English: Assembly of First Nations (AFN); Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK); Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health (CIHR-IAPH); National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) Teen Lung Study – Health Canada / Harvard School of Public Health; Follow-up study in 1998 and 1999 MOU focuses on respiratory health of children in communities Ongoing collaboration; Safe Environment Program The Teen Lung Study is a follow-up to the Health Canada / Harvard School of Public Health 24-City Study, which examined the respiratory health of children from 24 communities, and the relationship with various air pollutants, over the 1988-1991 period Harvard School of Public Health Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, HC; Air Health Effects Division, Environmental Contaminants Bureau, HC Canada-US Biosecurity Action Plan (health component) Ongoing bilateral collaboration; Crisis management Contact is primarily by conference call, approximately every six weeks DHHS CDC Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Population and Public Health Branch, Strategic Policy and Planning Division, HC; PCO; CFIA; Environment Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC); Canadian Embassy Biotechnology Surveillance Project: specifically postmarket surveillance of genetically modified foods Ongoing bilateral collaboration; National surveillance system Indirect and infrequent contacts between HC and FDA; Further anticipated interaction with CDC in Atlanta; Web-based discussion database and information-sharing with colleagues from US and internationally FDA; University of Missouri; University of Illinois; Michigan State University; Kansas State University Population and Public Health Branch, Infostructure Division, Centre for Surveillance Co-ordination, HC; CFIA; University of Guelph Facts about Antimicrobials in Animals and the Impact on Resistance (FAAIR II) Multi-stakeholder research project undertaken by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA), an independent NGO to develop and promote a methodology for establishing more accurate data on antimicrobial use in food animal production Ongoing collaboration at expert working-level; Regular meeting between scientists, as required; Ongoing exchange of data and information FDA; DHHS; CDC; US Department of Agriculture (USDA); American Veterinary Medical Association; US National Pork Board; American Association of Swine Veterinarians; University of Illinois; University of California (Davis) HC Population and Public Health Branch, Surveillance and Epidemiology Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Ontario/Nunavut Region National Indian Head Start Directors Association (NIHSDA) Strengthening linkages between the Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) Urban and Northern Communities Program and the United States Indian Head Start Program through the NIHSDA HC attends their committee meetings approximately every six months; Sub-Committee and National Advisory Committee meetings approx. twice a year; Frequent telephone and email contact with the program and project managers NIHSDA Population and Public Health Branch, Centre for Healthy Human Development MOU between the FDA and the Health Products and Food Branch (November 2003 and ongoing) Ongoing collaboration To better enable the two regulatory authorities to share information on the post-market safety of therapeutic products, information related to the review and evaluation of new product submissions and information on product investigations and enforcement activities FDA Health Products and Food Branch, HC Multilateral North American Agreement on Environmental Co-operation (NAAEC); Commission for Environmental Co-operation (CEC) – Sound Management of Chemicals (SMOC) Initiative, which began around 1995 CEC trilateral agreement to reduce chemical pollution in North America using a life-cycle approach; Ongoing collaboration Two trilateral rotating meetings per year and about five teleconference meetings of the SMOC.
French: Harvard School of Public Health Direction générale de la santé environnementale et de la sécurité des consommateurs, SC; Division des effets de l’air sur la santé, Bureau des contaminants de l’environnement, SC Plan d’action Canada-États-Unis en biosécurité (volet santé) Collaboration bilatérale permanente; gestion de crises La communication se fait surtout par téléconférence, aux six semaines environ. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Homeland Security Division des politiques stratégiques et de la planification; Direction générale de la santé de la population et de la santé publique, SC; Bureau du Conseil privé; Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments; Environnement Canada; Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada; Affaires é trangères Canada / Commerce international Canada; Ambassade du Canada Projet de surveillance de la biotechnologie – en particulier, surveillance des aliments génétiquement modifiés, après leur mise en marché Collaboration bilatérale permanente Système national de surveillance Contacts indirects peu fréquents entre Santé Canada et la Food and Drug Administration des É tats-Unis; interaction additionnelle prévue avec le Center for Disease Controls and Prevention d’Atlanta; forum de discussion sur Internet et partage d’information avec les collègues aux É.-U. et ailleurs dans le monde Food and Drug Administration; University of Missouri;University of Illinois; Michigan State University; Kansas State University Division de l’infostructure, Centre de coordination de la surveillance; Direction générale de la santé de la population et de la santé publique, SC; Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments; Université de Guelph Facts about Antimicrobials in Animals and the Impact on Resistance (FAAIR II) Projet de recherche multilatéral mené par une ONG indépendante, l’Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA), pour élaborer et promouvoir une méthode d’établissement de données plus exactes sur l’utilisation d’antimicrobiens dans la production d’animaux destinés à l’alimentation Collaboration permanente au niveau opérationnel / des experts; rencontres régulières de scientifiques, selon les besoins; échange permanent de données et d’information Food and Drug Administration; Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Agriculture; American Veterinary Medical Association; US National Pork Board; American Association of Swine Veterinarians; University of Illinois; University of California, à Davis Division de la surveillance et de l’épidémiologie, Laboratoire de lutte contre les zoonoses d’origine alimentaire, Direction générale de la santé de la population et de la santé publique, SC; Région Ontario / Nunavut National Indian Head Start Directors Association Resserrement des liens entre le Programme d’aide préscolaire aux Autochtones des communautés urbaines et du Nord et l’Indian Head Start Program des États- Unis, par le biais de la National Indian Head Start Directors Association SC assiste aux réunions de comités tous les six mois; réunions des souscomités et du comité consultatif national environ deux fois par année; communications fréquentes par courriel et par téléphone avec les gestionnaires de programmes et de projets National Indian Head Start Directors Association Direction générale de la santé de la population et de la santé publique, Centre de développement de la santé humaine, SC Protocole d’entente entre la Food and Drug Administration et la Direction générale des produits de santé et des aliments (novembre 2003 et en permanence) Collaboration permanente Donne aux deux autorités réglementantes de meilleurs moyens d’échanger de l’information concernant l’innocuité des produits thérapeutiques après leur mise en marché, l’examen et l’évaluation des présentations de produits nouveaux, les enquêtes sur des produits et les activités d’application de la loi.