Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer

The Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer (CPPHO) is responsible for taking the lead on public health in the province. Broadly speaking, public health is the organized efforts to keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness and early death. It includes programs, services and policies that promote and protect the health of people and the communities where we live, learn, work and play.

The main roles of the chief and deputy chief provincial public health officers are to:

• monitor and report on the health status of Manitobans,
• support government departments and other partners to improve the overall health of Manitobans and reduce health disparities,
• take appropriate action consistent with the powers and responsibilities described for the CPPHO in The Public Health Act, and
• advance public health knowledge and capacity.