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Canadians spend a great deal of time indoors. That's why it's important to make sure our homes are safe and …

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Keywords: Hazards in your home safe and healthy places to live common health risks in your home protect your health protect the health of your family

2011 Health Canada Toolkit for Public Health and Emergency Management Officials. This toolkit presents communication best practices for addressing health …

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Keywords: Toolkit communications health risks extreme heat events Federal publications official publications

2011 Health Canada fact sheet on community care, heat illnesses and recommended actions to help avoid heat illnesses.

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Keywords: Community care extreme heat heat illness prevention and preliminary care Federal publications official publications

Little information is available to address considerations specific to the assessment of vulnerability to the health impacts of extreme heat …

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Keywords: Extreme heat events guidelines assessing health vulnerability key challenges and limitations Federal publications official publications

Recognize heat illnesses and heat sensitive diseases, their key risk factors and treatment priorities.

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Keywords: Acute care extreme heat health care workers heat illnesses heat sensitive diseases Federal publications official publications

Heat and especially extreme heat can cause a range of heat-related illnesses and exacerbate certain chronic conditions.

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Keywords: Heat and extreme heat Extreme Heat Events Guidelines health care workers Federal publications official publications

Even though heat-related deaths are preventable, extreme heat events have been associated with sudden, short-term increases in mortality, especially among …

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Keywords: Heat Alert and Response Systems guidebook extreme heat heat-related deaths heat waves

Many places in Canada have a high number of extreme heat events, often called heat waves. Extreme heat can put …

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Keywords: Extreme heat heat waves health.

Canada has one of the most severe winter climates of any country in the world. Canadians across the country may …

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Keywords: Extreme cold it's your health environment health.

Learn how airborne allergies can be prevented.

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Keywords: Prevention of airborne allergies health.