West Nile Virus
How can you protect your family and yourself from West Nile virus? What steps should your workplace take? What about your community? You'll find the answers to these questions and more in this FAQ document.
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Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association |
Type: Guideline |
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SARS - Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ document answers key questions about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the atypical pneumonia that swept the globe between March and July of 2003. Find out what causes SARS, why it could strike again and how you can protect yourself.
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Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association |
Type: Guideline |
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Colds and the Flu - Frequently Asked Questions
Is influenza the same as a bad cold? How do colds and the flu spread? Should I get the flu vaccine? Find out the answers to these and eight other commonly asked questions in this FAQ document.
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Source: Industrial Accident Prevention Association |
Type: Guideline |
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Protecting Health Care Workers From Infectious Diseases: A Self-Assessment Tool
| Ths self-assessment tool will assist health care organizations address the legislated requirements under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and establish best practices in occupational health and safety as recommended in the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's 2004 report on SARS and infectious disease control, For the Public's Health: A Plan of Action. |
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Source: HCHSA |
Type: Tools |
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To the Point: Get the Facts About Sharps Injury Prevention
| This guide book gives all the facts about sharps injury prevention and provides information for workers and employers surrounding the risks, prevention, employer strategies, and the law. |
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Source: HCHSA |
Type: Guideline |
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Pandemic Planning
| The Pandemic Planning site on the CCOHS web site provides helpful, informative documents and tools to help build an essential and effective pandemic prevention and response plan. |
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Source: CCOHS |
Type: Tools |
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Canadian Pandemic Planner for the Health Sector
| The Planner provides guidelines for a wide range of health-related activities, from monitoring the spread of a virus, even before it reaches Canada, to using the most effective vaccines and medicines to decrease illness. It offers a national public health approach to preparing for an influenza pandemic in Canada. |
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Source: Public Health Agency of Canada |
Type: Guideline |
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