Bruce L. Smith BLSmith Groupwork Inc.
Prepared for Population and Public Health Branch Atlantic Regional Office Health Canada
September 2003
Public Policy and Public Participation Engaging Citizens and Community in the Development of Public Policy
Bruce L. Smith BLSmith Groupwork Inc.
Prepared for Population and Public Health Branch Atlantic Regional Office Health Canada
September 2003
The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Health Canada. Également disponible en français sous le titre Politiques publiques et participation publique : Engagement des citoyens et des collectivités dans l’élaboration des politiques publiques Contents may not be reproduced for commercial purposes, but any other reproduction, with acknowledgements, is encouraged. Please credit the source as follows: Public Policy and Public Participation: Engaging Citizens and Community in the Development of Public Policy. 2003. Produced by Bruce L. Smith for the Population and Public Health Branch, Atlantic Regional Office, Health Canada. For more information contact: Atlantic Regional Office Population and Public Health Branch Health Canada 1525 - 1505 Barrington Street Halifax NS B3J 3Y6 Tel: (902) 426-2700 Fax: (902) 426-9689 www.pph-atlantic.ca © Bruce L. Smith
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 HOW THIS WORKBOOK IS ORGANIZED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. CONTEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3. PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT . . .
References: 87 Dodd, Julie Devon and Michelle Hébert Boyd, Capacity Building - Linking Community Experience to Public Policy, Population and Public Health Branch, Atlantic Regional Office, Health Canada, Halifax, 2000