This report presents an evidence-informed vision for a pan-Canadian public health data system, commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of Canada to inform the 2021 annual CPHO report. The overall objective of this review was to provide approaches to establishing and assuring the components for developing a data system, along with consideration of overarching factors such as options for coordinating and leading the development and operation of a coordinated network of systems to inform a bold vision for a renewed public health system in Canada.
The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health, in partnership with the authors and the Office of the CPHO are publishing this report to allow broader dissemination of these findings.
To read this report, click here.
To read the 2021 CPHO report, click here.
To read the 3 other reports that were commissioned to inform the 2021 CPHO report, click here.
The NCC for Methods and Tools recently hosted a webinar with author David Buckeridge to present the findings of this report.
To watch the recording, click here.
To access the webinar slides, click here.