Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Theresa Tam shines a spotlight on the importance of using antibiotics responsibly in human medicine. Discover how unnecessary antibiotic use contributes to antibiotic resistance, why unnecessary use sometimes happens, and what we can do about it

This report provides an overview of the progress and results PHAC has achieved in promoting and protecting the health and safety of Canadians.

The Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines is a resource on maternal and newborn health. It includes the latest information and advice from Canadian experts.

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice(the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada.The journal publishes articles on disease...

Positive relationships play an important role in the mental health and well-being of youth. These include relationships with family and peers, and in schools and communities. Persistent negative thoughts and feelings may be related to poor mental health and well-being.

Canadians are still reluctant to get tested for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI).

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), in collaboration with other governmental and non-governmental organizations, conducts national surveillance of cancer to support the planning and evaluation of cancer-related policies, programs, and services. For this fact sheet, data from the Canadian...

In 2016, an estimated 63,110 people were living with HIV.

The Cancer in Young People in Canada (CYP-C) program maintains a national childhood cancer surveillance and research database that is available to researchers seeking to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

A national community-based program launched in 1993, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Mosquitoes spread Zika Virus, Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya, and other diseases. They bite during the day and night.

Breast cancer in Canada

Zika virus symptoms and treatment, prevention and risks, risks during pregnancy, what men need to know, and travel recommendations.

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent infectious diseases.

Information on preventing HIV and reducing your risks.

Preconception health, or health before pregnancy, is the health of men and women during their reproductive years. Your health affects your fertility. It also influences the health of your children, during pregnancy, at birth and throughout their lives.

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice(the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada.