Public Health Agency of Canada

The purpose of this guideline is to provide a national framework for developing policies and procedures to prevent the transmission of bloodborne viruses.

This evaluation examined the design, delivery and coordination of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) antimicrobial resistance (AMR) activities since 2013-14. This is the first evaluation of PHAC’s AMR activities.

This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infection (STI) activities.

National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s planned work for the 2019-2020 fiscal year (April 2019 – March 2020).

The Public Health Agency of Canada's FoodNet Canada surveillance system is pleased to present the new annual report. The current report outlines the results of our surveillance activities conducted in 2016.

The CCDR provides timely, authoritative and practical information on infectious diseases to clinicians, public health professionals, and policy-makers to inform policy, program development and practice.

There are effective universal school-based programs that reduce youths' risk of problematic substance use by supporting positive youth development.

Canada's first national dementia strategy sets out a vision for the future and identifies common principles and national objectives to help guide actions by all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, communities, families and individuals. In developing the strategy, we sought at...

The Biosecurity Program (the Program) is Canada's national authority for the biosafety and biosecurity of human and animal pathogens and toxins. The objective of the Program is to establish and maintain a strong and comprehensive safety and security regime which prevents, detects, and responds to...

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

Causes, symptoms, risks, treatment, prevention, surveillance information and guidance for health professionals.

Child maltreatment is a significant Canadian and global problem that can have serious physical, psychological and emotional impacts lasting long beyond childhood. To prevent and address child maltreatment, the ongoing, systematic collection of data on child abuse and neglect reported to child...

"Cannabis use is now legal for adults, but it does have health risks. If you use non-medically, you can make informed choices for safer use."

Children who experience disadvantaged conditions are more vulnerable in all areas of their early development. Developmental vulnerability is assessed by the Early Development Instrument and reflects children whose skills and behaviours are below the levels exhibited by most of their peers

This table illustrates the effectiveness of vaccination by comparing the number of cases of six vaccine-preventable diseases in Canada before and after the introduction of each vaccine.

In November 2017, The Trailer opened in Ottawa, Canada and tracks client use, overdose treatment and overdoses reversed. We analyzed data collected between November 2017 and August 2018. During peak hours, demand for services consistently exceeded The Trailer’s capacity.

This article highlights initiatives undertaken by federal partners to address the opioid crisis in Canada. The need for novel surveillance approaches that improve the collection and harmonization of drug-related data is also discussed.

A national summary of what is currently known about the Canadian opioid crisis with respect to opioid-related deaths and harms and potential risk factors as of December 2017.

This Executive Summary provides an overview of the key findings from CARSS, summarizes the current state of surveillance on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU), and describes next steps.

"4 million Canadians get sick each year from contaminated food. Over 11,500 hospitalizations and 240 deaths occur each year due to food-related illnesses. Numbers includes both estimates for 30 foodborne pathogens and unknown causes of acute gastrointestinal illness. "