Table 1 1997 Ontario mandatory health programs and services guidelines

Equal Access

To ensure that all Ontarians have access to public health programs.

Health Hazard Investigation

To prevent or reduce adverse health outcomes resulting from exposure to health hazards as defined in the Health Protection and Promotion Act and including biological, physical, and chemical agents, natural or manmade.

Program Planning and Evaluation

To ensure that local programs address the health needs of the community, with cost-effective, efficient, evidence-based approaches.

Chronic Disease Prevention

To reduce the premature mortality and morbidity from preventable chronic diseases.

Early Detection of Cancer

To reduce mortality from breast cancer and cervical cancer by increasing early detection.

Injury Prevention Including Substance Abuse Prevention

To reduce disability, morbidity and mortality caused by motorized vehicles, bicycle crashes, alcohol and other substances, falls in the elderly and to prevent drowning in specific recreational water facilities.

Sexual Health

To promote healthy sexuality.

Reproductive Health

To support healthy pregnancies.

Child Health

To promote the health of children and youth.

Control of Infectious Diseases

To reduce the incidence of infectious diseases of public health importance.

Food Safety

To improve the health of the population by reducing the incidence of food-borne illness.

Infection Control

To reduce transmission of infectious diseases.

Rabies Control

To prevent the occurrence of rabies in humans.

Safe Water

To reduce the incidence of water-borne illness in the population.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Including HIV/AIDS

To reduce the incidence of and complications from all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV/AIDS.

Tuberculosis (TB) Control

To reduce the incidence of tuberculosis (TB).

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

To reduce the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases.