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Offers resources on various conditions and diseases including the signs and symptoms, prevention, care and control, risk factors and the related health issues and concerns.
Current data on infectious diseases, travel health information, advisory committee recommendations, information on emerging infections and disease outbreaks. Essential, timely information for anyone working in the public health field.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Cooling of body parts may result in various cold injuries - nonfreezing injuries, freezing injuries - and hypothermia which is the most serious. Nonfreezing cold injuries include chilblain, immersion foot and trenchfoot. Frostnip and frostbite are freezing injuries.
Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
This page describes the various types of injuries that can be caused by wind chill. It is part of Environment Canada's fact sheet on wind chill.
Source: Environment Canada
Proper and frequent hand washing is the key to preventing the spread of many common infections. It's the best way to protect your health and the health of others when diseases such as cold and flu are 'going around'. Try out the "Clean Hands/Good Health" interactive handwashing program.
Source: Government of New Brunswick - Department of Health and Wellness
Head lice can be quite a nuisance whenever there is close head-to-head contact, in particular amongst children. Toronto Public Health is pleased to offer the following information, which appears also in a fact sheet, and in a format that can be used to make overheads for educational presentations. Please feel free to download and use these resources in your school, daycare, home, or any other setting.
Source: City of Toronto
Feet support our weight when we’re standing and absorb many times more weight when we’re moving. And the fact of the matter is when our feet aren’t happy and healthy, neither are we.
Source: Canadian Health Network
One of the greatest dangers to outdoor enthusiasts is hypothermia. This is a condition in which the body has lost more heat than it could produce. The result is a drop in the body's core temperature, which could lead to death. The best way to avoid hypothermia is to prepare for your activity by following some basic rules.
Source: Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Health
This winter, make sure you're dressed when you step outside. Wearing at least a few layers of the proper kind of fabrics is essential to your comfort and well-being. That's especially true for farmers, construction workers, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone else who spends a lot of time outside in the cold months. They're at risk for hypothermia, a condition in which your body temperature drops because it's losing more heat than it can replace.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative used in the manufacturing process of vaccines and in certain multi-dose vials of vaccines in order to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi and to stabilize the vaccine so that it remains effective over time. Does thimerosal cause autism? Why is thimerosal used in the flu vaccine if other vaccines do not contain it?
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
A weekly digest of national and international information about communicable disease incidents and issues.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Health Canada has online information on many diseases and conditions.
Source: Health Canada
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
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