Crohn et Colite Canada / Crohn's and Colitis Canada
Enregistrement :
7
de
18
(2016-04-04
à
2016-05-20)
Politique ou Programme
Add Crohn's disease and ulcerative Colitis onto the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) list of identified chronic conditions.
PHAC has developed a 3-year Preventing Chronic Disease Strategic Plan 2013-2016. The strategy identifies numerous major chronic conditions; however Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not included and have been overlooked as a major chronic disease. Crohn's and Colitis Canada would like to have both chronic conditions recognized on the PHAC website.
Improve access to exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) and supplies for children and adults living with Crohn’s disease. The use of enteral nutrition as a treatment for Crohn’s disease for children dates back to more than 40 years. This treatment option has been popular in Europe and has been proven successful in numerous studies of children and adults living with Crohn’s Disease. Crohn's and Colitis Canada requests the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) to include EEN formula and equipment as eligible medicaments or other preparations or substances under the Medical Expense Tax Credit.
Increase access to proven treatments to ensure that every Canadian no matter where they live has equal access and adequate coverage for treatments as prescribed by their doctor.
Politique ou Programme, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Règlement
Increase access to public and private washroom facilities. We would like to support the development of a washroom access legislation that would require retail establishments that have public toilet facilitates for their employees only to allow customers to use the facilities if the customer suffers from Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or other medical conditions requiring immediate access to a washroom.
Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
Greater investments made by the federal government in research funding for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.