| Public Health Agency of Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and the Honourable Brian Comer, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Addictions and Mental Health, will make an announcement to improve community mental health supports in Nova Scotia.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Canada is currently experiencing an increase in measles activity, with recent cases reported in Quebec and Ontario that are associated with ongoing outbreaks.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Although significant progress has been made in the past several decades in reducing smoking rates in Canada, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) want to highlight that smoking continues to pose a significant risk to the health of Canadians.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today, the co-chairs of the federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on Toxic Drug Poisonings- —Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, and Dr. Sudit Ranade, Yukon’s 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 from January 2016 to June 2024.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
I am pleased to share the 2024 Suicide Prevention Progress Report; so that we can reflect on the work we have done together and look ahead to the work that remains. This biannual report shares progress on suicide prevention efforts since the release of the National Suicide Prevention Action Plan on May 31, 2024.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today marks a year since the launch of the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline right across Canada.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, is announcing $545,000 in funding for two initiatives aiming to advance research and raise awareness of breast cancer screening.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today, marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. This year’s theme, “Take the rights path,” highlights the importance of safeguarding human rights as a cornerstone of protecting health.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today, on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, we remember those we’ve lost to suicide, and the loved ones left behind.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On November 22, 2024, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed the first case of clade I mpox in Canada in an individual in Manitoba.
