| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
On February 22, 2024, Minister O’Regan, on behalf of Minister Saks, is announcing close to $800,000 in funding to the University of Toronto to implement and test a community-based response intervention to the mistreatment of older persons in Canada. This funding is part of PHAC’s family violence investment.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | media advisories
Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, will announce support to community-based organizations addressing HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in British Columbia.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Seniors, on behalf of the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, will announce funding to prevent and address the mistreatment of older persons in Toronto.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
During Sexual Health Week, I would like to take the opportunity to bring attention to the serious health risk posed by syphilis in Canada and the importance of early testing to change the recent upward trajectory in new cases. Canada, like many countries, has experienced an alarming increase in syphilis cases.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Every year in February, we mark Sexual Health Week in Canada in order to raise awareness and promote resources to improve sexual health in Canada. This year’s theme “Sexual Health is for Everyone” emphasizes that sexual health is an important part of our overall health, at all ages, and for all people in Canada.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On World Cancer Day, Canadians join millions around the globe to raise awareness, inspire action, and stand in solidarity with those affected by cancer.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
February is Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of cardiovascular health and an opportunity to focus on what we can do to improve our heart health.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | backgrounders
First funded in 2018 with ongoing funding of $4 million per year, the Dementia Community Investment (DCI) supports community-based projects that seek to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia and family/friend caregivers; and increase knowledge about dementia and its risk/protective factors.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is providing $9.6 million in funding through the Dementia Strategic Fund to launch 23 projects across the country that will improve access to high-quality guidance, raise awareness about dementia, and enhance provincial/territorial online dementia resources.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is committed to improving the quality of life of people living with dementia and caregivers, and to increasing knowledge about reducing the risk of dementia. Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced a total of $17.1 million in funding through the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Dementia Strategic Fund and Dementia Community Investment to raise awareness of dementia, promote healthy behaviours that reduce risk, improve access to high-quality dementia guidance, and enhance provincial and territorial online dementia information resources.
