| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, announced that the challenge has reached the final of its three-stages during which a panel of expert judges selected seven finalists.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | backgrounders
The Public Health Agency of Canada is committed to helping prevent diabetes through several activities, one of which is the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge. The Challenge has reached the last stage of the three-stage approach, with the selection of seven finalists by the panel of expert judges. Each finalist will receive a $600,000 prize, for a total of $4.2 million to implement and generate evidence that their developed approach is effective in helping address the risks and barriers that lead to being at an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | media advisories
On behalf of the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, will announce the finalists of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
The data released today shows the continuation of a trend of consistently high levels of opioid-related deaths and harms since 2020. The number of opioid-related deaths, hospitalizations and emergency services responses in 2023 were comparable to what was observed during the pandemic.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today, the co-chairs of the federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on Toxic Drug Poisonings—Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, and Dr. Yves Léger, New Brunswick's Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health—issued the following statement on the release of the latest surveillance data on opioid and stimulant-related harms in Canada from January 2016 to December 2023.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced a grant..
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Minister Saks makes statement on PTSD Awareness Day 2024
| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced more than $3.1 million under the Youth Substance Use Prevention Program (YSUPP) to reduce substance use-related harms among young people in communities across Canada.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | backgrounders
To help support the response to the toxic illegal drug supply and overdose crisis, and address harms related to substance use, the Government of Canada has announced over $3.1 million in funding for community-based projects to address the root causes of substance use and prevent harms among young people.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health will make an announcement under the Youth Substance Use Prevention Program (YSUPP) to reduce substance use-related harms among young people in their communities.
