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HEALTH PROFILE [24 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
OBS

The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering(CSSE) is the leading health, safety and environmental organization for professionals in Canada. We work with industry, governmental agencies and other safety organizations to promote a greater awareness of health, safety and environmental issues in workplaces and communities across the nation and around the world. CSSE is a national organization, supporting the operation of 31 local Chapters. Chapters provide a local forum for information exchange and networking among professionals. Through Chapter meetings and activities, members promote and enhance the profile of the profession in communities throughout Canada. Our mission is to provide members with the best opportunities for professional development and information sharing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
OBS

Organisme responsable de la Semaine canadienne de la santé et de la sécurité au travail

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Social Psychology
OBS

Published by the Association of Human Services in Alberta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Psychologie sociale
OBS

Publié par l'Association of Human Services in Alberta.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Medication
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
OBS

The Canada Vigilance Program is Health Canada's post-market surveillance program that collects and assesses reports of suspected adverse reactions to health products marketed in Canada. Post-market surveillance enables Health Canada to monitor the safety profile of health products once they are marketed to ensure that the benefits of the products continue to outweigh the risks.

OBS

Health Canada confirmed that the name "Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program" was changed to "Canada Vigilance Program" in October 2007.

Key term(s)
  • Canada Vigilance Programme
  • Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Médicaments
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
OBS

Le Programme Canada Vigilance est le programme de surveillance après la mise en marché de Santé Canada qui recueille et évalue les déclarations d'effets indésirables présumés associés aux produits commercialisés au Canada. La surveillance après la mise en marché permet à Santé Canada de surveiller le profil d'innocuité des produits de santé lorsqu'ils sont mis sur le marché pour s'assurer que les avantages des produits continuent de l'emporter sur les risques.

OBS

Santé Canada a confirmé que le Programme canadien de surveillance des effets indésirables des médicaments a été renommé «Programme Canada Vigilance» en octobre 2007.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Medicamentos
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 4 2024-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Genetics
CONT

Precision nutrition(PN) is an approach to developing comprehensive and dynamic nutritional recommendations based on individual variables, including genetics, microbiome, metabolic profile, health status, physical activity, dietary pattern, food environment as well as socioeconomic and psychosocial characteristics. PN can help answer the question "What should I eat to be healthy?", recognizing that what is healthful for one individual may not be the same for another, and understanding that health and responses to diet change over time.

Key term(s)
  • personalised nutrition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Génétique
CONT

Le développement de la nutrition de précision, basée sur les spécificités d'un individu (génétique, microbiote intestinale, environnement, mode de vie, facteurs sociaux) permet de pouvoir potentiellement proposer des recommandations individuelles [...] mieux adaptées.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
OBS

The Sandbox Project is a national charity with a mandate to bring together leading researchers, governments, charities, and industry to improve child and youth health in Canada. The Sandbox Project promotes collaboration and knowledge exchange among children's health stakeholders, leads evidence-based policy and action, raises the profile of children's health issues in Canada, and builds the capacity of all sectors to respond to children's health issues in Canada. In particular, [the Prospect focuses] on improving health outcomes with respect to injury prevention, growing healthy bodies, mental health, and the environment.

OBS

Mission. To make Canada the healthiest place on earth for kids to grow up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Sociologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Management Operations (General)
CONT

The Office of Integrated Risk Management(OIRM) is the departmental lead in developing and implementing an integrated risk management framework and the Corporate Risk Profile to identify, manage and report on corporate risks. The Office liaises with central agencies on matters of integrated risk management and supports Health Canada's management and staff in Branches, Regions and areas of functional expertise with information, processes, tools or guidance to effectively and efficiently manage corporate risks towards achieving objectives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
CONT

Le Bureau de la gestion intégrée du risque (BGIR) fournit au ministère une direction dans l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre d'un cadre de gestion intégrée du risque et le Profil du risque ministériel pour déterminer et gérer les risques ministériels et présenter des rapports. Le Bureau agit à titre d'agent de liaison auprès des organismes centraux quant aux questions liées à la gestion intégrée du risque et appuie les cadres et les employés de Santé Canada dans les direction générales, les bureaux régionaux et les secteurs de compétence fonctionnelle en fournissant de l'information, des processus, des outils ou une orientation en vue de la gestion efficace et efficiente des risques ministériels axée sur les résultats.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
OBS

Its objectives are to improve health and safety of workers by speaking with a national voice to influence health and safety regulations legislation; enhance the profile of occupational health nurses at provincial, territorial, national and international levels; advance the profession by providing a national forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns; contribute to the health of the community by providing quality health services to workers; promote national standards for occupational health nurses; encourage continuing education and ensure the certification process meets COHNA/ACIIST standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Colloquium Titles
  • Scientific Research
OBS

