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Media Notices 2010
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - December 29, 2010
The Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada today released the Lessons Learned Review: Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada Response to the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic.
This report is part of our ongoing effort to apply lessons learned to future pandemic planning. It identifies strengths and areas for improvement in our response to the H1N1 pandemic.
The H1N1 Lessons Learned Report can be found at: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/evaluation/reports-rapports/2010-2011/h1n1/index-eng.php
Media Inquiries:
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
(613) 941-8189
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - November 29, 2010
(QUEBEC) – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, will participate in the opening session at the Canadian Immunization Conference on Sunday, December 5, 2010.
A photo opportunity with Minister Aglukkaq will follow.
Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010
Time: Opening Session at 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Quebec City Convention Centre
900, Rene-Levesque East Boulevard
Quebec City, Quebec
Media Inquiries:
Public Health Agency of Canada
Media Relations
(613) 941-8189
Jenny VanAlstyne
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Federal Minister of Health
(613) 957-0200
NOTICE TO EDITORS - November 26, 2010
The Public Health Agency of Canada today released a video on seasonal flu prevention. This video which features Dr. David Butler-Jones, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, is available on: www.fightflu.ca.
The federal/provincial/territorial Web portal – fightflu.ca enables Canadians to access up-to-date recommendations, frequently asked questions, vaccine safety and surveillance information, and the provincial/territorial websites for the latest information on local flu clinics and region-specific information.Media Inquiries:
Public Health Agency of Canada
Media Relations
(613) 941-8189
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - Thursday, November 18, 2010
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health will announce funding in support of Aboriginal children and youth to mark National Child Day.
Media are invited to the event below.
Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
Time: 9:45 AM EST
Location:
Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre
230 McArthur Avenue
Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario
Media Inquiries:
Jenny VanAlstyne
Office of Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health Canada
(613) 957-0200
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
(613) 941-8189
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - Thursday, November 4, 2010
On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, will announce funding for a cancer prevention and control project.
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010
Time: 11:30 a.m. (ADT)
Location:
Boardroom at the Canadian Cancer Society
133 Prince William Street Suite 201
Saint John, New Brunswick
Media Inquiries:
Public Health Agency of Canada
Media Relations
(613) 941-8189
Jenny Van Alstyne
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Federal Minister of Health
(613) 957-0200
NOTE TO EDITORS - July 31, 2010
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising Canadians to avoid eating the cooked ready-to-eat meat products manufactured by G. Brandt Meat Products Ltd. listed in the CFIA recall notice 
.
The only illnesses associated to date with Brandt products have been caused by Salmonella Chester in Freybe brand headcheese.
If you have any of the listed Brandt meat products in your home or if you do not know if the products you have were manufactured by Brandt, do not eat them. Throw them out instead.
People who have eaten Brandt meat products and feel unwell should contact a health professional. The most common symptoms of food-borne illness include:
- Stomach cramps
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Neck stiffness
Avoiding eating these products is especially important for Canadians at high risk of getting seriously ill from food-borne illness:
- People 60 years and older.
- Very young children.
- People with weakened immune systems, such as those undergoing cancer treatment or who have HIV/AIDS or other chronic medical conditions.
- Pregnant women, due to risk of harm to the fetus.
For more information, including a complete list of recalled products, visit the CFIA website .
For information on the safe handling of food, visit the food safety Web portal at www.foodsafety.gc.ca .
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
(613) 941-8189
Media Relations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(613) 773-6600
NOTE TO EDITORS - July 19, 2010
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today released Life with Arthritis in Canada: A Personal and Public Health Challenge.
This is the first national surveillance report on arthritis to be released by PHAC and was prepared in collaboration with The Arthritis Society of Canada, Arthritis Consumer Experts, Canadian Arthritis Network, Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, Canadian Arthritis Patients Alliance, Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
More than 4.2 million Canadians live with arthritis and the number is expected to climb as the population ages. The Government of Canada invested more than $20.5 million in arthritis-related research in 2009-10 and continues to work with key stakeholders on ways to prevent the disease and provide a better quality of life for those afflicted.
