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OFFICE PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Security
OBS

Health Canada. The Office of Public Health Security provides information on global and national public health events to Canadian and World Health Organization officials. It administers the Quarantine Act. It deals with travel medicine and tropical health issues that affect Canada, including administering the Yellow Fever Program. It coordinates Health Canada's national health emergency duty officer system and responses to terrorist events or accidents involving chemical, biological and radioactive substances. The Office is responsible for coordination and management during health emergencies, including the work of field medical response teams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Sécurité
OBS

Santé Canada. Le Bureau de la sécurité de la santé publique diffuse des renseignements sur les incidents mondiaux et nationaux de santé publique aux autorités canadiennes et aux responsables de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé. Il applique la Loi sur la quarantaine. Il s'occupe des questions de santé tropicale et de médecine des voyages qui touchent le Canada, y compris de l'administration du programme de lutte contre la fièvre jaune. Il coordonne le système national des agents du service d'intervention sanitaire d'urgence de Santé Canada ainsi que les interventions en cas d'actes terroristes ou d'accidents mettant en cause des substances chimiques, biologiques ou radioactives. Le Bureau est responsable de la coordination et de la gestion des interventions sanitaires d'urgence, y compris du travail des équipes d'intervention médicale détachées sur les lieux.

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