In order to raise awareness of Health Canada science, the Office of the Chief Scientist has developed a number of activities that profile departmental researchers and their achievements. One of the most important of these activities is the Health Canada Science Forum, previously titled the Health Canada Research Forum. The Office of the Chief Scientist organized the first Forum in November 2002. Since then, the event has brought together scientists and researchers from across Health Canada to showcase their work and connect with colleagues. The annual Health Canada Science Forum gives our researchers and scientists the chance to present and discuss their work and showcase major achievements. One of the event's goals is to encourage a better understanding of Health Canada's scientific programs and activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de colloques
  • Recherche scientifique
OBS

Afin de mieux faire connaître le caractère scientifique de Santé Canada, le Bureau de l'expert scientifique en chef a élaboré un certain nombre d'activités visant à présenter les chercheurs du Ministère et leurs réalisations. Le Forum scientifique de Santé Canada, intitulé auparavant Forum de recherche de Santé Canada, figure parmi les activités les plus importantes. Le Bureau de l'expert scientifique en chef a organisé le premier forum de ce genre en novembre 2002. Depuis, l'activité a permis à des scientifiques et à des chercheurs de l'ensemble du Ministère de présenter leurs travaux et d'établir des liens avec des collègues. Le Forum scientifique de Santé Canada annuel permet aux chercheurs et aux scientifiques de présenter leurs travaux, d'en discuter et d'exposer leurs principales réalisations. L'un des objectifs de l'activité est de favoriser une meilleure compréhension des programmes et des activités scientifiques de Santé Canada.

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Record 9 2010-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Sociology
OBS

Published by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, in the Collection "Research Highlights: Socio-Economic Series", Ottawa, 4 pages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Sociologie
OBS

Publié par la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement, dans la collection «Le point en recherche; série socio-économique», Ottawa, 4 pages.

Spanish

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Record 10 2009-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

[Diagnosis] derived from the nursing assessment that establish a health status profile for the patient and from which nursing interventions may be ordered.

OBS

Diagnosis: The determination of the nature of a disease or condition or the distinguishing of one disease or condition from another. Assessment may be made through physical examination, laboratory tests, or the like, and may be assisted by computerized programs designed to enhance the decision-making process.

CONT

Myra Levine confronted the difficulties that nurses had in accepting and using the term nursing diagnosis by proposing a new nursing term that described the scientific approach to planning and providing nursing care. The word proposed was trophicognosis. Its derivation is from the Greek words trophikos techne, which mean the "art of nursing" and the suffix -gnosis, which signifies "the knowledge of".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

Depuis sa fondation, l'ANADIM [l'Association nord-américaine du diagnostic infirmier, section Montréal] a contribué au développement et à la traduction de la classification de diagnostics infirmiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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Record 11 2007-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
OBS

Researched and prepared by Denise Avard, Louise Hanvey, Canadian Institute of Child Health, 1989.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
OBS

Recherché et préparé par Denise Avard et Louise Hanvey, Institut canadien de la santé infantile, 1989.

Spanish

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Record 12 2007-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
OBS

Title of the Canadian Public Health Association 2007 Annual Conference. The Conference objectives are : Provide a meeting ground for knowledge exchange among public health practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers from a range of disciplines(e. g. epidemiology, social sciences, geography, nursing, etc.) and sectors; Showcase innovative research that addresses social, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of health and its application; Profile strategies for building capacity for population and public health at local, provincial/territorial, pan-Canadian and international levels; Increase understanding of the social influences affecting population and public health; Leverage the potential of partnerships and collaboration to advance population and public health in the new millennium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
OBS

Titre de la Conférence annuelle de l'Association canadienne de santé publique, 2007. Les objectifs de la conférence sont : Être un lieu de confluence où les praticiens, décideurs et chercheurs de diverses disciplines (épidémiologie, sciences sociales, géographie, soins infirmiers, etc.) et de divers secteurs de la santé publique peuvent partager leurs connaissances; Présenter des travaux de recherche innovateurs qui traitent des déterminants sociaux, culturels, économiques et environnementaux de la santé et de leur application; Esquisser des stratégies de renforcement des capacités en santé publique à l'échelle locale, provinciale/territoriale, pancanadienne et internationale; Renseigner les participants sur les forces sociales qui agissent sur la santé publique et des populations; Miser sur les partenariats et la collaboration pour faire progresser la santé publique et des populations au cours du nouveau millénaire.

Spanish

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Record 13 2006-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Federal Administration
OBS

Knowledge Integration Strategies Division : develops and reports on environmental indicators that provide Canadians with a profile of the state of Canada's environment, prepares non-technical reports on the current understanding, significance, and trends of priority environmental issues and on science-based initiatives to reduce the impact of human activities on the health of ecosystems; and maintains the State of Canada's Environment Infobase, a web site that provides Internet access to state of the environment products.

