Cultural Competence

About 25% of Canadian adults and 8.6% of children and youth (ages 6 to 17) are obese, according to a joint report issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information. From 1981 to 2007/09, obesity rates approximately doubled among male and female adults and youth. In addition, fitness levels are declining.

Action must be taken to avoid an impending public health catastrophe caused by the emergence and spread of bacteria that are resistant to all antibiotics, according to participants at the third World HAI Forum on healthcare-associated infections.