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| Agence ontarienne de protection et de promotion de la santé (French) | |
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| Formed | July 2008 (2008-07) |
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| Type | Crown agency |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Ontario |
| Headquarters | 300–480University Avenue Toronto, Ontario 43°39′18″N79°23′20″W / 43.655031°N 79.388976°W /43.655031; -79.388976 |
| Motto | Partners for Health |
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| Website | publichealthontario.ca |
TheOntario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (more commonly known asPublic Health Ontario) is theOntario Government agency responsible for providing scientific and technical advice to those working to promote and protect the health of people in Ontario, Canada.[1]
The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion 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. aCrown agency) and is considered an arm's-lengthgovernment agency. It has a mandate to provide scientific and technical advice to those working to protect and promote the health ofOntario residents. Its objectives include establishing, operating and maintaining laboratory centers, providing laboratory services, and operating Ontariopublic health laboratories previously operated by theMinistry 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]
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