Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Chronic Respiratory Diseases

The mission of the Chronic Respiratory Diseases Program of the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control is to bring about effective preventive and control measures to reduce suffering, disability and death due to chronic respiratory diseases in Canada. This will be achieved through:

1. Surveillance
   • Co-ordination of national surveillance on chronic respiratory disease
   • "Respiratory Disease in Canada" report
   • Website
   
   
   
2. Population-based research using national databases
   • NPHS, CCHS (Statistics Canada)
   • Hospitalization Database (CIHI)
   • Mortality Database (Statistics Canada)
   • Special Surveys
   
   
   
3. Prevention and Control of Asthma
   • National strategic plan
   • Member of Canadian Network for Asthma Care (CNAC)
   • Assistance for resource development
   • Policy and guidelines development
   • Building capacity for prevention and control initiatives
   
   
   
4. Prevention and Control of (COPD)
   • National strategic plan
   • Member of Canadian Alliance Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
   • Assistance with resource development
   • Policy and guidelines development
   • Building capacity for prevention and control initiatives
   
   
   
5. Information
   • Internal requests
   • External requests