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Message from the Minister of Health - Brain Awareness Week
For 20 years, Brain Awareness Week has united government agencies, scientific organizations, universities, and volunteer groups worldwide to promote the benefits and progress of brain research. This year's campaign runs from March 14-20 and I encourage you to take this opportunity to learn more about the amazing work and discoveries in brain research that happen right here in Canada. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - March 15, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

March 8th is International Women's Day
Today is International Women's Day – a day to celebrate the progress our society has made towards gender parity, and to push for even greater equality by working together to break down the complex barriers that girls and women across the world continue to experience. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - March 9, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Statement from the Minister of Health in response to certain claims made in the February 29, 2016 Globe and Mail article regarding access to naloxone in First Nations communities
As Minister of Health, I am greatly concerned about the impact of fentanyl, including in First Nations communities. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - March 4, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Message from the Minister of Health - National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month and a great time to start making positive changes to your diet. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - March 3, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Message from the Minister of Health - Pharmacist Awareness Month March 2016
March is Pharmacist Awareness Month (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - March 3, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Statement by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Health on tabling of Special Joint Committee's report on physician-assisted dying
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, together with the Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, today issued the following statement: (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - February 26, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Heart Month, February 2016 - Ministerial Message
As Minister of Health, I would like to take this opportunity to help raise awareness of the importance of heart health and cardiovascular disease prevention this month. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - February 23, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Minister McCallum and Minister Philpott to hold media availability
The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, will be available to media in the foyer of the House of Commons for an announcement on the Interim Federal Health Program. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - February 19, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Global medicines regulators pledge support to tackle Zika virus disease
The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) has pledged its support to the World Health Organization (WHO) in countering the Zika outbreak. The WHO has declared that Zika constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - February 9, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Health Canada launches new pesticide label mobile app
Today, Health Canada launched a new mobile app that allows users to access pesticide labels that have been registered for use in Canada. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - January 27, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Statement from the Minister of Health after meeting with First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders
This evening, I met with the Assembly of First Nations' Ontario Regional Chief and Health Committee Chair Chief Isadore Day, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed, British Columbia Métis Nation Council President and Minister of Health Bruce Dumont and my provincial and territorial colleagues to hear their perspectives on the health priorities and challenges of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - January 22, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Minister Philpott tours All Nations Healing Hospital in Saskatchewan
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health and the Honourable Greg Ottenbreit, Saskatchewan Minister of Rural and Remote Health will visit the All Nations Healing Hospital in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - January 22, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Statement of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health
Today, we agreed to move ahead on shared health priorities, working collaboratively while respecting our jurisdictional roles, and guided by the common vision of creating more adaptable, innovative and affordable health care systems for all Canadians. We discussed the pressing need to address gaps in health outcomes for Indigenous peoples. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - January 22, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Government of Canada partners with provinces and territories to lower cost of pharmaceuticals
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, today announced that the Government of Canada's federal drug plans will join the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA). The pCPA negotiates lower prices for Canadians on brand name drugs and works to reduce the cost of generic medications as well. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - January 20, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news

Government of Canada to discontinue conditional registrations for pesticides
Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, announced that Health Canada intends to stop granting new conditional registrations of pesticides as of June 1, 2016. This is an important step in improving the openness and transparency of Canada's pesticide regulatory system. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - January 20, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Health Canada Source Type: news