Adult literacy has several journals as does HIV/AIDS, but no literacy journals are specifically connected to health, and no Canadian health journals are dedicated to literacy. There are many Aboriginal journals with one related to health and another to education. One HIV/AIDS journal focuses on education and prevention.

The AWG priority of immigrants and refugees fares less well in terms of knowledge initiatives and vehicles. There are few web sites and portals and few national organizations that deal specifically with immigrant and refugee issues, including health. There are a few national (and international) conferences on the topic of immigrants and refugees, Aboriginal health, and HIV/AIDS. Literacy has some provincial events, but lacks the national and international connection that these other priorities seem to have. HIV/AIDS has the most nationally diversified funding sources for research. Adult literacy has the least.

Curiously, for a nation with a single health policy for universal health care, there were few knowledge initiatives or vehicles that we could find for the AWG priority “health and learning of adults within regions and communities that fall well below national or regional health norms.” It might have been expected that more comparative or inter- regional studies and initiatives would have been found.

In conclusion, looking at the five priority areas, the most well-developed research sources among our AWG priorities with respect to knowledge initiatives and vehicles appear to be HIV/AIDS, Aboriginal Health, and then Literacy. There are fewer initiatives and vehicles for the priority of health and learning for immigrants and refugees. Finally, we found few knowledge initiatives, vehicles, or organizations that are designated to address regions and communities that fall below health norms. We look to our AWG and participation of Canadians and our international advisors in the AWG to help redress these and other areas of concern vital to building a healthier, more literate Canada.