Depression

Depression, or major depressive disorder, is a serious mood disorder that can affect a person’s emotional, physical and mental well-being. It is one of the most common mental illnesses in Canada. Risk factors for depression may include biology, personality, life experiences, environment and physical health problems. Depression can affect anyone; however, more women are affected by depression than men. This page contains documents and resources related to depression.

 

Event

PHO Rounds: Celebrating 40 year of the Ottawa Charter Part 2: Moving Health Promotion Upstream

In this PHO Rounds, join three dynamic speakers to hear how their organizations work upstream using a stream analogy to describe levels of public health action, where working upstream means addressing the structural and social determinants of health.

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Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

hpcdip@oahpp.ca

Updated 22 Oct 2019