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News Releases 2001

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December

20	Minister Rock announces new members of CIHR governing council
20	Health Minister Allan Rock announces measures to ensure Canadians make safe choices in natural health products
04	Minister Allan Rock announces new chair of Canada's National Addictions Agency
03	Request for Proposals: Migration Health and Open Category
01	Health Canada solicits information from smallpox vaccine manufacturers
01	Health Minister Allan Rock today issued the following message to mark World AIDS Day 2001

November

29	Health Minister Allan Rock invites Canadians to mark World AIDS Day
28	Health Minister begins regulatory process on "light" and "mild" tobacco regulations
23	Action Plan of the Government of Canada in response to the Royal Society of Canada's Expert Panel Report
23	Expert Advisory Committee on children announced
21	Revised guidelines for breast cancer physicians and patients released
21	Canada to take part in third round of negotiations on International Tobacco Control convention
20	Government of Canada releases report on Early Childhood Development (ECD) activities and expenditures
16	Health Minister Allan Rock launches national campaign on toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke
16	The federal government announces funding for ambulatory care services in Laval
15	Health Minister Allan Rock announces funding for Alberta Primary Care Fund
14	Minister Allan Rock announces funding for a Canada Prenatal Nutrition Project
14	Health Minister Allan Rock and Minister with Special Responsibility for Palliative Care Sharon Carstairs announce funding for Canadian Virtual Hospice
13	Minister Rock announces creation of the National Advisory Committee on chemical, biological, radio-nuclear safety, security and research
07	Health Ministers take action to improve health security globally
07	Health Ministers commit to International Cooperation on Health System Performance Measurement
02	Tobacco tax increases to discourage smoking
02	Joint Statement on Shaken Baby Syndrome released today
01	Expert panel report on deceptive light & mild cigarette descriptors

October

29	Babies' "flat heads" can be prevented: Growing public awareness of SIDS prompts concern about positional plagiocephaly
26	Information for the public about anthrax and packages of concern
25	Canada to host OECD Conference on health systems performance measurement and reporting
22	Health Canada and Bayer inc. confirm supply agreement for Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride
18	New health security initiatives to protect Canadians
07	Minister Rock announces creation of first National Multicultural Health & Wellness Council
05	Minister Rock announces new regulatory requirements for consumer chemical products
04	Minister Rock appoints Special Advisor on Health Research
02	Allan Rock announces $4.5 million in funding for two Eastern-Ontario telehealth projects

September

26	Health Ministers move forward on improving Health Care in Canada
21	Minister Rock and Chief Matthew Coon Come announce the creation of an advisory group on suicide prevention
01	Health Canada to require environmental assessments of products regulated under the Food and Drugs Act

August

31	Minister Rock releases response to HIV/AIDS Legal Network's Injection Drug Use report
30	Health Canada issues precautionary directive to tighten current measures on deferral of blood and plasma donors
29	Northumberland project to put diabetes information to work
20	Rock announces membership of Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation
10	Health Canada is issuing an order to stop the sale of Carbadox
04	Health Minister Allan Rock announces funding to accelerate primary health care reform in Saskatchewan
03	Funding for a Saskatchewan telehealth project
02	Funding for Saskatchewan community health and research initiatives
01	Rock announces national and regional primary health care funds

July

31	Funding for Manitoba community health projects
27	Minister Rock announces British Columbia primary health care fund
25	Health Minister Allan Rock announces funding for Prince George health initiatives and names mayor chair of Ministerial Advisory Council
25	Government of Canada announces funding for Falls Prevention programs for British Columbia Veterans and seniors
24	Funding for British Columbia community health and research initiatives
22	Rock and Dhaliwal announce funding for British Columbia Lower Mainland multicultural health projects
13	Rock and Mitchell announce national and regional rural health measures: Release one year report to Canadians
04	Rock announces medical marijuana regulations and progress report on research and domestic supply

