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Table 3

Sample summary Vancouver Health City Strategy (VHCS)

Background and description	Overarching goals	Governance structure	Financial system	Key stakeholders
Vancouver city area (urban setting) One of the largest economies and most expensive cities in Canada Significant health disparities Initiator: VCM* (Social Policy department) VCM and VCH, the Health Authority, signed a MoU* in 2013 aligning their vision, partnership principles and commitment to share data and resources The MoU partners brought in other public sector organizations and established the 30 member “Leadership Table”. Based on consultations with international researchers, the Leadership Table and consultation with Vancouver residents, VHCS was developed	VCHS has 13 long-term goals to reach by 2025, which are centred on: improving population health outcomes by improving e.g. housing, food, transportation, employment, education Improving community capacity: resilience, social cohesion Improving living environments: ecologically, economically and socially sustainable environments Improving collaboration between the public, private and civic sector	VCH and the City of Vancouver Leadership Table (not included in the MoU) In addition: MoU steering Committee MoU working groups VHCS integrated implementation team	The Canadian health system is based on a combination of the Bismarck and Beveridge model and is primarily financed through taxation Financial arrangements largely based on City funds and structures	VCM and VCH Public and non-profit sector organizations

Background and description	Overarching goals	Governance structure	Financial system	Key stakeholders
Vancouver city area (urban setting) One of the largest economies and most expensive cities in Canada Significant health disparities Initiator: VCM* (Social Policy department) VCM and VCH, the Health Authority, signed a MoU* in 2013 aligning their vision, partnership principles and commitment to share data and resources The MoU partners brought in other public sector organizations and established the 30 member “Leadership Table”. Based on consultations with international researchers, the Leadership Table and consultation with Vancouver residents, VHCS was developed	VCHS has 13 long-term goals to reach by 2025, which are centred on: improving population health outcomes by improving e.g. housing, food, transportation, employment, education Improving community capacity: resilience, social cohesion Improving living environments: ecologically, economically and socially sustainable environments Improving collaboration between the public, private and civic sector	VCH and the City of Vancouver Leadership Table (not included in the MoU) In addition: MoU steering Committee MoU working groups VHCS integrated implementation team	The Canadian health system is based on a combination of the Bismarck and Beveridge model and is primarily financed through taxation Financial arrangements largely based on City funds and structures	VCM and VCH Public and non-profit sector organizations

Note(s): *Vancouver city management. **Vancouver coastal health. ***memorandum of understanding