Public Health in Ontario

Executive & Administrative Assistant Conference

February 6, 2015

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What is Public Health?

 what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy

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A Little History

  1854 Cholera Outbreak Soho London

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Broadstreet Pump 1854

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Early Public Health Intervention 1854

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Public Health in Ontario 7

Public Health Units – What Do We Do

 Protection – Inspections, reducing environmental hazards  Promotion – Health education, healthy public policy  Prevention – Immunization, screening, injury prevention  Keeping People Healthy 

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Board of Health Structures Autonomous or Independent

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Established under the Health Protection

and Promotion Act

Examples:

Brant County Health Unit, Eastern Ontario Health Unit

Regional

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Established as Regional Municipalities

Examples:

Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel

Single Tier

Established or continued under City specific Acts

Examples:

Norfolk Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton,

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What Influences Health?

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Social Determinants of Health

  Income and social status

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 Social support networks Education and literacy  Employment/working conditions  Social and physical environments  Personal health practices & coping skills  Healthy child development  Biology and genetic endowment  Health services  Gender  Culture  Language

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Public Health at the Local Level Community Clinical Camps Client Homes Community Clinics Daycares Elementary & Secondary Schools Early Years Centres/ Best PHU Start Hubs Food Premises Municipal Arenas/ Community Centres/Pools Workplaces Physician/Clinician Practices Long Term Care Homes Hospitals Personal Service Settings 12

Public Health Key Players

PHAC Municipalities PHUs Associations PHO MOHLTC Labs

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Public Health Key Players

PHAC Municipalities PHUs Associations PHO MOHLTC Labs

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Public Health Key Players

PHAC Municipalities PHUs Associations PHO

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Gregory Taylor

MOHLTC Labs

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Public Health Key Players

PHAC Municipalities PHUs Associations PHO

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Mowat

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Public Health Key Players

PHAC Municipalities PHUs Associations PHO

President and CEO Dr. Peter Donnelly

MOHLTC Labs

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Public Health Key Players

PHAC Municipalities PHUs Associations PHO MOHLTC Labs

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Questions?

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