Media Room

Welcome to the Public Health Agency of Canada's Media Room. Below you will find current and historical news releases, speeches, advisories and warnings as well as a link to Health Canada's Media Room.

PHAC Media Relations Team

Weekend Media Relations Contact Number (613) 946-0879

Ryan Baker Chief Tel: (613) 957-1788 Fax: (613) 941-3605

Alain Desroches Acting Senior Media Relations Officer Tel : (613) 948-7970 Fax: (613) 941-3605

Jean Riverin Media Relations Officer Tel : (613) 941-8189 Fax: (613) 941-3605

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News Releases

• News Releases - 2006
• News Releases - 2005
• News Releases - 2004
• Media Notices

Chief Public Health Officer

• Statements from the CPHO
• Speeches from the CPHO
• Articles by the CPHO

Advisories and Warnings

Pandemic Influenza information sessions for media

• Factsheets on pandemic influenza
• Ottawa - March 3, 2006
• Regina - March 2, 2006
• Winnipeg - February 24, 2006
• Newfoundland and Labrador - February 14, 2006
• Halifax - February 14, 2006
• Fredericton - February 15, 2006
• Charlottetown - February 15, 2006

Advisories and Warnings

• Interim Recommendation for Use of Amantadine for Influenza (2006-01-15)
• Travel Health Advisories
• Salmonella infection in humans linked to natural pet treats, raw food diets for pets (2005-07-13)
• Public Health Advisory on Rubella (German Measles) (2005-05-10)
• Malaria in Canadian travellers (2004-11-25)
• The Public Health Agency of Canada Advises of a Potential Health Concern Related to Dwarf/Pigmy or Regular Hamsters (2004-10-02)

Photo Library

• High-and low-resolution Healthy Image pictures for electronic media

Background Information - Health Issues

• Active Living
• Audits and Comptrollership
• Blood and Blood Safety
• Breast Cancer
• Diabetes
• Ebola Virus
• E. coli
• Family Violence
• Influenza
• Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Malaria
• Mental Health
• Safety and Personal Injury
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Smallpox
• West Nile Virus

Topics

• Chronic Diseases
• Emergency Preparedness
• Health Promotion
• Immunization & Vaccines
• Infectious Diseases
• Injury Prevention
• Public Health Practice
• Surveillance
• Travel Health

Health Canada Media Room

• News Releases