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Emergency Response
During a health emergency or disaster, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada are responsible for supporting emergency health and social services in the provinces... -
Benzene releases from gasoline stations - Implications for human health:...
Conclusion: In this report, the short-term benzene releases occurring due to tanker truck unloading of gasoline into storage tanks at gasoline stations and long-term releases of... -
Food and Nutrition Surveillance
Health Canada recognizes that a healthy diet, a safe, nutritious food supply and nutritional well-being are essential contributors to a healthy, productive population. -
Healthy Eating Strategy
This strategy aims to: improve healthy eating information; strengthen labelling and claims; improve the nutrition quality of foods; protect vulnerable populations; and support... -
Measuring the impact of the opioid overdose epidemic on life expectancy at...
Canada continues to experience a serious opioid overdose crisis. Across the country, it is having devastating effects on families and communities. The impact of the crisis on... -
(#3) Climate Change and Health: Adaptation Bulletin
Number 3/ Understanding Community Resilience to Extreme Heat Through Table-top Exercises -
Climate Change and Health: Adaptation Bulletin #3
Adaptation Bulletin - #3/ Understanding Community Resilience to Extreme Heat Through Table-top Exercises -
Community Care During Extreme Heat: Heat Illness: Prevention and Preliminary Care
English: 2011 Health Canada fact sheet on community care, heat illnesses and recommended actions to help avoid heat illnesses. Francais: 2011... -
Heat Alert and Response Systems to Protect Health: Best Practices Guidebook
Even though heat-related deaths are preventable, extreme heat events have been associated with sudden, short-term increases in mortality, especially among older adults, those...