2017
Media Advisory: Launching Canada-specific Lancet Countdown Brief with health and climate change data
October 31, 2017
OTTAWA – As part of the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change, co-authors will present key findings and recommendations from both the international report and the Lancet Countdown Policy Brief: Canada in 2017, a Canadian-specific brief that focuses on key indicators that are particularly relevant in the Canadian context.National Groups Call for Ambitious Implementation of Canada’s Climate Framework
September 14, 2017
Today a group of national organizations issued an open letter to the Canadian government championing the swift and uncompromising implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Climate Change and Clean Growth. In the letter, signatories offer their assistance to the Canadian government on implementing specific elements of the Framework. Signatories emphasize the comprehensive and interconnected nature of the Framework, which requires that each of its pieces be carried forward with the utmost integrity so that Canada stays true to its climate commitments and moves forward with just economic transition.2017 Honorary Awards
June 6, 2017
HALIFAX, NS – June 6, 2017 – CPHA is pleased to celebrate the recipients of its 2017 Honorary Awards.Public Health 2017 highlights the latest public health research
June 5, 2017
HALIFAX, NS – June 5, 2017 – Public Health 2017 the Annual Conference of the Canadian Public Health Association, features the latest public health research including more than 200 oral abstracts and poster presentations.Public Health 2017
May 30, 2017
HALIFAX, NS – May 30, 2017 – Public Health 2017 is the meeting place for the public health community to connect, collaborate, innovate, inspire, share and learn. It is a gathering of leaders and change agents from public, private and voluntary organizations that contribute to health and wellness. It is the largest annual public health gathering in Canada and a key knowledge exchange event.CPHA applauds Health Canada’s authorization of three new supervised consumption facilities in Montreal
February 6, 2017
OTTAWA, ON – 6 February 2017 – The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) applauds the federal Minister of Health for approving the request by the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal to operate three supervised consumption sites at fixed locations in Montreal.2016
Public health applauds Government of Canada’s announced ban on asbestos
December 15, 2016
OTTAWA, ON – 15 December 2016 – The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) congratulates the Government of Canada for its decision to implement a comprehensive ban on asbestos and asbestos-containing products.Canadian Public Health Association applauds federal government’s support of harm reduction
December 13, 2016
OTTAWA, ON – 13 December 2016 – The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) applauds the Government of Canada for introducing Bill C-37, “An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts”.Public health welcomes recommendations of federal Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation
December 13, 2016
OTTAWA, ON – 13 December 2016 – The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) welcomes the recommendations of the federal Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation.Public health supports Government of Canada’s push to accelerate phase-out of coal power
September 2, 2016
OTTAWA, ON – 2 September 2016 – The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) applauds reports in the media that the Government of Canada is pushing to accelerate the phase-out of coal-fired power in Canada.