Media Room

Welcome to the Public Health Agency of Canada's Media Room. Below you will find current and historical news releases, speeches, advisories and warnings as well as a link to Health Canada's Media Room.

PHAC Media Relations Team

Weekend Media Relations Contact Number (613) 946-0879

Julian Beltrame A/Chief Tel: (613) 954-8528 Fax: (613) 952-5738

Aggie Adamczyk A/Senior Media Relations Officer Tel: (613) 941-8189 Fax: (613) 952-5738

News Releases

• News Releases - 2005
• News Releases - 2004
• Media Notices

Chief Public Health Officer

• Statements from the CPHO
• Speeches from the CPHO
• Articles by the CPHO

Advisories and Warnings

• Travel Health Advisories
• Salmonella infection in humans linked to natural pet treats, raw food diets for pets July 2005
• Public Health Advisory on Rubella (German Measles) May 2005
• Malaria in Canadian travellers - November 2004
• The Public Health Agency of Canada Advises of a Potential Health Concern Related to Dwarf/Pigmy or Regular Hamsters October 2004

Photo Library

• High-and low-resolution Healthy Image pictures for electronic media

Background Information - Health Issues

• Active Living
• Audits and Comptrollership
• Blood and Blood Safety
• Breast Cancer
• Diabetes
• Ebola Virus
• E. coli
• Family Violence
• Influenza
• Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Malaria
• Mental Health
• Safety and Personal Injury
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Smallpox
• West Nile Virus

Topics

• Chronic Diseases
• Emergency Preparedness
• Health Promotion
• Immunization
• Infectious Diseases
• Injury Prevention
• Surveillance
• Travel Health

Health Canada Media Room

• News Releases
• Health Issues