Immunizations
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resources
Canadian Immunization Awareness Program Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion (CCIAP) Web Address: www.immunize.cpha.ca The Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion (CCIAP) is a coalition of national organizations committed to promotion and education on immunization. Its Web site includes information on immunizations, diseases, and vaccines for adults and children.
Emergency Preparedness Web site (Canada) Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ep-mu/index.html This Web site provides information about the Public Health Agency of Canada's programs to protect the health of Canadians in an emergency, whether it's a natural disaster or human-caused.
Travel Medicine Program (TMP) Public Health Agency of Canada Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/index.html The Public Health Agency of Canada's Travel Medicine Program (TMP) provides travel health information for persons travelling outside Canada, including current information on international disease outbreaks, immunization recommendations for international travel, general health advice for international travellers, and disease-specific treatment and prevention guidelines. Information can be accessed 24 hours a day through the TMP Web site.
Organizations
National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/naci-ccni/index.html The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is a national committee of recognized experts in the fields of pediatrics, infectious diseases, immunology, medical microbiology, internal medicine, and public health. NACI makes recommendations for the use of vaccines currently or newly approved for use in Canada. All NACI recommendations on vaccine use in Canada are published every four years in the Canadian Immunization Guide, which is available on the NACI Web site. The site also includes immunization and disease statistics and general information about vaccines.
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) 130 Colonnade Road A.L. 6501H Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 Phone: Telephone numbers for PHAC vary by region. For your regional number, go to the listing on the PHAC Web site at www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/contact_e.html. Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html The Public Health Agency of Canada (formerly the Population and Public Health Branch of Health Canada) is primarily responsible for policies, programs, and systems relating to disease prevention, health promotion, disease surveillance, community action, and disease control.
World Health Organization—International Travel and Health Subsite Web Address: www.who.int/ith The World Health Organization provides current information on health risks travellers may face, vaccine-preventable diseases in countries around the world, and a comprehensive listing of recommended and required vaccines for different countries. The information can be accessed by disease, by country, and by geographical region.
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| Author: | Alison Allen Debby Golonka, MPH | Last Updated: January 29, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine | |
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