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2019

Prime minister will visit Nunavut capital Thursday

5 mars 2019

Nanilavut will also contain measures aimed at helping Inuit find the graves of family members who were transported to southern Canada for TB treatment between the 1940s and the 1960s.

During that period, about one-third of the Inuit population living in Canada became infected with TB, the Canadian Public Health Association has estimated.


Community Kitchens class: eat well, spend less

27 février 2019

Bev Heuving has a recipe for making healthy meals easily and cheaply – and she’s eager to share it. (...)
It’s a free, social, three-hour class providing instruction in cooking fresh food on a budget. It also includes general advice on saving money.(...)
Recipients will receive The Basic Shelf Cookbook from the Canadian Public Health Association and a gift certificate for one Good Food Box.


Brown: Yes, doctors have a vital role in toughening gun laws

27 février 2019

This overheated response is surprising since medical professionals have a long history of expressing expert opinion on how the availability of firearms and guns laws affect public health. Several medical organizations supported the 1995 Firearms Act, including the Canadian Public Health Association, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians and the Quebec Medical Association.


History Through Our Eyes: Feb. 26, 1954, fighting polio

26 février 2019

In the first half of the 20th century, polio — short for poliomyelitis — crippled tens of thousands of Canadians until a vaccine was introduced in 1955. The disease peaked in Canada in 1953 with nearly 9,000 cases and 500 deaths, according to the Canadian Public Health Association.


Improperly installed car seats cost lives

22 février 2019

The Canadian Public Health Association says child car seats reduce the risk of death by 71 per cent in infants under one-year-old and 54 per cent for kids ages one to four. Daring agrees that they definitely keep kids safer during a crash.


Pooch poop popping up on Central Okanagan parks and trails

21 février 2019

As a dog lover, she was concerned about the diseases that dog feces can spread to dogs as well as humans.

The Canadian Public Health Association lists nine human diseases that can be transmitted by dog poop, including E. Coli and Giardia.


Canada's health organizations demand action to prevent catastrophic climate change

21 février 2019

It is an election year and all of our organizations — the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the Urban Public Health Network (UPHN), the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) — agree that climate change is too important to the health and well-being of our children and grandchildren to be treated as a wedge issue in the upcoming federal election.


Saskatchewan's carbon tax court challenge launches today

19 février 2019

Thursday will be devoted to the government's arguments, with interventions from British Columbia, the Assembly of First Nations, the Canadian Public Health Association and several environmental groups.


Toronto condo owners asked for their dog’s DNA to solve poop problem

18 février 2019

Aside from the obvious ick factor, uncollected pet waste can pose serious health risks. According to the Canadian Public Health Association, pet poop is often carried away by spring runoffs or heavy rainfalls and ends up in rivers and lakes. It then affects water quality and can lead to the transmission of diseases such as E. coli and salmonellosis. It can also be harmful to other dogs, causing infections such as Giardia, a parasite that affects the gastrointestinal tract.


Mandatory treatment? Decriminalization? As opioid epidemic rages, Canadians seek extreme measures to save lives

15 février 2019

Proponents hope that this would help to destigmatize drug use and create an environment where users are able to ask for help without fear of prosecution. Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto have called for decriminalization recently as has the Canadian Public Health Association. Opponents are primarily concerned that decriminalizing will lead to increased use, particularly among those who may have been dissuaded by criminal penalties.