Minister of State (Sport) Gary Lunn (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) announced $5 million over two years to support injury prevention in sports and recreation among children and youth. Call 613-941-8189.
Canada's Ministers of Health launched Our Health Our Future: A National Dialogue on Healthy Weights — a key step in identifying actions to curb childhood obesity and to promote healthy weights. Call 613-941-8189.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced $2.4 million in funding for a research, intervention and community advocacy group to improve the mental health of children and youth in Nunavut. Call 613-941-8189.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) congratulated the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology on the development and release of new physical activity guidelines. Call 613-941-8189.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced $800,000 in financial support to Taima TB, a partnership initiative with the Government of Nunavut to help eliminate tuberculosis in Nunavut. Call 613-941-8189.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) urged the country's immunization community to continue to strive for better when she addressed over 1,100 delegates at the 9th Canadian Immunization Conference in Quebec City. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-8189.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) marked World AIDS Day by announcing that Dr. Bhagirath Singh and Dr. Jose Esparza will Co-Chair the Advisory Board that will oversee the renewed Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) and its Research and Development Alliance. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-8189.
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced $50 million in five-year funding to renew important health programs aimed at supporting the well-being of Aboriginal children and youth in Canada. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-8189.
Conservative MP Rodney Weston (Saint john, NB), announced on behalf of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut), that the Government of Canada is providing $173, 770 to support a new project of the New Brunswick Breast and Women's Cancer Partnership. Call 613-941-8189.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) advises owners of pet reptiles such as snakes and lizards to take precautions when feeding them frozen mice, rats and chicks, as these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-8189.
