Chief Public Health Officer of Canada – 2023 Annual Report

On October 30, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada released her Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2023: Creating the Conditions for Resilient Communities: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies.

The report proposes a health promotion approach to emergency management, within which public health can work with partners in different sectors to build healthier and more resilient communities, with a strong focus on equity, by laying the foundations to better prevent, withstand, and recover from emergencies. The report concludes with a chapter entitled “The Way Forward”, which outlines tangible actions to bring health promotion into emergency management policies and practice.

The CPHO Statement can be read here.

Summary Presentation Slide can be viewed here.