The Chief Public Health Officer’s Report on the state of Public health in Canada 2014

English and French editors: to the development of The Chief Public Health Officer’s • Joanna Odrowaz; and Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2014: Public Health in the Future. [...] The Public Health Agency and the re-emergence of infectious diseases such as of Canada (the Agency) and the position of Canada’s Chief measles have shone a light on the important role public Public Health Officer (CPHO) were established in 2004 to health plays in fostering the best possible health and help protect and improve the health and safety of all well-being of Canadians. [...] In 2006, the Public Health Agency of Canada these events and will be able to apply our knowledge Act (the Act) confirmed the Agency as a legal entity and to help shape the direction public health will take in further clarified the roles of the CPHO and the Agency.1 the future. [...] This information will contribute to disease prevention practices and improvement in health service delivery; a better understanding of the impact of socioeconomic factors that influence aging over the lifecourse; and the body of information needed to guide and improve age-related health policies and programs.149, 150 The CLSA is a strategic initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [...] The Public Health Agency of Canada has developed a to place on public health in the future.152, 154, 155, 284 comprehensive action plan to educate and raise awareness of both the general public and healthcare professionals on Increasing education and awareness Lyme disease to mitigate the risks to Canadians posed by the disease.