Public Health Agency of Canada

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...

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...

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...

More people getting vaccinated means fewer people getting sick. When you get your shot, you make it safer in your community so that certain measures can be lifted and we can gather safely.

Contains NACI's independent advice and recommendations, which are based upon the best current available scientific knowledge. The objective is to provide guidance for the equitable, ethical, and efficient allocation of authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the context of staggered arrival of vaccine...

PTSD is a mental disorder that can happen after exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events (e.g., actual or threatened death, natural disasters, violence). Symptoms of PTSD include recurring and distressing memories, avoiding reminders of the event(s), and disturbed sleep. The...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected individuals, families, and communities in several ways. Almost 7 out of 10 Canadians reported being negatively impacted by COVID-19. Almost 2 out of 5 Canadians reported some level of distress in the past month. With social distancing and repeated lockdown...

Family violence, including child maltreatment, intimate partner violence (IPV) and children's exposure to IPV, can have serious and lasting impacts on physical and mental health. The Public Health Agency of Canada's Family Violence Prevention Investment is a national grants and contributions...

Gender-based violence can have serious impacts on both physical and mental health. As part of It's Time: Canada's Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence, the Public Health Agency of Canada provides funding for projects that prevent gender-based violence, and its impacts, from a...

A Common Vision for Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Living in Canada: Let’s Get Moving is the first-ever call to action of its kind in Canada. Never before has Canada had a singular policy focus on physical activity and its relationship to sport, recreation, health, as well as...

As part of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) works with provincial, national, and international public health and laboratory partners to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. It does so by conducting laboratory-based surveillance and...

As trusted frontline workers, you have an important role to play in promoting COVID Alert. This public health tool can help limit the spread of COVID-19 and relieve stress on Canada’s health care system.

What to expect at your vaccination

This primer is intended to support health care providers in better understanding and addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, in their practice and beyond.

COVID-19 vaccine ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines.

We present the most up-to-date data on SARS-CoV-2 antibody timelines, including the longevity of antibodies, and the production and detection of neutralizing antibodies and provide practical guidance for clinical microbiology laboratories to both verify commercial serology assays and choose...

Simple mathematical modelling approaches to assessing the transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 at gatherings

Serum antibody response in COVID-19-recovered patients who retested positive

Rapid disappearance of influenza following the implementation of COVID-19 mitigation measures in Hamilton, Ontario

This infographic uses data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD), a national survey of Canadians aged 15+ years living in private dwellings whose daily activities are limited due to a long-term condition or health related problem, to profile individuals with a diagnosed developmental...