Publications
Strengthening Organizational Leadership Competencies for Public Health System Governance
Discover this infographic showcasing 20 organizational leadership competencies for governing public health systems in Canada. Developed through a study led by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero and her collaborators, these competencies are grouped into eight domains: systems thinking, policy development, implementation and evaluation, partnership and collaboration, anti-oppression and decolonization, organizational learning, oversight and monitoring, resource management, and legal competence. This work aims to strengthen leadership capacity and governance across Canada’s public health systems.
Profiles of Public Health Systems in Canadian Provinces and Territories
The NCCHPP is publishing a series of profiles detailing public health systems in Canadian provinces and territories.
Poster – Public Health Surveillance Functions in International Jurisdictions
This poster presents an overview of an international environmental scan aimed at describing characteristics of national public health surveillance functions from countries with contexts comparable to Canada. This study equips public health professionals with insights to better identify and understand the dynamics of public health surveillance systems across international contexts, akin to Canada’s. It sheds light on the imperative of infectious disease surveillance, especially highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also pointing towards future challenges and opportunities such as real-time data utilization, digitalization, and enhanced knowledge sharing. Through this, it supports efforts to refine surveillance strategies, innovate with data integration, and foster informed decision-making for improved public health outcomes.
International environmental scan of public health surveillance functions
This environmental scan aims to describe characteristics of national public health surveillance functions from countries with comparable contexts to Canada to provide a global perspective on corporate surveillance system coordination functions at a national level.
Supporting Public Health Human Resource Planning: A Survey of Canadian Universities’ Public Health Training Programs
This document provides a snapshot of Canadian university public health education program offerings in 2022 and is intended to inform ongoing discussions related to public health workforce planning and capacity building in Canada.
Report – Governing for the Public’s Health: Governance Options for a Strengthened and Renewed Public Health System in Canada
This report presents the findings from a literature review that was commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of Canada to inform the 2021 annual CPHO report entitled: A Vision to Transform Canada’s Public Health System.
Structural Profile of Public Health in Canada: Indigenous Health
This section of the Structural Profile of Public Health in Canada is designed to examine structures dedicated to Indigenous health in Canada.
Structural Profile of Public Health in Canada
This resource, in the form of a table, shows how public health is organized at the federal, provincial and territorial levels in Canada. It was last updated in 2018.