Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) issued a statement: “January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Almost half a million people in Canada live with dementia, impacting not only themselves, but their loved ones and caregivers as well […] This is why the Government of Canada has been investing in the implementation of Canada’s national dementia strategy – A … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced an investment of close to $1.8 million through the Intersectoral Action Fund to support 13 organizations in addressing some of the complex public health challenges that affect health equity and wellbeing. The full release is available online. Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced six new projects totalling $2.7 million over three years, to help address and … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced a renewed commitment to the Immunization Partnership Fund of over $9.5 million in 2023-2024 to 53 organizations to help people in Canada have access to vaccines, as well as accurate information on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines so that they can make informed vaccination choices. The full release … Read more
The co-chairs of the federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses – Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, and Dr. Yves Léger, New Brunswick’s Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health – issued a statement on the release of the latest monitoring data on opioid- and stimulant-related harms in … Read more
The Public Health Agency of Canada continues to assess the levels of respiratory viruses across Canada and provides weekly national updates. While there is variability across the country, multiple viruses, including influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 are circulating at the same time. On Nov. 25, 2023, PHAC indicated … Read more
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) announced close to $950,000 for the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences to undertake a comprehensive scientific assessment on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. It is anticipated that the assessment report will be finalized in 2024. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-0318.
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) announced $550,000 in funding to Queen’s University to develop, evaluate and deliver evidence-based, accessible, interactive online training modules on gender-based violence and prevention. The project will enable Queen’s University to collaborate and co-develop trauma and violence-informed resources with key … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) announced almost $250,000 to Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention (Parachute). This funding supports updates to the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport and other key concussion resources. These updates will consider new recommendations for concussion in sport recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The full release is available online. … Read more
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.), Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) issued a statement: “Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. We remember those we lost to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and recognize … Read more
Canada’s new three-digit suicide crisis helpline, 9-8-8, is now available to call or text, in English and French, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, across Canada. The Government of Canada has provided $156 million over three years to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to implement and operate the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline. As … Read more
