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"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

"4 million Canadians get sick each year from contaminated food. Over 11,500 hospitalizations and 240 deaths occur each year due …

Record Modified: Jun 20, 2019
Record Released: Jun 20, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: Food-related illnesses hospitalizations deaths norovirus listeria salmonella food safety

Core pillars and guiding principles for dealing with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections

Record Modified: Jun 20, 2019
Record Released: Jun 20, 2019
Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections STBBI prevention