Event Details

Identifying priority populations is essential to advancing health equity in public health planning, program development, and service delivery. Niagara Region Public Health developed the Priority Populations Identification Framework to support a consistent, data and evidence-informed approach that aligns with the Ontario Public Health Standards. The Framework consists of three stages, preparing, collecting and analyzing, and consolidating. The collecting and analyzing stage draws on three evidence domains: data analysis, literature, and emerging trends. Together, these domains incorporate local surveillance and epidemiological data, relevant research and published evidence, and qualitative insights. This PHO Rounds will review the purpose, development, and key components of the Framework and demonstrate its application through an example.

Intended Audience: 

Public health professionals, including Medical Officers of Health (MOHs), Associate Medical Officers of Health (AMOHs) or public health unit staff involved or interested in identifying priority populations to inform a range of planning activities.

By the end of this event, participants will be able to:

• Describe the benefits of identifying priority populations in a consistent and systematic way.
• Explain the key components of the Priority Populations Identification Framework developed by Niagara Region Public Health.
• Identify opportunities to apply the Framework across public health settings, programs, and services.

Hayley Hebert, BHSc, MBA, MPH is a Program Specialist with Niagara Region Public Health’s Planning, Evaluation, and Continuous Quality Improvement team. She supports departmental initiatives and the Environmental Health Division through project coordination, planning, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement activities.

Emily Chemnitz, BSc, MSc is an Epidemiologist with Niagara Region Public Health’s Analytics and Informatics team. She supports strategic initiatives across the department through epidemiological analysis, data interpretation, collaboration, and the development of data-informed tools, processes, and recommendations.

The opinions expressed by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies or views of Public Health Ontario, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by Public Health Ontario.

Public Health Ontario Rounds are a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

Other colleges, including the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, may accept RCPSC accredited events on a per-hour basis. Please contact your relevant college should you have any questions.

In order to receive written documentation for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, please check "Yes" beside the question "Do you require CME credits?" on the registration form.

For more information or for a record of registration for other Continuing Education purposes, please contact capacitybuilding@oahpp.ca.

Public Health Ontario is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodations to participate in this event, please contact 647-260-7100 or capacitybuilding@oahpp.ca.