I am a retired public health nurse with 27 years experience in communicable disease surveillance. I hunted down scary diseases to prevent others from getting sick. I worked with dreaded diseases such ...

Current healthcare reforms have increased the demand for public health educators, health promotion specialists, and allied health professionals. The University of Houston’s Bachelor of Science Health ...

Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) disease is caused by a bacterial infection. The illness can range from mild to severe. Despite its name, Haemophilus influenzae has nothing to do with the influenza virus ...

“The federal government has a big role to play, whether it’s through Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, or even politicians themselves, in being part of the solution.

Private surgical facilities in Alberta are starving the public system of staff and funding to perform priority procedures, according to a new report that concludes the province has yet to increase ...

MONTREAL– Canada needs 6 million new homes. Today Jagmeet Singh unveiled the first step in the NDP plan to use every available lever to meet that target and make sure every Canadian can find a home ...

When Dr. Heather Morrison first met with fellow chief public health officers across Canada about a novel respiratory virus early in 2020, she didn't know just how wide-ranging the ramifications of ...

The Government of Canada is committed to open government, which is being pursued along 3 streams: open data, open information and open dialogue. The goal is to promote transparency, empower citizens, ...