Canadian Public Health Association
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New report identifies five key climate solutions municipalities should undertake: public health agencies need funding to make it happen
While climate change is already having a significant negative impact on human health, many of the actions needed to prevent further global warming can also produce immediate and significant population health and health equity benefits in the jurisdictions that choose to act. The report entitled …Canada’s health systems under strain from climate change: new policy brief
Climate change will continue to have devastating impacts on health and human lives, further straining health systems and nullifying any possibility for adaptation, unless ambitious climate action is urgently undertaken, warns a new policy brief by the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Nurs…Statement from the Canadian Public Health Association on the occasion of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2023
Trigger warning: The information and experiences discussed in this statement may cause trauma triggered by memories of past abuse and deep intergenerational impacts. The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous Peoples across Canada. It is available 24 hours a day, seven …Policy & Position Statements
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