Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on her annual report 2022: Mobilizing Public Health Action on Climate Change in Canada
OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 25, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, my annual report on the state of public health in Canada, entitled Mobilizing Public Health Action on Climate Change in Canada , was tabled in Parliament by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health.
- OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 25, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, my annual report on the state of public health in Canada, entitled Mobilizing Public Health Action on Climate Change in Canada , was tabled in Parliament by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health.
- This year's report focuses onthe health impacts of climate change and the important role that public health systems can play in preventing and reducing these impacts for everyone living in Canada.
- This report demonstrates that a strengthened public health system is well-positioned to be a key partner on climate action through its various functions.
- To do this, public health needs to be a key partner at decision-making tables on climate change adaptation and mitigation.