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Being overweight or obese is one of the top preventable risk factors for many chronic diseases.

Record Modified: Mar 6, 2020
Record Released: Mar 6, 2020
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Obesity obese adults Type 2 Diabetes heart disease

In 1978/79, 23% of children aged 2-17 were overweight or obese. In 2004, 35% of children aged 2-17 were overweight …

Record Modified: Mar 6, 2020
Record Released: Mar 6, 2020
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Obesity overweight children asthma Type 2 diabetes heart disease

The Public Health Agency of Canada collects information on reported cases of sexually transmitted infections; chlamydia, gonorrhea and infectious syphilis …

Record Modified: Mar 5, 2020
Record Released: Mar 5, 2020
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Chlamydia Gonorrhea Infectious syphilis

Sexually transmitted infections, commonly called STI for short, are infections you can get if you have vaginal, oral or anal …

Record Modified: Mar 5, 2020
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Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: STI risk consent condom symptoms treatments Syphilis Gonorrhea Chlamydia Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Genital herpes ...

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice(the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal …

Record Modified: Feb 14, 2020
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Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Cerebral palsy economic burden Canada microsimulation HIV/AIDS immigrants sub-Saharan Africa migration immigration HIV care cascade Immigration Medical Exam health policy ...

Weekly surveillance reports and monitoring maps for measles and rubella in Canada. As a nationally reportable disease in Canada, surveillance …

Record Modified: Feb 11, 2020
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Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Measles rubella cases Canadian measles surveillance CMRSS 2020 reporting week active global outbreak ...

The number of syphilis cases is increasing dramatically. Outbreaks have been reported in 8 provinces and territories as well as …

Record Modified: Feb 11, 2020
Record Released: Feb 11, 2020
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Syphilis facts rates infection testing health professionals prevention

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is caused by a bacteria.

Record Modified: Feb 10, 2020
Record Released: Nov 12, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Diseases conditions sexually transmitted infection

The Canada Communicable Disease Report is a bilingual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on the prevention and control of emerging and persistent …

Record Modified: Feb 6, 2020
Record Released: Feb 6, 2020
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Public health networks knowledge synthesis knowledge translation health equity determinants of health evidence-informed practice evidence-informed decision-making

Approx. 11 people die by suicide each day.

Record Modified: Feb 4, 2020
Record Released: Feb 4, 2020
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Suicide cause of death thoughts plans attempts help