Planning the Public Health Workforce

The Office of Public Health Practice actively supports the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework for Public Health Human Resources Planning (1511KB), which was approved by the Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health in October, 2005. We do this in collaboration with the task group on Public Health Human Resources of the Public Health Network. This task group was created to address the goals outlined in the planning framework. It is co-chaired by Dr. Elinor Wilson, CEO of the Canadian Public Health Association and Dr. David Mowat, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada.

Public Health Human Resources Task Group

• BACKGROUND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGY

Planning Framework

• Terms of Reference ( 32 KB)
• Members List ( 59 KB)

The Task Group has established a number of working sub-groups, including:

• (MPH) Master of Public Health guidelines working group - a number of universities have started or are planning new graduate programs in public health in response to the need to address gaps in staffing in many jurisdictions.

Link to other publications related to Public Health Workforce

For more information, contact publichealthpractice@phac-aspc.gc.ca
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