Public Health Ontario

The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP), which has operated under the name Public Health Ontario since 2011,[1] was established in 2008 by the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion Act, 2007.[2] The OAHPP is an agent of the Crown (i.e. a Crown agency) and is considered an arm's-length government agency.

Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Agence ontarienne de protection et de promotion de la santé  (French)
Agency overview
FormedJuly 2008 (2008-07)
Preceding agency
  • Ontario Public Health Laboratories
TypePublic health agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Ontario
Headquarters300–480 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
43°39′18″N 79°23′20″W
MottoPartners for Health
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Dr. Peter Donnelly, President
Key document
  • Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion Act, 2007
Websitepublichealthontario.ca

The OAHPP began operations in July 2008 with a mandate to provide scientific and technical advice to those working to protect and promote the health of Ontario residents. Its objectives include establishing, operating and maintaining laboratory centers, providing laboratory services, and operating Ontario public health laboratories previously operated by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.[3]

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.[4] In early June 2011, the OAHPP announced that it would operate under the name Public Health Ontario beginning on June 11, 2011.[5]

References
  1. de Paiva, Marie (June 14, 2011). "Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion is now Operating as Public Health Ontario". Population Health Improvement Research Network. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  2. "Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion Act, 2007, S.O. 2007, c. 10, Sched. K". Ontario. Queen's Printer for Ontario. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. "Our Organization". Public Health Ontario. 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. "OPHA RESOLUTION: Strengthening Public Health Laboratories" (PDF). OPHA. 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. "Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion is now Operating as Public Health Ontario". RRASP-PHIRN. OAHPP. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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