Publications by major topic area
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- Biosafety and Microbiology
- Chronic Diseases
- Communicable Disease Epidemiology
- Enteric and Foodborne Diseases
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- HIV/AIDS
- Immunization
- Initiatives and Strategies
- Injuries
- Mental Health
- Perinatal/Child Health
- Population Health
- Respiratory Disease
- Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Travel Health
Biosafety and Microbiology
Chronic Diseases
- How Healthy are Canadians? A trend analysis of the health of Canadians from a healthy living and chronic disease perspective
- Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) in Canada 2012
- Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada (HPCDP) (P)
- Turning the Tide: Why Acting on Inequity Can Help Reduce Chronic Disease (2005)
- The Tides of Change - Addressing Inequity and Chronic Disease in Atlantic Canada - A Discussion Paper (2003)
- The Tides of Change - Addressing Inequity and Chronic Disease in Atlantic Canada - Annotated Bibliography (2003)
- The Cost of Chronic Disease in Nova Scotia (2002)
Cancer
Cancer in Canada
Breast Cancer
- Breast cancer
- Breast Cancer Screening Knowledge Exchange Virtual Event - “What We Heard” Summary Report
- Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Canada - Report on Program Performance in 2005 and 2006
- Breast Cancer and Your Risk (2009)
- Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Canada - Report on Program Performance in 2003 and 2004 (2008)
- Quality Determinants of Organized Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Canada (2003)
- National Survey of Canadian Mammographic Facilities (1997)
Cervical Cancer
- Performance Monitoring for Cervical Cancer Screening Programs in Canada (2009)
- Cervical Cancer Screening in Canada: 1998 Surveillance Report (2002)
- Programmatic Guidelines for Screening for Cancer of the Cervix in Canada (1998) PDF Document – 534 KB – 39 pages
Colorectal Cancer
Lung Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
- Report from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System: Heart Disease in Canada, 2018
- Heart disease in Canada: Highlights from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System
- Heart disease in Canada
- Stroke in Canada (2016)
- Stroke in Canada: Highlights from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System
- Tracking Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada - Stroke Highlights 2011
- 2009 Tracking Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada
- The Growing Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada 2003 (2003)
Chronic Respiratory Disease
- Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Canada, 2018
- Life and Breath: Respiratory Disease in Canada (2007)
- The Prevention and Management of Asthma in Canada: A Major Challenge Now and in the Future (2000)
Diabetes
- Framework for Diabetes in Canada
- Framework for Diabetes in Canada: Infographic
- Informing a Framework for Diabetes in Canada: Stakeholder Engagement Summary
- Supporting the advancement of the Framework for diabetes in Canada: Dialogues report
- Snapshot of Diabetes in Canada, 2023 (infographic)
- Diabetes in Canada in review, 2021
- Twenty Years of Diabetes surveillance using the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System
- Diabetes in Canada: Facts and figures from a public health perspective
- Fast facts about Diabetes 2011 (PDF document, 265 KB)
- Your Guide to Diabetes
Mental Illnesses
- Mental Illness in Canada
- Schizophrenia in Canada
- Report from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System: Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Canada, 2016
- Report from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System: Mental Illness in Canada, 2015
- Mood and anxiety disorders in Canada
- The Human Face of Mental Health and Mental Illness in Canada 2006 (2006)
- A Report on Mental Illnesses in Canada (2002)
Neurological Conditions
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Alcohol Use During Pregnancy and Awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (2006) - Results of a National Survey (2006)
- Summary Report National Forum on the FASD Diagnostic Guidelines
- Summary Report National Thematic Workshop on FASD
- What We Have Learned : Key Canadian FASD Awareness Campaigns
Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Enteric and Foodborne Diseases
HIV/AIDS
- Reports and Publications
- Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada
- The Canadian HIV Vaccines Plan: Towards a World Without AIDS
- The United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS
- HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Reports
- Sexual Health and STI Publications
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
- Population Updates
- Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS Publications
- Federal/Provincial/Territorial Committee on HIV/AIDS Publications
- Public Opinion Research
- Health Research Results and Related Reports - CIHR Publications
Immunization
Initiatives and Strategies
- Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention: Strategic Plan 2016–2019
- Health Behaviour in School-aged Children in Canada: Focus on Relationships
- Health Behaviour in School-aged Children: Trends Report 1990-2010
Injuries
Mental Health
- Measuring Positive Mental Health in Canada: Myths and Facts
- Measuring Positive Mental Health in Canada: Social support
- Measuring Positive Mental Health in Canada
- The Human Face of Mental Health and Mental Illness in Canada 2006
Perinatal/Child Health
- Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System Fact Sheets
- HSBC Infographic: Do Relationships Matter to the Health of Canada's Youth?
Population Health
- Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy in Canada (2014)
- Infection Control Guidelines - Hand Washing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care (362 KB) (PDF document – 292 KB – 66 pages)
Respiratory Disease
Tuberculosis
Sexual Health & Sexually Transmitted Infections
Surveillance & Epidemiology Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmitted Infections