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Health in the News

October 24, 2006
New Rates for Some Long-term Care Residents
Source: Nova Scotia Department of Health

McGuinty Government's Traditional Chinese Medicine Bill Passes Second Reading
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Government Supports Community Recommendation to Build a New Acute Care Hospital in West Prince
Source: Prince Edward Island Ministry of Health

October 23, 2006
/R E P R I S E/ - Invitation aux médias - Plan d'action gouvernemental de promotion des saines habitudes de vie et de prévention des problèmes reliés au poids (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Canada's New Government to Develop a New Heart Health Strategy
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada

October 20, 2006
Nominate health researcher candidates for Top 40 Under 40TM!
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Health Canada grants manufacturers Class IV licences with conditions to market silicone gel-filled breast implants
Source: Health Canada

Regional Health Authorities Amendment And Manitoba Evidence Amendment Act Proclaimed
Source: Manitoba Health

Minister Receives Air Ambulance Review
Source: Nova Scotia Department of Health

McGuinty Government Supporting New Brampton Hospital
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

McGuinty Government Strengthening Diabetes Care
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Invitation aux médias - Plan d'action gouvernemental de promotion des saines habitudes de vie et de prévention des problèmes reliés au poids (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Projet hospitalier du CSSS Dorval-Lachine-Lasalle - AUCUNE DECISION N'EST ENCORE PRISE PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LA MINISTRE LINE BEAUCHAMP ANNONCE UN INVESTISSEMENT DE 3 155 000 $ A L'INSTITUT DE CARDIOLOGIE DE MONTRÉAL POUR L'ACHAT D'EQUIPEMENT DE HAUTE TECHNOLOGIE MEDICALE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

/R E P R I S E/ - Convocation de presse - PHILIPPE COUILLARD, FRANCOISE GAUTHIER ET KARL BLACKBURN RENDRONT PUBLIC LE PLAN D'ACCES AUX SERVICES CHIRURGICAUX POUR LA REGION DU SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Des investissements pour effectuer environ 2 100 chirurgies supplémentaires - PHILIPPE COUILLARD, FRANCOISE GAUTHIER ET KARL BLACKBURN RENDENT PUBLIC UN PLAN D'ACCES AUX SERVICES CHIRURGICAUX POUR LA REGION DU SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Chicoutimi - PHILIPPE COUILLARD, FRANCOISE GAUTHIER ET KARL BLACKBURN ANNONCENT DE NOUVEAUX INVESTISSEMENTS DE 6,8 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS AU PAVILLON SAINT-VALLIER (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

October 19, 2006
Canada's Clean Air Act Delivered to Canadians
Source: Health Canada

Canada, Mexico and the United States Combat Diabetes Fraud
Source: Health Canada

McGuinty Government Names Supervisor for Grand River Hospital
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

60 YOUNG PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM SIX MONTHS OF SECURE CARE
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

NEW NAME FOR PROVINCIAL LABORATORY
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

Chlamydia cases increasing -- education campaign launched
Source: Toronto Public Health

Centre de santé et de services sociaux de la Vieille-Capitale - LE MINISTRE MICHEL DESPRES ANNONCE L'AGRANDISSEMENT DU CLSC HAUTE-VILLE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Convocation de presse - PHILIPPE COUILLARD, FRANCOISE GAUTHIER ET KARL BLACKBURN RENDRONT PUBLIC LE PLAN D'ACCES AUX SERVICES CHIRURGICAUX POUR LA REGION DU SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

October 18, 2006
Norovirus confirmed at Mount Allison University
Source: New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness

McGuinty Government and Ontario Medical Association Working Towards Solution on Emergency Department Coverage for Patients
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

NEW RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES TO ATTRACT HEALTH WORKERS
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

Haute technologie médicale - LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE DES INVESTISSEMENTS DE 3 755 000 $ AU CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE SAINTE-JUSTINE ET A L'HOPITAL GENERAL JUIF-SIR MORTIMER B. DAVIS (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE CLAUDE BECHARD ANNONCE LA CREATION DU GROUPE DE MEDECINE DE FAMILLE DE LA MITIS (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Haute technologie médicale - LE MINISTRE CLAUDE BECHARD ANNONCE DES INVESTISSEMENTS DE 1 284 000 $ DANS CINQ CENTRES DE SANTE ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LA COTE-NORD (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

