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The Haemaphysalis leporispalustris tick is known to be a reservoir of Francisella tularensis, the agent responsible for tularemia. However, it is not a vector of transmission of this disease to humans.

This knowledge synthesis was prepared at the request of the Ministry of Health and Social Services and funded under the Indigenous health agreement. It follows from an update to the Stratégie gouvernementale pour l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes (gender equality strategy) drawn up by the Secrétariat à la condition féminine du Québec in response to a guideline calling for the promotion…

Providing toxicological expertise to the Québec health network

The Material and Social Deprivation Index (MSDI) was created at the end of the 1990 with the aim of measuring deprivation among Quebecers and Canadians at the small-area level. The MSDI consists of specific socioeconomic characteristics of the population living in a small area. It has often been used as a proxy (substitute) for lacking information on socioeconomic status of…

Vaccination is one of the most effective ways of protecting your children’s health. It prevents a number of serious illnesses.

Ce rapport est le fruit de la contribution de chercheurs et de praticiens provenant d’universités et du réseau de la santé à travers le Québec. En plus de présenter la perspective de santé publique en prévention de la violence, il aborde dix thématiques liées à la violence dans différents milieux et à différents stades de la vie. Il s’agit de la violence et de la maltraitance dans l’…

In Québec, approximately 1 female out of 9 and 1 male out of 20 have reported being sexually abused by an adult before the age of 15. Children and youth account for the majority of victims of sexual offences recorded by police services.

In Canada, 1 woman out of 3 and 1 man out of 11 have reported being a victim of sexual assault since the age of 15. Although men are subjected to sexual assault, women are three to five times more likely to be sexually assaulted than men. Although adults of all ages may be sexually assaulted, young adults under the age of 25 are the group with the highest proportion of sexual assaults.