Advisories
Food Recalls and Allergy Alerts
Ontario Influenza Bulletin, 2009-2010 Season

Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Fact Sheets  
Feeding Choices in Our Community - A Survey, May 2009
             Executive Summary
             Full Report

Blood and Body Fluid Exposure
An Integrated Protocol, Management of Blood/Body Fluid Exposures
Follow-up after an Exposure to Blood & Body Fluids
Mandatory Blood Testing Act, 2006 - Information for Persons following a Blood Borne Disease Exposure

Communicable Diseases
List of Reportable Diseases
Specimen Collection Guide 
Ophthalmia neonatorum 
Influenza - H1N1 and seasonal 

Hepatitis
Facts about Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A for High Risk Individuals
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Facts about Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Facts about Hepatitis C
Immune Serum Globulin

Immunizations and Vaccines
Flu: How to protect you and your baby
Adverse Events Following Immunization - PHAC reporting form
Canadian Immunization Guide 7th ed. 2006
Immunization of School Pupils Act
Immunity And Vaccines
MMR and Autism
Multiple Vaccines - Overwhelming or Weakening
Ontario Immunization Schedule- Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario - January 2009 
Thimerosal in Vaccines
Vaccine Fax Request Form 
Vaccine Fact Sheets
Vaccine Resources

Sexually Transmitted Infections
Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections (PHAC)

Tuberculosis
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards 6th Edition, 2007
Guidelines for investigation/follow-up of new immigrants
Positive Tuberculin (TB) Skin Test Reporting Form
TB Skin Testing Criteria & Flow Chart
Tuberculosis: Information for Health Care Providers 4th Edition 2009
BCG Information Healthcare Professionals
How to Assess New Residents, Employees and Volunteers
 
Tuberculosis Medication Fact sheets
Ethambutol
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Rifampin

Pertussis
Information about Pertussis specimen collection - Specimen Collection Guide (PDF)

Long-Term Care Facilities & Retirement Homes
A Guide to the Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes
A Guide to Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response in LTC homes
Canada Communicable Disease Report: Infection Control Guidelines. July 1999
(PIDAC) Guidelines -Preventing Febrile Respiratory Illnesses: Protecting patients and staff. August, 2006
Enteric Outbreak Line Listing 
Respiratory Outbreak Line Listing
Relenza Fact Sheet
Tamiflu Fact Sheet
Amantadine Fact Sheet

Pandemic Planner
Links to current and past issues of the Pandemic Planner can be found at the Ministry of Health website.

Rabies
Guidelines for Management of Suspected Rabies Exposure 
Rabies Exposure Report 
Rabies Vaccine and Immune Globulin
Rabies Vaccine Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers regarding bat exposure
PIDAC - Recommendations and Advice - Bat Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - February 2009
NACI - Recommendations Regarding Management of Bat Exposures to Prevent Human Rabies - November 2009

Radon
Radon in the home
 

Travel
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