Press Release Department: Federal - Public Health Agency of Canada

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced a 10-year, $100 million investment to prevent, detect and combat family violence and child abuse. This investment will cover a wide variety of programming across sectors, designed to support victims’ physical and mental well-being. Ambrose also launched a call for proposals for organizations to submit applications to advance community-based projects that support … Read more

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), together with Crista Osualdini, provincial board member of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, was in St. Albert, Alberta to provide an update on the National Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) initiative. Through this initiative to date, over 1,300 AEDs have been installed in recreational arenas across the country. The goal is to … Read more

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) took part in a National Health and Fitness Day roundtable in Ottawa, led by Conservative Senator Nancy Greene Raine (British Columbia) and Conservative MP John Weston (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast -Sea to Sky Country, B.C.). This meeting brought together health and physical activity leaders from across all sectors, and focused on determining opportunities for promoting National Health … Read more

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) Canada’s chief public health officer, Gregory Taylor, Terry Lake, British Columbia’s Minister of Health and Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s Deputy Provincial Health Officer confirmed that an individual in B.C. has tested positive for the H7N9 avian influenza strain. The individual recently returned to Canada from China. This is the first documented case of H7N9 infection … Read more

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Gregory Taylor met with Victor Boudreau, New Brunswick’s Minister of Health, and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eilish Cleary to launch a joint planning exercise involving Canada’s Ebola virus disease Rapid Response Team and New Brunswick health officials. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-0200.

On behalf of Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Finance Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) announced that the Public Health Agency of Canada will invest $528,665 over five years for “Healthy Living in St. James Town,” a program to help newcomers to Canada living in Toronto assess their risks of developing chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. The full … Read more

Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Canada’s chief public health officer, Gregory Taylor, announced that the Government of Canada has deployed a third mobile laboratory and two additional Public Health Agency of Canada scientists to Sierra Leone. The team will spend a week in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Brussels, Belgium training with Doctors Without Borders before … Read more

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis) linked to commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples. Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness. The Public Health Agency of Canada and its federal partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health … Read more

Conservative MP Ryan Leef (Yukon), on behalf of Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced funding for Working Together to Achieve Healthier Lifestyles in Yukon and Northwest Territories Communities, one of 11 Innovation Strategy projects aimed at helping families and communities achieve healthier weights. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-2983. Parliamentary Secretary (Status of Women) Susan Truppe (London North … Read more

After challenging Canadians to help promote active and healthy living in schools across Canada through The Play Exchange’s ACTIVE AT SCHOOL Challenge, Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) revealed the 13 winning ideas, one in each province and territory. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-0200.