Key term(s)
  • Knowledge Integration Division

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

La Division des stratégies d'intégration du savoir : élabore et prépare des rapports sur des indicateurs environnementaux, qui donnent à la population canadienne un profil de l'état de l'environnement du Canada; prépare des rapports non techniques sur les connaissances, la portée et les tendances actuelles des enjeux environnementaux prioritaires et des initiatives scientifiques visant à réduire l'incidence des activités humaines sur la santé des écosystèmes; tient à jour la Base d'informations sur l'état de l'environnement, un site Web qui donne l'accès Internet à des produits liés à l'état de l'environnement.

Key term(s)
  • Division de l'intégration des connaissances

Spanish

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Record 14 2006-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
  • Sociology of Old Age
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

A quality-of-life scale developed in the United States in 1972 as a measure of health status or dysfunction generated by a disease.

CONT

The Sickness Impact Profile is a behaviourally based questionnaire for patients and addresses activities such as sleep and rest, mobility, recreation, home management, emotional behaviour, social interaction, and the like. It measures the patient's perceived health status and is sensitive enough to detect changes or differences in health status occurring over time or between groups.

OBS

The Sickness Impact Profile contains 136 dichotomized items that are divided into 12 categories(dimensions). Each category represents a different aspect of daily functioning. Each item describes changes in behaviour attributable to health status.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
CONT

Sickness Impact Profile (SIP). Cet instrument permet de mesurer les modifications de comportement induites par la maladie chez une personne. Le questionnaire comporte 136 questions qui se répartissent dans 12 catégories des activités quotidiennes: comportement émotionnel, corps et mouvement, comportement social, repos et sommeil, entretien ménager, mobilité, travail, loisirs, promenade, vigilance, communication et repas. Cette liste est complétée par le patient lui-même.

CONT

La gêne fonctionnelle mesurée par le [...] profil de l'impact de la maladie.

OBS

Comme il s'agit d'une notion américaine, le terme «Sickness Impact Profile» et son abréviation «SIP» se retrouvent couramment dans les textes de langue française.

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Record 15 2005-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Education (General)
OBS

Of the Regional Niagara Public Health Department.

Key term(s)
  • School Health Profile for school year

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
OBS

Du Bureau de santé de la région du Niagara.

Key term(s)
  • Profil de la santé scolaire pour l'année scolaire

Spanish

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Record 16 2005-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Advertising
OBS

The AAABC is a non-profit advertising industry association dedicated to improving the long term health of its members, to improving the quality of advertising in BC, to heighten the overall awareness and profile of the advertising industry in the Vancouver business community, to support and train young people interested in advertising as a career.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Publicité

Spanish

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Record 17 2004-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Reports
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

Report of the Santé Québec Health Survey Among the Inuit of Nunavik, 1992.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de rapports
  • Droit autochtone
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Rapport de l'Enquête Santé-Québec auprès des Inuits du Nunavik, 1992.

Spanish

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Record 18 2004-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
OBS

This joint CIM/PAHO project was initiated in 1996. Its objective is to provide information by gender on the impact of world economic integration on health and human development in border areas, taking the border between Mexico and the United States as a focal point. In addition, it is designed to identify risk factors and the health profile of women throughout all stages of their life, so as to facilitate both the evaluation of the impact of health policies in each area and the implementation of health policies and programs developed to solve the problems detected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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Record 19 2004-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
CONT

La première partie du rapport contient des informations générales sur le pays (démographie, structure administrative, profil sanitaire) [...]

Spanish

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Record 20 2004-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Scientific Information
OBS

Source: WHO [World Health Organization].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Information scientifique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de documentos y obras
  • Higiene y Salud
  • Información científica
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Record 21 2003-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

Health Canada, Health Promotion and Programs Branch, by Burt Perrin, Ottawa, 1998, 22 pages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Santé Canada, Direction générale de la promotion et des programmes de la santé, par Burt Perrin, Ottawa, 1998, 23 pages.

Spanish

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Record 22 1997-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
OBS

World Health Organization has devised a new evaluative approach to enable Member States to improve oral health and care, making use of information on epidemiology, the fourth edition of Oral health surveys : basic methods(1996) and the country programme profile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
OBS

L'Organisation mondiale de la santé a mis au point une nouvelle méthode d'évaluation pour permettre aux États Membres d'améliorer la santé et les soins bucco-dentaires en se basant sur l'information épidémiologique, sur la quatrième édition d'Enquêtes sur la santé bucco-dentaire: méthodes fondamentales (1996) et sur le profil de programme de pays.

Spanish

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Record 23 1994-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Information taken from Catalog of the Ministerial Library of Public Works and Governmental Services Canada.

OBS

Industry, Trade and Commerce Canada, 1979.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Spanish

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Record 24 1991-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Publication no. 82-542E de Statistique Canada.

Spanish

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