Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO)
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About Canada's CPHO
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer is the federal government's lead public health professional. The CPHO advises the Health Minister and the President of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The CPHO also provides guidance for the work of PHAC and plays a leadership role in helping Canada to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, working with provincial, territorial and international partners. The CPHO works to ensure that all people in Canada have an equal opportunity to be healthy and well.
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Read the 2023 CPHO annual report
Creating the Conditions for Resilient Communities: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies
Reports and publications
Generating Knowledge for a Health Promotion Approach to Emergencies
2023-11-27
Identifies research opportunities to advance action on a public health approach to emergencies in Canada
What We Heard: Perspectives on Climate Change and Public Health in Canada
2023-04-17
Summary of stakeholder feedback that helped inform the 2022 annual report
Health Professionals Forum: Principles for Engaging with First Nations, Inuit and Metis
2023-06-20
Culturally safe resources for health care workers who care for Indigenous peoples in Canada
Gallery
2022-11-27
Discussion on mental health at the Pan American Health Organization 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference
2022-07-29
Canada’s CPHO demonstrates an HIV take-home test at the 24th annual AIDS Conference
2022-10-17
Canada’s CPHO meets with Her Excellency Mary Simon to discuss COVID-19 in Canada
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