Mr. Yvon Charbonneau: .taking into account very broad determinants of health.

Given that one of the objectives of Horizon 2020 is to contribute to narrowing the gap between RD and innovation, helping to bring new or improved products and services to the market, and taking into account the critical role that the proof-of-concept stage plays in the knowledge transfer process, mechanisms may be introduced enabling financing for the proof-of-concept stages that are necessary in order to validate the importance, relevance and future innovatory impact of the research results or invention involved in the transfer.

Given that one of the objectives of Horizon 2020 is to contribute to narrowing the gap between RD and innovation, helping to bring new or improved products and services to the market, and taking into account the critical role that the proof-of-concept stage plays in the knowledge transfer process, mechanisms may be introduced enabling financing for the proof-of-concept stages that are necessary in order to validate the importance, relevance and future innovatory impact of the research results or invention involved in the transfer.

The health promotion approach focuses on improving the health of the population by addressing these determinants of health.

I agree that we have an aging population and we will have some serious problems if we do not deal with it, so I would encourage the government to actually develop a strategy that includes the social determinants of health and looks at health care in a much broader way than is currently done in looking primarily at acute care and primary care.

Prevention is also about promoting personal development and healthy lifestyles, as well as about the development of policies that address key determinants of health such as housing and economic stability.