Table 1.
PHAC-IS across three phases of funding (up to nine years)
| Program objectives | ||
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• To support the development, adaptation, implementation, and evaluation of promising national and international innovative population health interventions and initiatives to address priority issues and their underlying factors in various settings and populations across Canada. • To support knowledge development and exchange based on the systematic collection of the results and outcomes of these interventions and initiatives and promote their use across Canada. | ||
| Funding phases and timelines | ||
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Phase 1 12–18 months |
Phase 2 4 years |
Phase 3 3 years |
| To support the initial design, development, and testing of interventions | To support the implementation, delivery, and evaluation of population health interventions in multiple sites | To scale up effective population health interventions |
| Eligible funding (per project) | ||
| $150,000 to $250,000/year | $300,000 to $750,000/year | Up to $500,000/year |
| Number of projects funded | ||
| MHP: 15 | MHP: 9 | MHP: 4 |
| AHW: 37 | AHW: 11 | AHW: 7 |
| Reach of funded interventions among individuals or those who face specific risk conditions or risk factors | ||
| MHP: 3358 | MHP: 281,742 | MHP: 182,818 |
| AHW: 59,081 | AHW: 21,943 | AHW: 87,846 |
| # and % of projects demonstrating change in health outcomes, protective factors, and/or risk behaviours | ||
| N/A* | 9 (100%) of MHP projects | 4 (100%) of MHP projects |
| 8 (22%) AHW projects | 7 (64%) of AHW projects † | 7 (100%) of AHW projects |
MHP, Equipping Canadians: Mental Health Throughout Life funding stream; AHW, Achieving Healthier Weights in Canada’s Communities funding stream; N/A, not applicable
*Given that this was an intermediate outcome with a 4–6-year time frame and project performance evaluation and reporting forms completed at the time captured only information from the first year of implementation, many projects could not yet respond to this question. Either projects had not attempted to directly improve health practices, skills, or outcomes at this stage or this had not yet been sufficiently measured to conclusively confirm a change had occurred
†This figure represents behaviour change only for phase 2 projects funded through the Achieving Healthier Weights in Canada’s Communities stream; 55% (6/11) projects reported a change in protective factors among participants. Additionally, 45% (5/11) of projects reported improved well-being among participants