title: The future role and education of public health inspectors in Canada.
abstract: Canadian Public Health Inspectors (PHI) must adapt to changes in their working environment. The spectrum of PHI duties in many provinces has expanded and become less uniform across provinces. Traditional roles have disappeared in Quebec. Possible futures are discussed along with the educational options available. The two major employment futures are either to concentrate on working within the public health team or to seek to become competitive in areas outside of traditional public health. The public health option is recommended. Education can be as a generalist or a specialist, with specialization occurring before or after graduation.
authors.affiliation: Strategic Management Group, Faculty of Administration, University of Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fulton
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sutherland
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D004501:Education, Medical; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D011786:Quality Control; D011792:Quebec