The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has released a new position statement, Public Health Approaches to the Toxic Drug Crisis, urging all levels of government to take immediate, evidence-based action to curb preventable deaths caused by toxic drug poisoning. “The toxic drug crisis is one of the most urgent public health emergencies of our time,” said Ian Culbert, … Read more
In a position statement released, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) calls on the federal government to fully decriminalize sex work by repealing the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act and removing the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act provision prohibiting migrants in Canada from doing sex work. The Association further calls on the federal government to ensure that sex workers are substantively … Read more
Climate change will continue to have devastating impacts on health and human lives, further straining health systems and nullifying any possibility for adaptation, unless ambitious climate action is urgently undertaken, warns a new policy brief by the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Nurses Association, and the Canadian Public Health Association. Published today, the Policy Brief for Canada draws … Read more
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) launched an advocacy campaign calling for governments across Canada to strengthen the foundations of public health systems, making them cohesive, comprehensive and accountable. “For decades it’s been known that Canada lacks cohesive, comprehensive and accountable public health systems,” said Ian Culbert, CPHA’s executive director. “The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that our nation-wide patchwork of fragmented … Read more
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) applauds the 2021 annual report issued by the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam. Entitled A Vision to Transform Canada’s Public Health System, the report provides an overview of Canada’s pandemic experience and suggests ways strengthen Canada’s public health systems so that we can be better prepared … Read more
The climate crisis requires urgent, society-wide mobilization to provide children born today with the livable environment and functioning health systems they will need to thrive in a climate-changed world, said a Canada-focused policy brief issued alongside the international Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. Supported by the Canadian Public Health Association and the Canadian Medical Association, the Policy Brief … Read more
The Canadian Public Health Association released the June edition (Volume 112, Issue 3) of the Canadian Journal of Public Health, featuring articles on “Identifying gaps in COVID-19 health equity data reporting in Canada using a scorecard approach,” “Socio-demographic disparities in knowledge, practices, and ability to comply with COVID-19 public health measures in Canada,” and “Consumption … Read more
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of the constitutionality of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (2018). “We are pleased with the Court’s ruling affirming the role of the federal government in protecting the health of Canadians,” said Ian Culbert, CPHA’s executive director. “All levels of government need to act in a coordinated fashion to … Read more
The Canadian Public Health Association released a review of Canada’s Initial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The report examines the response to the pandemic in Canada, offering a perspective and overview of public health measures as they evolved from the first wave to the second. This report provides a non-governmental perspective and overview of the public … Read more
In light of recent public comments, the Canadian Public Health Association takes this opportunity to re-affirm its support for Dr. Theresa Tam, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the provincial/territorial and local public health authorities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. These dedicated public servants continue to fulfill … Read more
