The time is now - Chief Public Health Officer spotlight on eliminating tuberculosis in Canada

The time is now - Chief Public Health Officer spotlight on eliminating tuberculosis in Canada Tuberculosis (TB) is the epitome of inequity in public health; it is a social disease with a medical aspect. As this report makes clear, social determinants of health such as poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing and overcrowding contribute to health inequity and are significant underlying risk factors for TB. 2018-11-19 Public Health Agency of Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyHealthdiseaseInuitCanadaCanadiantreatmenthousingcommunitiescommunitydiagnosistuberculosis The time is now - Chief Public Health Officer spotlight on eliminating tuberculosis in CanadaHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/corporate/publications/chief-public-health-officer-reports-state-public-health-canada/eliminating-tuberculosis.html The time is now - Chief Public Health Officer spotlight on eliminating tuberculosis in CanadaPDF https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/corporate/publications/chief-public-health-officer-reports-state-public-health-canada/eliminating-tuberculosis/PHAC_18-086_TB_Report_F_forwebcoding.pdf The time is now - Chief Public Health Officer spotlight on eliminating tuberculosis in CanadaHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/organisation/publications/rapports-etat-sante-publique-canada-administrateur-chef-sante-publique/eliminer-tuberculose.html The time is now - Chief Public Health Officer spotlight on eliminating tuberculosis in CanadaPDF https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/corporate/publications/chief-public-health-officer-reports-state-public-health-canada/eliminating-tuberculosis/PHAC_18-086_TB_Report_E_forwebcoding.pdf

Tuberculosis (TB) is the epitome of inequity in public health; it is a social disease with a medical aspect. As this report makes clear, social determinants of health such as poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing and overcrowding contribute to health inequity and are significant underlying risk factors for TB.

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