May 1, 2009

Ottawa, ON

While there have only been a few mild cases in Canada, Canadians are concerned about the recent H1N1influenza and have questions on how to respond to potential situations that may arise with their families, business, their employees and suppliers.

To help you be prepared, the Minister of Health, through the Public Health Agency of Canada, has compiled a useful website entitled:

H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Influenza) - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/alert-alerte/swine_200904-eng.php

H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) has been reported in Canada, Mexico and the United States and several other countries in Europe and the South Pacific. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is working collaboratively with Mexican and American officials to further investigate this situation.

Governments around the world and the World Health Organization are engaged to investigate and address this situation.

PHAC continues to work with federal, provincial and international governments to address this situation, and will share more information with Canadians as it becomes available.

Please also visit these other sites of interest as compiled by the Centre for Excellence in Emergency Prepardness:

Public Health Agency of Canada http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php

FightFLU.ca Provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada http://www.fightflu.ca/index-eng.html

Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Pandemic Planning http://www.ccohs.ca/pandemic/group.html

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - Ontario

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/updates/archives/hu_09/swine_flu.html and

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/emu/pub_mn.html#infect

(scroll down to "Influenza" for the resource list)

The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion http://www.oahpp.ca/SRI%20Bulletin.php

Government of Canada Pandemic Preparedness - SafeCanada.ca http://www.safecanada.ca/pandemic/index_e.asp