Ministry Reports

Improving the Odds: Championing Health Equity in Ontario

2016 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

February 2018

Improving the Odds: Championing Health Equity in Ontario is a report issued by Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, recommending urgent action across different sectors and all levels of government to give all Ontarians a fair chance to be as healthy as possible.

The report discusses the  tools available now to address growing inequity in parts of the population  and makes the case that public health units have the expertise and interconnectivity to champion health equity at the local level.

The full report is available for download in PDF format below :

Improving the Odds: Championing Health Equity in Ontario — 2016 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario
52 pages | PDF format

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