title: [Public health in Quebec at the dawn of the 21st century].
abstract: This paper summarises the status of public health in Quebec at the dawn of the 21st century. After introducing the current definition, the author lays out five basic functions of public health in Quebec: knowledge and surveillance of populations health and wellbeing, health protection; prevention of disease, trauma and social problems that influence health; health and wellbeing promotion; and service organization and evaluation. The organization of public health services is then described at the local level (CLSC), regional level (Public health units) and national level (Ministry, Public health directorate and National Institute of Public Health). Finally, the trends and priorities elaborated over the last ten years, as well as the National Public Health Program to be implemented over the next ten years are described.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colin
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011792:Quebec; D012924:Social Conditions; D014947:Wounds and Injuries