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Chronic Diseases in Canada Volume 30, no. 2, March 2010
March 10, 2010 16:35 EST
In this issue : Preface to the 2009 CSEB* Student Conference abstracts on chronic disease Careers in epidemiology; Alberta Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities: longitudinal study pilot phase; The comorbidity burden of the treated asthma patient population in British Columbia; Gender, social relationships and depressive disorders in adults aged 65 and over in Quebec; Book review – Statistical detection and surveillance of geographic clusters; Announcements

Promotion of Population Health Grant and Contribution Programs: Summary of Program Evaluations, 2004-2009
March 10, 2010 16:20 EST
The objective of the evaluation summary is to review and summarize the overall relevance, impact and effect, and design and delivery of the PPHGC Program, based on the evaluations conducted on its component programs, from 2004 to 2009.

Consumer Advisory - Salmonella in Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (HVP)
March 06, 2010 10:30 EST
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are closely following ...

Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) weekly - March 5, 2010 - Volume 3 - Issue 9
March 05, 2010 17:00 EST
FDA Update On The Investigation Into The Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak; Surveillance for West Nile Virus in American White Pelicans, Montana, USA, 2006–2007; Serologic Markers for Detecting Malaria in Areas of Low Endemicity, Somalia, 2008.

Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations in Canada - Week ending February 27, 2010
March 03, 2010 17:08 EST
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System reports on respiratory viruses in Canada.