Health Canada uses a number of social media tools to share its content and provide access to reliable and timely health and safety information when, where and how you need it.
Contact: Social Media Team
Some of the hyperlinks provided are to sites of organizations or other entities that are not subject to the
Official Languages Act. The material found there is therefore in the language(s) used by the sites in question.
Buttons and Banners Toolbox
This gallery provides graphic and buttons that you can add to your website or blog to access health related information.
Facebook
Visit our Facebook® pages to learn more about the
DrugsNot4Me.ca drug prevention campaign and the Children's Health and Safety Campaign, a part of the
Healthy Canadians initiative.
Mobile Application
The Recalls and Safety Alerts application for mobile phones delivers health and safety recalls and alerts right to your phone.
Quick Responses (QR) Codes
You might have started to see QR codes on our publications and exhibits. With the right QR code reader, you can quickly access our web content by scanning the barcode via your mobile device without the need to memorize or type in long, complicated web addresses. Learn more about Quick Response Codes (QR codes).
RSS Feeds
Subscribe to RSS updates for ongoing news and alerts delivered directly to your RSS reader.
Social Bookmarking
Share interesting web pages by emailing them, posting them to your social networking page or linking them to social bookmarking sites.
Twitter
Follow us on Twitter for the latest consumer product recalls, advisories, foreign product alerts and media releases. Read our Twitter Protocol.
Widgets
Add our Recalls and Safety Alerts
widget to your own website, blog or social networking page. Once added, the widget automatically updates with the latest health and safety advisories.
YouTube and the Video Gallery
Watch Health Canada's public service announcements, television ads and more on our video gallery or on
YouTube. Read our YouTube Protocol.
Health Canada does not endorse any particular social media site or tool.