October 17, 2006
LA DEPUTEE SARAH PERREAULT ANNONCE UN INVESTISSEMENT DE 90 000 $ AU CENTRE DE SANTE ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX DE QUÉBEC-NORD POUR DE L'EQUIPEMENT DE HAUTE TECHNOLOGIE MEDICALE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Papineau - LE DEPUTE NORMAN MACMILLAN CONFIRME LE FEU VERT FINAL DU GOUVERNEMENT AUX TRAVAUX D'AGRANDISSEMENT DU CENTRE HOSPITALIER (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE DEPUTE SAM HAMAD ANNONCE DES INVESTISSEMENTS DE 1,9 MILLION DE DOLLARS POUR SOUTENIR LA HAUTE TECHNOLOGIE MEDICALE A L'HOPITAL LAVAL (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LA MINISTRE NATHALIE NORMANDEAU ANNONCE UN INVESTISSEMENT DE 220 000 $ POUR LE REAMENAGEMENT DE L'UNITE DE SOINS DE LONGUE DUREE DE L'HOPITAL DE CHANDLER (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

October 16, 2006
Health Minister Appoints New Members to the Pest Management Advisory Council
Source: Health Canada

Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Portneuf - LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ET LE DEPUTE JEAN-PIERRE SOUCY ANNONCENT LA MISE A L'ETUDE D'UN PROJET DE CENTRE D'HEBERGEMENT A PONT-ROUGE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE DEPUTE ROCH CHOLETTE ANNONCE DES INVESTISSEMENTS DE 1,8 MILLION DE DOLLARS EN HAUTE TECHNOLOGIE MEDICALE A L'HOPITAL DE HULL (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

/R E P R I S E/ - Convocation de presse - ANNONCE D'UN PROJET STRUCTURANT AU CENTRE DE SANTE ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX DE PORTNEUF (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

NEW SYSTEM WILL SPEED ACCESS TO DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

October 13, 2006
CIHR presents its first Café Scientifique: Insights into the future of aging
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

B.C. ATTRACTS MORE DOCTORS
Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health

Convocation de presse - ANNONCE D'UN PROJET STRUCTURANT AU CENTRE DE SANTE ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX DE PORTNEUF (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Haute technologie médicale - LE DEPUTE PIERRE DESCOTEAUX ANNONCE UN INVESTISSEMENT DE 465 000 $ AU CENTRE DE SANTE ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX DU LAC-DES-DEUX-MONTAGNES (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Haute technologie médicale - LA DEPUTEE CHARLOTTE L'ECUYER CONFIRME UN INVESTISSEMENT DE 30 000 $ AU CENTRE DE SANTE ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX DU PONTIAC (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Investissement prévu de 23,5 millions de dollars - LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ET LE DEPUTE JEAN-PIERRE PAQUIN ANNONCENT UN DEUXIEME PROJET D'AGRANDISSEMENT A L'HOPITAL DU HAUT-RICHELIEU (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

/R E P R I S E/ - Invitation aux médias - IMPORTANT INVESTISSEMENT POUR L'HOPITAL DU HAUT-RICHELIEU (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

A YEAR LATER, PROJECT HOPE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

PATIENT INFORMATION SYSTEM BRINGS SASKATCHEWAN ONE STEP CLOSER TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

See also:

Additional health news can be accessed directly through the web sites of the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal government organizations listed below.

Federal Government Organizations:

- Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Health Canada - Public Health Agency of Canada

Provincial and Territorial Government Organizations:

	Alberta - Alberta Ministry of Health and Wellness
	British Columbia - British Columbia Ministry of Health
	Manitoba - Manitoba Health
	New Brunswick - New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness
	Newfoundland and Labrador - Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community services
	Northwest Territories - Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social services
	Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia Department of Health
	Nunavut - Nunavut Department of Health and Social services
	Ontario - Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term care
	Prince Edward Island - Prince Edward Island Ministry of Health
	Québec - Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec (in french only)
	Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Department of Health
	Yukon - Yukon Department of Health and Social Services

Municipal Government Organizations:

City of Toronto - Toronto Public Health