Contested roles of Canada’s Chief Medical Officers of Health
| Autor: | Brittany McNena, Patrick Fafard, Steven J. Hoffman, Agatha Suszek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Administrateur en chef de la santé publique
Canada medicine.medical_specialty Médecin-hygiéniste Médecin-hygiéniste en chef Legislation Gouvernance de la santé publique Public administration Santé publique Physician Executives Statute Power (social and political) Chief Public Health Officer 03 medical and health sciences Mots-clés Political science Legal analysis 050602 political science & public administration medicine Humans Physician's Role Confusion Public health Government 030505 public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Chief Medical Officer of Health 0506 political science 3. Good health Medical Officer of Health Commentary Mandate medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Public health governance |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1920-7476 0008-4263 |
| DOI: | 10.17269/s41997-018-0080-3 |
| Popis: | The roles and responsibilities of Canada’s Chief Medical Officers of Health (CMOHs) are contested. On the one hand, they are senior public servants who confidentially advise government on public health matters and manage the implementation of government priorities. On the other hand, CMOHs are perceived as independent communicators and advocates for public health. This article analyzes public health legislation across Canada that governs the CMOH role. Our legal analysis reveals that the presence and degree of advisory, communication, and management roles for the CMOH vary considerably across the country. In many jurisdictions, the power and authority of the CMOH is not clearly defined in legislation. This creates great potential for confusion and conflict, particularly with respect to CMOHs’ authority to act as public health advocates. We call on governments to clarify their preferences when it comes to the CMOH role and either amend the relevant statute or otherwise find ways to clarify the mandate of their CMOHs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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