Public health in Canada: What are the real issues?*

From: Canadian Journal of Public Health | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

As a result of both bioterrorist threats in the U.S.A. and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak, public attention has focused on the preparedness of Canada's public health system to deal with emergencies. Recent medical journal editorials1-3 have reacted strongly to the leaked release of a 2001 report, commissioned by the Council of Federal-Provincial/Territorial Deputy Ministers of Health, entitled "Survey of Public Health Capacity in Canada."4 The report, now in wide circulation, reveals that public health professionals across the country have many concerns about their ...

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