This report may be of interest to you if you are filing a story on this subject. You can find it at: www.publichealth.gc.ca
Media Inquiries:
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
(613) 941-8189
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada will be participating in the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) in Vienna, Austria.
AIDS 2010 is the world’s largest global public health conference and is expected to attract over 20,000 participants from the scientific, civil society, academic and government communities.
As an active player in global efforts to address HIV and AIDS, Canada is pleased to support AIDS 2010.
Media are invited to the events below.
Date
Monday, July 19, 2010
1) Ministerial visit to Canada Booth
Location
Reed Messe Wien
Exhibition Space
Vienna, Austria
Time
14:00 Vienna local
2) Ministerial opening remarks - Canada Reception
Location
Reed Messe Wien
Restaurant Atrium
Vienna, Austria
Time
19:00 Vienna local
Media Inquiries:
Tim Vail – on site
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health
(613) 668-0404
Ryan Baker – on site
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
(613) 859-2985
Media Inquiries in Canada:
Jenny VanAlstyne
Office of Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health Canada - Santé Canada (613) 957-0200
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - May 4, 2010
Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, will provide opening remarks at the 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health.
Media are invited to attend.
Please check in at the Registration Desk in front of the Bassett Theatre.
Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Location:
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building, Level 100
John Bassett Theatre
255 Front Street West
Toronto, ON
Media Inquiries:
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
613-941-8189
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - April 29, 2010
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, federal Minister of Health, will attend the Canadian Respiratory Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia and announce a Government of Canada contribution to respiratory health under the Lung Health Program.
Media are invited to attend.
Date: Friday, April 30, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. (Atlantic Daylight Time)
Location:
World Trade and Convention Centre
1800 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Room 200E
Media Inquiries:
Josée Bellemare
Office of Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health
613-957-0200
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
613-941-8189
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - February 2, 2010
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Minister of Health, along with Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, Chair, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) and Sally Brown, CEO, Heart and Stroke Foundation will make an important announcement about one of CPAC’s key prevention initiatives – Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention.
Media are invited to attend. If you are unable to participate in person, please call:
North American Dial-In #: 877-413-4819
Int’l/Local Dial-In #: 613-960-7530
Conference ID #: 4045292
Date : Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Time : 10:30 a.m.
(Media are asked to arrive by 10:15 a.m. )
Location:
The RA Centre
Room name: Clark Room
2452 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Enter at the Main doors (West end of the building)
Media Inquiries:
Josée Bellemare
Office of Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health
613-957-0200
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
613-941-8189
NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - January 28, 2010
The Minister of Health the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq will make a funding announcement regarding an important initiative in children’s health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.
Media are invited to attend.
Date : Friday, January 29, 2010
Time : 11 a.m. (media arrive at 10:45 a.m. for setup)
Location:
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Ave, Toronto
Media are asked to arrive at the Info Desk in the Atrium (Elizabeth St. entrance)
Media Inquiries:
Josée Bellemare
Office of Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health
613-957-0200
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
613-941-8189
Matet Nebres
The Hospital for Sick Children
416-813-6380
matet.nebres@sickkids.ca
NOTE TO EDITORS - January 27, 2010
Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, today issued the latest update on the H1N1 flu virus.
The update from Dr. Butler-Jones includes information on rates of H1N1 infections across Canada and an assessment of the value of the immunization campaign.
This information may be of interest to you if you are filing a story on this subject. You can find it at:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/h1n1/wave-vague2-eng.php
Media Inquiries:
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
(613) 941-8189
Regular updates on H1N1 flu virus are available on our website at:
http://www.fightflu.ca
Notice To The Media - January 25, 2010
Kitchener Centre Member of Parliament Stephen Woodward will make an important funding announcement on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health at the Mosaic Counselling and Family Services in Kitchener.
Media are invited to attend.
Date : Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Time : 1:00 pm
Location:
Mosaic Counselling and Family Services
400 Queen Street, South
Kitchener, ON
Media Inquiries:
Josée Bellemare
Office of Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health
613-957-0200
Office of Stephen Woodworth
(613) 995-8913 or (519) 741-2001
Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
(613) 941-8189
