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Zoonoses, Climate, and Health
Welcome to the Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (ZIDs) Awareness Campaign. These resources are developed for health professionals but are suitable for everyone to learn about zoonoses and climate change.
Explore zoonoses and the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health across Canadian and global health contexts, and resources that support ongoing awareness in your practice.
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Zoonoses: Interplay Between the Health Human, Animal, and the Environment
Zoonotic diseases reflect the interplay between human, animal, and environmental health.
This section explores the key drivers of zoonoses emergence and re-emergence, as well as integrated health approaches that recognize this interconnection and foster collaboration across sectors to achieve health outcomes.
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Zoonoses: Origins and Health Impacts
This section provides an overview of the origins and ecology of zoonoses, along with their impacts on human health, healthcare systems, and populations.
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Transmission, Prevention, Disease Control
Modes of transmission, exposure risks, prevention measures, and the Canadian landscape of monitoring and surveillance of zoonoses.
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Zoonotic Infectious Disease Tables
Download and explore tables of selected zoonoses organized by clinical presentation and exposure risk.
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Zoonoses: Key Terms
Explore this document to learn key terminology used throughout the materials.
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Recommended Resources
Suggested resources that provide information on zoonotic diseases, surveillance, and public health guidance to help stay informed about disease risks, public health notices, and prevention recommendations relevant to the Canadian context.
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Campaign Communication Assets
Shareable visual materials created to support dissemination of the campaign's key messages, directing interested readers to the related Zoonoses Briefs for further detail.
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Climate change touches all of our lives, one way or another. Because it affects all aspects of modern life, there are many kinds of meaningful choices we can make that will help.
Climate change solutions start close to home, with simple actions in our own homes and families, but also involve new ways of thinking, planning, and acting in workplaces, neighbourhoods, and communities across the country.
See our "Take Action" topic for ideas and examples of innovative climate action taking place all across Canada.
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