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Record Modified: Jul 8, 2019
Record Released: Jul 8, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Giardia infection giardiasis

Child maltreatment is a significant Canadian and global problem that can have serious physical, psychological and emotional impacts lasting long …

Record Modified: Jul 8, 2019
Record Released: Jul 8, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: child protection legislation child protection policy child protection Canada

"Cannabis use is now legal for adults, but it does have health risks.
If you use non-medically, you can make …

Record Modified: Jun 21, 2019
Record Released: Jun 21, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: cannabis health risks safety legal

Children who experience disadvantaged conditions are more vulnerable in all areas of their early development. Developmental vulnerability is assessed by …

Record Modified: Jun 21, 2019
Record Released: Jun 21, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: early childhood development developmental vulnerability First Nations

This table illustrates the effectiveness of vaccination by comparing the number of cases of six vaccine-preventable diseases in Canada before …

Record Modified: Jun 21, 2019
Record Released: Jun 21, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Immunzation vaccines measles rubella whooping cough

In November 2017, The Trailer opened in Ottawa, Canada and tracks client use, overdose treatment and overdoses reversed. We analyzed …

Record Modified: Jun 21, 2019
Record Released: Jun 21, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: supervised injection sites supervised injection services supervised consumption sites harm reduction addiction opioids naloxone

opioid- and other drug-related overdose deaths have increased sharply and become a significant cause of mortality in Canada. In response, …

Record Modified: Jun 21, 2019
Record Released: Jun 21, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: opioid- and other drug-related overdose deaths interventions polysubstance use toxicology

This article highlights initiatives undertaken by federal partners to address the opioid crisis in Canada. The need for novel surveillance …

Record Modified: Jun 21, 2019
Record Released: Jun 21, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: opioid fentanyl surveillance national trends drug misuse

A national summary of what is currently known about the Canadian opioid crisis with respect to opioid-related deaths and harms …

Record Modified: Jun 21, 2019
Record Released: Jun 21, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Opioid related deaths harms risk factors surveillance

This Executive Summary provides an overview of the key findings from CARSS, summarizes the current state of surveillance on antimicrobial …

Record Modified: Jun 20, 2019
Record Released: Jun 20, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) surveillance