There is a need for a comprehensive, integrated, national information system on waterborne contamination and threats, particularly in small, rural and remote communities.

• Is working with its partners to develop an approach to address incidents of waterborne contamination and waterborne illnesses.

Federal Waterborne Contamination and Illness Response Protocol (2005-05) - An update was given on the development of this protocol.

Holdway Though marine sediments act ultimately as sinks for waterborne contaminants, the majority of ecotoxicological studies have focused on the impact of waterborne contamination.

Kelly Reynolds MSPH, PhD has been studying how children are at increased risk of waterborne contamination.

The following table has been divided into three sections: the first includes sub-topics applicable to both food and waterborne contamination. The second addresses food only, and the third addresses sub-topics specific to waterborne illness.

Waterborne Threats (2005-05) The Secretariat gave an update and presentation on the Federal Waterborne Contamination and Illness Response Protocol which is being developed to improve leadership, information flow and the coordination of emergency response.

During the period 2007-2010, health Canada will establish and/or implement strategies, including a national waterborne contamination and illness response protocol, to help address and prevent incidences of drinking water contamination across jurisdictions, including for small systems and in small, rural and remote communities.

This includes building support for implementing a national Waterborne Contamination and Illness Response Protocol with federal departments, provinces and territories, as well as the launch and implementation of a web-based system designed to report boil water advisories and notify stakeholders across Canada.

In collaboration with other federal departments, Health Canada will develop a "Federal Waterborne Contamination and Illness Response Protocol" to ensure a coordinated and systematic federal approach to dealing with outbreaks of waterborne illness and contamination of drinking water.

This science helps to promote an integrated approach to water and human health through horizontal federal initiatives, such as the development of a Federal Freshwater Research Agenda, the multi-barrier approach to safe drinking water and the development of a national protocol to address waterborne contamination and waterborne illness.