Public Health
The core functions of public health are population health assessment, health surveillance, disease and injury prevention, health promotion and health protection.
Manitoba Public Health aims to provide the leadership and coordination for an integrated approach to public health programs and services. To focus on the prevention and control of diseases and the promotion of health, it is organized into the functional branches listed below.
Visit the Public Health A-Z index for an alphabetical listing of public health topics and information.
Communicable Disease Control
- Main site
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections
- Diseases and Immunization (Vaccination)
- Manitoba's Immunization Program: Vaccines Offered Free of Charge
- Tick-borne Diseases
- West Nile Virus
Environmental Health
- Main site
- Contact a Public Health Inspector
- Diseases from Animals, Insects and Parasites
- Environmental Health Risk Assessment
- Food Handler Training
- Health Protection
- Health Protection Reports
- Health Effects of Smoke Exposure from Wildland Fires
Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Main Page
- Disease Information and Management
- Reports and Updates
- Legislation and Guidelines
- Data Access: Policies, Procedures and Forms
Chief Provincial Public Health Officer
Active Living, Population and Public Health |
- Coronavirus
- Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections
- Seasonal Flu
- Overdose/Naloxone Kits
- Weekly Influenza Reports
- Cold Weather and Your Health
- Health Protection Reports
- Contact a Public Health Inspector
- Rabies Surveillance
- Public Health Information Management Systems (PHIMS)
- Provincial Public Health Nursing Standards
- Guide to Laws on Use of Tanning Equipment
- Health Care Provider Information Resources and Order Form
