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Public health is the organized effort of society to keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness and premature death. It is a combination of programs, services and policies that protect and promote the health of all Canadians.
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In light of recent public comments, the CPHA takes this...
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By supporting and giving voice to its diverse membership and...
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The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and promoting health, well-being and equity.
Apr 1, 2022 · Working from the foundational building blocks of public health systems in Canada, my report outlines strategic opportunities and key actions for achieving a transformed public health system that best protects us all against current and emerging public health challenges.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC; French: Agence de la santé publique du Canada, ASPC) is an agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, emergency preparedness and response, and infectious and chronic disease control and prevention.
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Section 1 | COVID-19 in Canada and the World: Provides an overview of key COVID-19 epidemiological events from August 2020 to August 2021 and the broader health impacts of the pandemic. This includes how COVID-19 increased the obstacles many people face to achieving good health, such as financial instability, food insecurity, family and gender-base...
The report identifies four priority action areas for public health renewal: 1. Foster excellence in the public health workforce: Canada’s public health workforce is stretched thin, after repeatedly rising to the challenges of the pandemic. The report calls for: 1.1. The recruitment and retention of a more diverse and inclusive workforce that reflec...
In the 20th century alone, it has been estimated that advances in public health increased the average life expectancy at birth in Canada by 25 years.Footnote 1While difficult to measure precisely, it is estimated that public health accounted for just 6% of total health spending in Canada in 2019.Footnote 2According to some studies, every dollar spent on public health interventions generates on average more than 14 dollars in savings down the road, by preventing illness and reducing direct and indire...Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is mandated under the Public Health Agency of Canada Act to provide the Minister of Health with an independent report on the state of public health in Canada each year. The Actmandates that the Minister of Health table the report in parliament and that it be accessible to Canadians. The CPHO reports are i...
What is public health?
Public health’s role has become more visible during the COVID-19 pandemic but it largely works behind the scenes and it has a broad mandate. Public health is the part of the health system that works on prevention and health promotion. Its purpose is to help all people in Canada achieve optimal health and well-being. While the healthcare system treats individual patients, public health’s patient is the population.
Aims of our public health system in Canada:
1. improve population health; 2. protect against health emergencies and mitigate the impacts; and 3. achieve equitable outcomes – or ensure that all people in Canada have an equal opportunity to be healthy and well. To achieve these aims, our public health system performs these essential functions: 1. health promotion;promoting the conditions that drive good health, such as education, safe housing, and food security, through partnerships with communities and other sectors 2. health surveillan...
What is Canada’s public health system?
Public health is a shared responsibility in Canada across multiple jurisdictions and actors. 1. Public health is organized differently within Canada’s provincial/territorial jurisdictions. This includes approximately 80 regional health authorities and municipal or local public health units across the country, depending on the provincial/territorial structure. 2. At the federal level, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) provides a national leadership role for public health within the bro...
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Focussed on more effective efforts to prevent chronic diseases, like cancer and heart disease, prevent injuries and respond to public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks, the Public Health Agency of Canada works closely with provinces and territories to keep Canadians healthy and help reduce pressures on the health care system.
By supporting and giving voice to its diverse membership and by advocating to governments for healthy, inclusive public policy, the Canadian Public Health Association improves the health of Canadians and contributes to a more equitable society.
