Today, the co-chairs of the federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses - Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, and Dr. Yves Léger, New Brunswick's Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health - issued the following statement on the release of the latest surveillance data on opioid and stimulant-related harms in Canada. The updated data published today are from January 2023 to March 2023. They build on historical data that has been collected every quarter since 2016.
Canada is facing an unrelenting and tragic toxic drug and overdose crisis that has left no community untouched. Family members, friends, and neighbours are losing their lives to one of the most serious public health crises in our country’s history. Today’s national data release on opioid and stimulant-related harms tells us that this crisis continues.
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced more than $2.1 million in funding over three years to the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) to improve the quality of home-based palliative care through the eiCOMPASS project.
A Knowledge Exchange, hosted by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) over the past two days, brought together Canadian and international experts, partners, people with lived experiences, and stakeholders. Discussions focused on the current state of the science, including knowledge gaps and where future research efforts should be focused in breast cancer screening.
Did you know that that concussions can result from an impact to the body, not just your head? This Concussion Awareness Week, we would like to raise awareness on the causes, symptoms and prevention of concussions.
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, is having a substantial and growing impact in Canada and around the world. According to the latest national data, almost 474,000 people aged 65 and older have been diagnosed with dementia in Canada. Of those living with dementia, two-thirds are women.
Each year we mark Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day and FASD Awareness Month to raise awareness about the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, highlight prevention and support efforts, and encourage individuals to learn more about FASD and its impacts.
Today, the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced a call for proposals to access $8 million in federal funding to address gaps in equity, diversity and inclusion within Canada’s distress line sector.
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The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, will make an important announcement on mental health crisis and suicide prevention support.
The numbers tell a sobering story. Cancer remains the leading cause of death in Canada. An estimated two in five Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and about one in four Canadians will die from the disease.
