Public Health and PHC in PHSA

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Core programs in public health (MoH)

• Surveillance
• Prevention
• Protection
• Promotion
  • First year developments:
  • Food safety (BCCDC)
  • Food security (PPP)
  • Healthy living: tobacco, healthy weights (PPP)
  • Air quality (BCCDC)
  • Dental health (CH)
  • Water quality (BCCDC)

HA core programs requirements

• Evidence review
• Indicators and performance measures
• Benchmarks
• Gap analysis
• Performance implementation plan
• HA targets
• Public reporting on performance
• Inclusion in performance agreements

PHSA Public Health Activities

• Surveillance: infectious disease, chronic disease, injuries, patient safety (BCCDC, BCCA, Trauma Registry)
• Protection:
  • ID control (BCCDC)
  • Environmental health – water, food, air, sewage, toxic exposures (NCC@BCCDC)
  • Patient safety (BCCDC, PPP)
  • Disaster preparedness (BCCDC)
• Prevention:
  • Chronic disease control (tobacco, obesity, nutrition, physical activity, drugs & alcohol, etc) (PPP)
  • Cancer prevention & screening (BCCA)
  • Injury prevention (CH)
  • Prevention of birth defects (C&WH)
• Promotion: workplace wellness, others

Opportunities

• Public Health Agency for Canada – $300M public health infrastructure
• National & provincial health goals
• Provincial MoH core programs – $8m, 16M & 24M for public health infrastructure
• SFU/UBC Schools of Public & Population Health
• International health initiatives