Health Canada Environmental Health Resource Distribution to Health Professionals

Health Canada (HC) has a requirement to educate and outreach to health professionals on issues related to environmental health. Three of HC’s environmental health programs are seeking services to assist in the distribution of their program’s materials. The three programs which may be included are: the Heat Program within the Climate Change Information Bureau (CCIB), the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) Program within Water and Air Quality Bureau (WAQB), and the National Radon Program (NRP) within the Radiation Protection Bureau (RPB). The objective of this contract is to engage with a physician driven service provider to provide environmental health outreach for all three programs, if required, to physicians and other health professionals on an on-demand basis and applicable to the programs mandate. The total value of the contract to disseminate environmental health products, which includes a 2 year initial duration plus an additional 2 option years, will be divided by the 3 Programs (AQHI, Radon, Heat) AQHI: The Health Professional Resource Kit, tear pads, brochures, posters and any additional and relevant publications or products to the health professional community.  Radon: Radon- another reason to quit factsheet pads, Radon – What you Need to Know factsheets Heat: Extreme Heat Events Guidelines: Technical Guide for Health Care Workers (referred to as the Technical Guide), and Extreme Heat and Health in Canada - Resources for the Health and Emergency Management Sectors (referred to as the CD)