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Ontario Public Health Standards
The Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) and Protocols establish the minimum requirements for fundamental public health programs and services to be delivered by Ontario’s 36 boards of health, which include assessment and surveillance, health promotion and policy development, disease and injury prevention, and health protection. The OPHS and Protocols are published by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, pursuant to Section 7 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7. The Protocols that accompany the OPHS are program and topic specific documents which provide direction on how boards of health must operationalize specific requirement(s) identified within the OPHS. On January 1, 2009, the OPHS and Protocols replaced the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines (MHPSG), 1997. The review of the MHPSG and development of the OPHS marked a key achievement in public health renewal in Ontario. The OPHS and Protocols are available from the Ontario Public Health Standards Website along with tools and resources to support their implementation. |
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