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The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (more commonly known as Public Health Ontario) is the
Ontario Government The government of Ontario (french: Gouvernement de l'Ontario) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown—represented in the province by the lieutenant governorâ ...
agency responsible for providing scientific and technical advice to those working to promote and protect the health of people in Ontario, Canada.


History and organization

The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion was established in 2008 by the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion Act, 2007. The OAHPP is an agent of the Crown (i.e. a
Crown agency A crown agency was an administrative body of the British Empire, distinct from the Civil Service Commission of Great Britain or the government administration of the national entity in which it operated. These enterprises were overseen from 1833 ...
) and is considered an arm's-length government agency. It has a mandate to provide scientific and technical advice to those working to protect and promote the health of
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
residents. Its objectives include establishing, operating and maintaining laboratory centers, providing laboratory services, and operating Ontario
public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...
laboratories previously operated by the
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care The Ministry of Health is the Government of Ontario ministry responsible for administering the health care system in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ministry is responsible to the Ontario Legislature through the minister of health, presentl ...
. As of December 15, 2008, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced that all employees, programs and functions of the Ontario Public Health Laboratories (OPHL) had been transferred to the OAHPP. In early June 2011, the OAHPP announced that it would operate under the name Public Health Ontario beginning on June 11, 2011.


See also

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Chief Medical Officer of Health A medical officer of health, also known as a medical health officer, chief health officer, chief public health officer or district medical officer, is the title commonly used for the senior government official of a health department, usually at a ...
(As of June 2021
Kieran Moore Kieran Michael Moore is a Canadian physician and public servant who serves as the current chief medical officer of health of Ontario. Prior to his appointment, he served as the medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Add ...
)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Public Health Ontario Crown corporations of Ontario 2008 establishments in Ontario Government agencies established in 2008 Medical and health organizations based in Ontario Public health organizations Organizations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic Organizations based in Toronto