The Office of the
Chief
Medical Officers of Health is responsible for the Department
of Health Promotion and Protection's legislated responsibility to protect and promote the public's health in the
following areas:
- Communicable disease control
- Environmental health
- Emergency preparedness and response.
In addition staff in the Office of the Chief Medical Officers of Health, in collaboration
with academic expertise at Dalhousie University, function as an expert resource in
community health science and an epidemiological resource for the department, the
health districts, and other relevant government and community groups.
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