June

29	Rock, Gray and Whelan announce funding for diabetes awareness campaign in Windsor-Essex county
28	Government of Canada releases Seniors Guide to Federal Programs and Services
26	Smokers to get more information about cigarette toxic emissions
20	Minister Rock announces approved amendments to Canada's Food and Drug Regulations - clinical trials
15	Nutrition labelling begins final consultation
09	Rock and Fitzpatrick announce funding for British Columbia rural health initiatives
05	Health Minister Allan Rock and Senator Sharon Carstairs launch Secretariat on Palliative Care
04	Funding for Vancouver health promotion efforts
01	Funding for Vancouver Island community health initiatives

May

31	Health Minister challenges tobacco industry
29	Smoking rates continuing to drop in Canada
25	Health Minister Allan Rock announces funding for a Pan-Atlantic telehealth project
23	Health Minister Allan Rock announces funding for Quebec telehealth projects
23	Canada signs and ratifies global agreement on dangerous pollutants
18	Increased funding for Centres of Excellence for Women's Health - \| Vancouver \| Winnipeg \| Toronto \| Halifax
18	New Chair of the Science Advisory Board
18	Health Canada releases FAS/FAE best practices publication
15	Health Minister Allan Rock urges international community to pursue global approach to prevent human cloning
11	Government of Canada takes further action for clean air (Environment Canada)
10	"Summeractive" urges Canadians to - Get Active!
09	Health Minister Allan Rock and Senator Sharon Carstairs mark National Hospice Palliative Care Week, May 7 - 13
09	Canada to sign and ratify global agreement to protect human health from dangerous pollutants (Environment Canada)
08	Canadian West Nile virus surveillance systems gearing up for 2001 mosquito season
04	Rock and Bertrand announce funding for rural and remote health projects
03	Rock launches review of draft legislation on assisted human reproduction to ban human cloning and regulate related research
03	Governments launch national awarneness campaign on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

April

30	Canada to play key role in second round of talks on international tobacco control convention
27	Funding for two new telehealth projects in southwestern Ontario
27	Minister Rock thanks jury examining death of Vanessa Young
19	Toronto Drug Analysis Service Laboratory
18	Health Canada announces $1.2 million funding for New Brunswick health information and communications technologies project
12	Health Minister Rock welcomes Fyke Commission Report
12	Rock and McLellan announce funding for regional and national diabetes initiatives
11	National organ and tissue donation plan
10	Funding for British Columbia health information technology initiatives
06	Proposed regulations governing the possession and production of marijuana for medical purposes

March

30	Rock and Carstairs announce funding for Western Canadian seniors research and palliative care initiatives
29	Davis Inlet children to begin treatment
28	Helping employees get active improves health and the bottom line
26	Funding for Nunavut health information technology initiative
26	Noted Winnipeg scientist named Deputy Director of National Microbioloby Laboratory
19	Funding for telehealth services in Northern Ontario
10	Funding for community rural health and research initiatives in Manitoba
07	Funding for British Columbia health information technology initiatives
07	$4 Million for Manitoba community health and research
02	Funding of a diabetes prevention and promotion project

February

27	Rock and Fry announce funding for Vancouver health initiatives
26	Government of Canada announces funding for rural Ontario nurse practitioners program
12	Winnipeg laboratory upgrades capacity
10	Rock and Fairbairn announce funding for community health and research initiatives in Calgary, Red Deer and Rural Alberta
09	Request for proposals for FAS/FAE project fund
09	Paul Szabo supports request for proposals for FAS/FAE project fund
09	Stephen Owen supports request for proposals for FAS/FAE project fund
05	Government of Canada welcomes royal society expert scientific panel report on the future of food biotechnology
01	Statement released from Health Canada

January

26	Rock and Goodale announce funding for Saskatchewan health projects
26	Rock and Leblanc announce funding for family violence centre in New Brunswick
26	Rock and Laliberte announce funding for Northern Saskatchewan health projects
26	Rock and Dhaliwal announce funding for British Columbia community health initiatives
18	Funding for community health projects on Vancouver Island and in rural British Columbia
17	Health Canada marks Weedless Wednesday with variety of initiatives
16	Third round of internal tobacco industry information released
15	Government of Canada supports second year of Québec anti-smoking contest
04	Health Canada welcomes first Chief Scientist

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