About Ottawa Public Health
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has legislated responsibility for delivering public health services including health protection, disease and injury prevention, control of communicable diseases, family health services and responding to public health services.
OPH is a teaching health unit (site of the provincial Public Health Research, Education and Development Program (PHRED)) and works with all post secondary educational institutions in the area.
What we do
Protection
- Work with public health professionals, like health inspectors, nurses and doctors, to protect the overall health and well being of the community
- Goal to protect the community from communicable diseases and hazards involving biological, chemical, radiological or nuclear substances.
Promotion
- Work with individuals and communities to improve their own health by:
- Encouraging healthy public policy
- Developing personal skills
- Creating supportive environments
- Strengthening community action
- Re-orienting the health system
Surveillance
- Monitors population health status by detecting and tracking outbreaks, patterns of communicable and non-communicable disease, demographic profiles, behavioural risk factors, adverse health events and exposure to toxic substances including environmental agents harmful to health.
Provides health prevention programs and services, management and control of infectious and communicable diseases, clinic services including immunization, early detection of cancer and sexual health and supports optimum health choices for individuals, families and communities.
Jobs with OPH
Find out about recruitment opportunities.
Ottawa Board of Health
The Board of Health is responsible for upholding standards under the Health Protection and Promotion Act and other legislation, and for establishing the overall objectives and priorities of OPH. Learn more about the board, its members and read the latest minutes and agendas.
Contact us
Call us
TTY: 613-580-9656, Toll free: 1-866-426-8885
Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm
The Ottawa Public Health Information Line (OPHIL) offers free confidential information and advice on a variety of health topics, ranging from:
- Immunization
- Breastfeeding
- Tobacco cessation
- Physical activity and healthy eating
- HIV/AIDS and sexual health
- Food safety
Additional contacts
- Childhood immunization 613-580-6744, ext 24108
- Dental Health Services 613-580-6744, ext 23510
- A Public Health Inspector 613-580-6744, ext 23748
- A Public Health Nutritionist 613-580-6744, ext 23403
- The Medical Officer of Health 613-580-6744, ext 23681
- Employee Directory
Email us
E-mailing personal and confidential health related information to the Ottawa Public Health is not recommended. If you have a question related to a specific health issue, contact your health care professional directly. This web site is neither licensed, nor able to comment on specific personal health problems.
Write to us
Ottawa Public Health
100 Constellation Crescent
Nepean, ON
K2G 6J8