also higher than the OECD average.

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Health Update - Issue No. 8

This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the OECD’s work on health. Although it is mainly intended for those who are familiar with the Organisation and its work, it is hoped that the newsletter will also provide information of interest to a wider audience.

OECD Health Working Paper No. 48: Improving Lifestyles, Tackling Obesity: The Health and Economic Impact of Prevention Strategies

Overweight and obesity rates have been increasing relentlessly over recent decades in all industrialised countries, as well as in many lower income countries.

OECD Health Working Paper No. 47: Health Care Quality Indicators Project: Patient Safety Indicators Report 2009

This paper reports on the progress in the research and development of the set of patient safety indicators developed by the Health Care Quality Indicators project.

La santé est-elle un facteur de croissance dans une économie en crise?

Cette présentation a été donnée par Valérie Paris, Administrateur, Division de la santé, OCDE, au Forum Économie Santé 2009, Les Échos Conférences, le 18 novembre 2009.

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases

In this report we present an assessment of public health strategies designed to tackle behavioural risk factors for chronic diseases that are closely linked with obesity, including aspects of diet and physical inactivity, in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa.

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Achieving Better Value for Money in Health Care

This report report examines selected policies that may help countries better achieve the goal of improved health system efficiency and thus better value for money.

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