Public health starts with prevention and health promotion

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By MPP Toby Barrett

To The Haldimand Press

To build healthier communities, the Ontario government must consider how best to deliver public health in a way that is resilient, efficient, nimble, and modern. This must be done in a way that meets the evolving health needs and priorities of Ontario’s families.

For too long, public health has existed in isolation from the broader health care system – a concern highlighted by Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk. The provincial government has now developed a comprehensive plan to help keep Ontarians healthy and out of hospitals through prevention and health promotion.

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