Public Health Agency of Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Its activities focus on preventing disease and injuries, responding to public health threats, promoting good physical and mental health, and providing information to support informed decision making.
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Services and information
Public health notices
Disease outbreaks or possible health risks to Canadians, how to protect yourself.
Diseases and conditions
Symptoms, risks, and how to prevent, treat and manage human diseases and illnesses.
Healthy living
Behaviours that affect health, health and pregnancy, wellness, infant care, blood donation.
Travel health
Avoid disease, illness or other safety risks away from home.
Food recalls, risks and outbreaks
Food poisoning, Canada's role in food safety, recent recalls and alerts.
Vaccines and immunization
Vaccination for children, adults, during pregnancy, travel vaccines, flu shot, information for health professionals.
Biosafety and biosecurity
Biosafety training, pathogen hazards, exposure reporting, licences, regulating laboratories or containment zones.
Emergency preparedness and response
How we prepare to keep the public safe from epidemics, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events.
Funding opportunities
Grants and contribution programs, how and why we give funding, who we have funded.
Surveillance
Monitoring programs for diseases, conditions, blood safety contribution, medicine.
Public health practice
Careers in public health, workforce development, networks and training for public health specialists, students, hosting and collaboration.
Recurring reports
Disease and infection surveillance, health promotion and chronic disease prevention updates.
About the Public Health Agency of Canada
Ministers and management
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
Features
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