January 2012 - Posts

• Statement by the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, on enforcement of the <em>Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed At Youth Act</em>

  Yesterday, Health Canada's tobacco inspectors conducted simultaneous seizures of little cigars at three Quebec-based importers. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2012, 07:45 AM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Economics and Industry

• Government of Canada Supports the Development of a Home Care Planning and Evaluation Tool

  Ms. Eve Adams, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Brampton South, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, today announced support to the Canadian Home Care Association for the development of a policy planning and evaluation... Posted Jan 23 2012, 12:32 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• The Harper Government and Saskatchewan Partner to Bring More Doctors and Nurses to Province

  The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, and the Honourable Don McMorris, Saskatchewan Health Minister, today announced funding to help attract, train and retain internationally educated health professionals for the Saskatchewan health... Posted Jan 20 2012, 12:44 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• Horizon Health Network to Expand Smoking Cessation Model Throughout Atlantic Canada

  Horizon Health Network's Centre of Excellence for Clinical Smoking Cessation will expand a smoking cessation model of care to a variety of health-care settings in Atlantic Canada over the coming months. Health Canada has provided $607,699 towards... Posted Jan 17 2012, 02:01 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• Harper Government Creates Advisory Committee on Traditional Chinese Medicines

  The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced today the creation of a national advisory committee on Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) Read More... Posted Jan 12 2012, 12:00 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Processes