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The weakening of public health: A threat to population health and health care system sustainability

L’affaiblissement de la santé publique: une menace pour la santé des populations et la viabilité du système de soins de santé

Canadian Journal of Public Health volume 108, pages e1–e6 (2017)Cite this article

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  1. Assistant Clinical Professor, Public Health Clinical Department, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ak’ingabe Guyon MSc, MDCM, CCFP, FRCPC

  2. Professor and Senior Scholar, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Trevor Hancock MB, BS, MHSc, HonFFPH (UK)

  3. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Megan Kirk RN, BNSc, MSc

  4. Professor, School of Nursing and Co-Director, Research in Public Health Systems and Services Initiative, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Marjorie MacDonald RN, PhD

  5. Associate Professor, Saskatoon Health Region, University of Saskatchewan and CMHO, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Cory Neudorf BSc, MHSc, MD, FRCPC

  6. Medical Officer of Health/CEO, Sudbury & District Health Unit, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Penny Sutcliffe MD, MHSc, FRCPC

  7. Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    James Talbot MD, PhD, FRCPC

  8. Adjunct Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Gaynor Watson-Creed MSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC

  9. Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ak’ingabe Guyon MSc, MDCM, CCFP, FRCPC

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Guyon, A., Hancock, T., Kirk, M. et al. The weakening of public health: A threat to population health and health care system sustainability. Can J Public Health 108, e1–e6 (2017). https://doi.org/10.17269/CJPH.108.6143

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