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The loss of that which never was: Evaluating changes to the senior management of the Public Health Agency of Canada
Author(s) -
Fafard Patrick,
Forest PierreGerlier
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12174
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , government (linguistics) , public health , officer , public administration , political science , public relations , medicine , sociology , law , nursing , social science , linguistics , philosophy
In the fall of 2014, the Government of Canada formally split the role of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) into two positions: the CPHO and the President of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Despite concerns raised by the public health community, these changes are consistent with the CPHO's authority. However, the nature of responsible government means that the CPHO cannot simultaneously serve as an independent advocate for policies and programs that might prevent disease and as a senior advisor to the government of the day.