Ontario. Public Health Administration Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Public Health Administration Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Public Health Administration Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1960-1966

      History

      The Public Health Administration Branch was formed in 1960 within the Ontario Department of Health as a result of the amalagamation of the Health Units Branch and the office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.

      The Branch consisted of several sections including the following: Local Health Services, Nutrition Services, Public Health Education, Northern Ontario Public Health Service, Homes for Special Care and the Departmental Library.

      The Public Health Administration Branch was replaced by the Public Health Division in 1966.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Public Health Administration Branch provided public health administration consultative services to local boards of health in Ontario and their staff as well as assistance to local groups interested in the establishment of Health Units. The Branch also maintained a nutrition service and was responsible for the operation of the library of the Ontario Department of Health.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Health (1924-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA37

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Health controls Ontario. Public Health Administration Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1960-1966

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Public Health Division (1966-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1399

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Public Health Division is the successor of Ontario. Public Health Administration Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Health Units Branch (1952-1960)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1487

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Health Units Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Public Health Administration Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Local Health Services Branch (1966-1973)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1516

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Local Health Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Public Health Administration Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1488

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Annual reports of the Deaprtment of Health, 1960-1966.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana

          Archivist(s):
          Marg McIntyre