This report was developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) and the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT), in collaboration with the Network of Schools and Programs of Population and Public Health (NSPPPH), in response to a request from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Short overview of pan-Canadian initiatives related to public health training capacity since the early 2000s
According to information gathered, in the aftermath of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health (Naylor Committee) reported that a thorough review of public health training programs was...