The mission of the Public Health Agency of Canada ( PHAC ) is ''to promote and protect the health of Canadians through leadership, partnership, innovation and action in public health.'' ^{Endnote 2} To contribute to this Mission, PHAC has put in place a number of knowledge mobilization initiatives to support evidence-based decision-making in public health settings. One of these, launched in 2006, is the Canadian Best Practices Portal, ^{Endnote 3 , Endnote 4} a searchable database that provides details of effective community-level interventions to promote health and prevent chronic diseases: cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca .