Rural Canadians

Almost 9 million Canadians -- about 30% of Canada 's population -- live in rural and remote areas of the country which occupies 9.5 million square kilometres, or around 95% of Canada 's territory. In rural Canada, as in urban Canada, good health is a major resource for social, economic, community and personal development.

• Programs
• Access to Health Care
• Communities
• Farm Health
• Farm Safety
• Other Related Sites

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Programs

• The Office of Rural Health
• Federal Action on Rural Health
• National Rural Health Initiatives
• Ministerial Advisory Committee on Rural Health

Access to Health Care

• Telehealth involves using information and communications technologies to deliver health information, services and expertise over short and long distances. Telehealth is one of four key priorities of the Advisory Council on Health Infostructure (ACHI) and a focus of the Office of Health and the Information Highway (OHIH).
• The National First Nations Telehealth Project

Home and Community Care

• Rural and Remote Women's Health: Policy and Research Directions

Farm Health

• Farm Business Health Model
• Pest Management Regulatory Agency is responsible for protecting human health and the environment by minimizing the risks associated with pest control products. Consumer information and publications are available on this site.

Farm Safety

• The objective of the Canadian Agriculture Safety Program (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) is to lower the incidence of agriculture-related deaths and injuries with the implementation of preventative programs targeted at reducing the risk of injury or fatality.

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