OCMOH Reports

Reports from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health

• Review of Deaths Occurring in Alberta During the 2009 Influenza Pandemic Jan. 2012
• Prescription Drug Misuse in Alberta: Everyone’s Problem  Sept. 2011
• “You Are What You Eat” – Preventing the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  July 2011
• Let's Talk About the Early Years – Early Childhood Development  June 2011
• The Syphilis Outbreak in Alberta  Dec. 2010

Other reports of interest

In response to mounting evidence of both chronic (e.g., cancer, liver cirrhosis and other diseases and illnesses) and acute (e.g., alcohol poisoning, physical/verbal fights and accidents) alcohol-related harms the National Alcohol Strategy Advisory Committee developed the Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. The Guidelines were developed using the best available evidence and represent the first-ever pan-Canadian guidelines to educate Canadians by providing information on moderate use of alcohol.

• Alcohol and Health in Canada: A Summary of Evidence and Guidelines for Low-Risk Drinking Nov. 2010
• Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm in Canada: Toward a Culture of Moderation  NASAC Recommendations for a National Alcohol Strategy, April 2007