title: Building Public Health Ontario: experience in developing a new public health agency.
abstract: The history and development of Ontario's new public health agency, Public Health Ontario, is explored. The governance model and organizational structure are identified along with an overview of the relationship with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The strategic mission and vision are described as are the key functions. The building of the organization through new investments and divestments is explained. The paper concludes with an overview of the challenges encountered and the opportunities ahead.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Ontario and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. vivek.goel@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009864:Ontario; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000191:economics
keywords: Organizational Innovation; Public Health; Public Health Administration