Protesters stand behind a police line near Notre Dame and Nepean High Schools in Ottawa on April 25. Ottawa's city councillors are considering two bylaws to address local protests.

As social care moves towards its target of 80% of providers having digital records, the Department for Health and Social Care calls on them to ensure the digital systems meet national standards.

Given the realm of public health intervention, the Ottawa Charter 3 and health promotion were created with the specific goal of changing the way health professionals and decision makers think about ...

For the past decade, Ottawa politicized research funding: Liberal ministers pledged to embed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into research practices while bringing diversity targets to the ...

Two Ottawa community health centres have applied to open so-called HART (Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment) hubs, saying there are pressing needs for such services both within the city ...

The Ottawa Charter of WHO states that the goal of health promotion programs is to establish environments that promote healthier choices. 13 Health and risk communication plays a crucial role in ...

How does social media affect mental health? Sarah Hays Coomer, NBC-HWC answers questions about the impacts and gives advice on how to cut back.

The settings approach to health was initiated by WHO following the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and aimed to contribute to the implementation of its holistic concept in diverse settings. The ...

Canada's national mail service is warning of 'unsustainable' financial losses without major changes to its operating model, after losing $748 million last year. But its union says Canada Post can ...

The health sector must embrace environmental integration and prevention at source and advocate for One Health actions in International Health Regulations-Joint External Evaluations, the Global Health ...

2. Improve health and wellness for people onsite and in the community The average length of stay at the Ottawa Hospital is currently 8.2 days. A growing body of research indicates that the improved ...