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Discover how scientific research enables Health Canada to respond effectively to the health issues affecting Canadians.

Visit Health Canada’s website to access the latest news, warnings and advisories, quick links and much more.

Access an archive of health-related warnings and advisories from 1995 to present.

Link to a list of reports, organized by year of publication, on communicable diseases.

Link to the Canadian Health Network to find information on how to stay healthy and prevent disease.

Find information on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which collectively make up Canada's major federal funding agency for health research.

Learn about a new discovery every month and meet the scientists who are doing amazing medical research.

Get the latest news on health research in Canada from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's monthly e-newsletter.

Learn about clean air, take action to reduce air pollution and make informed decisions as consumers and citizens.

Learn about Native healing practices and the holistic method of gathering, preparing and using nature’s remedies (text and video).

Use these maps to monitor influenza activity across Canada. Searchable by date and region.

Learn about genomics, which is the study of genomes, a term used to describe all of the genes and genetic material that predict the nature of an organism.

Link to research information on genomics, an area of scientific study that aims to decipher and understand the genetic information in living organisms.

Discover what health looks like in Canada. These maps display information on health behaviour, non-medical determinants of health, health resources, rural health, health services utilization and health status.

Learn about the health of Canadians with these statistics on injuries, diseases and conditions, the prevention and detection of disease, mental health and other medical issues.

Use what you learn about forensic science on this site to solve a crime in an interactive game!

Find fact sheets on 26 health issues that might affect your lifestyle, from athletic mouthguards to travel health. Each fact sheet has background information, details about health effects, and tips on how to minimize personal risk.

Find fact sheets on 32 medical issues, from acne treatments to whole body screening using MRI or CT technology. Each fact sheet has background information, details about health effects, and tips on how to minimize personal risk.

Find fact sheets on 26 products and their health implications, from candles to vermiculite insulation containing amphibole asbestos. Each fact sheet has background information, details about health effects, and tips on how to minimize personal risk.

Visit the Natural Health Products Directorate, whose mission is to ensure that all Canadians have ready access to natural health products that are safe, effective and of high quality.

Use this extensive list of lesson plans to bring health and physical education statistics into the classroom. For intermediate and secondary school levels.

Watch this video to visit the front-line of primary health care for children in Tanzania, as part of a collaborative project between Canada's International Development Research Centre and the Tanzanian Ministry of Health.