Influence of revised public health standards on health equity action: a qualitative study in Ontario, Canada

Abstract Background In 2008, a revised set of public health standards was released in the province of Ontario, Canada. The updated Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) introduced a new policy mandate that required local public health units (PHUs) to identify “priority populations” for public healt...

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Main Authors: Nadha Hassen, Ingrid Tyler, Heather Manson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0677-9