Ontario. Public Health Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Public Health Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Public Health Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1978-

      History

      The Public Health Branch was created in December 1978 within the Ontario Ministry of Health assuming the functions of the former Community Health Protection Branch and Health Promotion Branches. It originally formed part of the Health Programs Division.

      The Public Health Branch has reported to the following divisions over the course of its existence: Health Programs Division (1978-1982), Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Public and Mental Health (1983-1984), Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Community and Public Health (1985-1986), Community Health Programs Division (1987-1998), Institutional Health and Community Services Group (1998-99), Health System Management (1999), and the Health Care Programs Division (since 2000).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Public Health Branch provides consultative support services to Ontario boards of health and advice to managers within the Ontario Ministry of Health on public health issues. It manages a provincial epidemiology service and transfer payments for public health programs. The branch also maintains a comprehensive database for health care planning at the ministry and local levels.

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      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health (1972-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA42

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Public Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1978-1999

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (1999-)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA117

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care controls Ontario. Public Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1999-

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Community Health Protection Branch (1973-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1521

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Community Health Protection Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Public Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Health Promotion Branch (1973-1978)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1517

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Health Promotion Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Public Health Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1504

      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 Ministry of Health, 1978-1989

          KWIC Index to Ontario Government Services, 1999, 2000

          Maintenance notes

          Canadiana

          Archivist(s):
          Marg McIntyre