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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, which include assessment and surveillance, health promotion and policy development, disease and injury prevention, and health protection. The OPHS and Protocols are for boards of health and 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.

The OPHS and Protocols replace the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines (MHPSG), 1997. The review of the MHPSG and development of the OPHS mark a critical achievement in the overall strategy to renew public health within Ontario.

The OPHS and Protocols are available from the Ontario Public Health Standards Website along with tools and resources to support their implementation.

Additional information on the background of the development of the OPHS and Protocols can be found at the Public Health Portal.

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