Identity area
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Public Health Nursing Branch
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Division of Public Health Nursing
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Description area
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The Public Health Nursing Branch (originally named the Division of Public Health Nursing) was created on April 1, 1944 within the Ontario Department of Health. It assumed public health nursing functions from the Division of Maternal and Child Hygiene and Public Health Nursing.
The Branch was staffed by a Director, an Education Supervisor and five regional supervisors.
When the Department of Health was reorganized in 1966 the Public Health Nursing Branch ceased to exist. Its functions were transferred to the Local Health Services Branch in the new Public Health Division.
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The Public Health Nursing Branch assisted local boards of health in Ontario with the organization and development of public health nursing services including the procurement of qualified staff and the development of local educational programs.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Annual reports of the Department of Health, 1959-1966
Inventory RG 10
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana
Archivist(s):
Marg McIntyre