Toronto Public Health is a city department of the City of Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 and is responsible for promoting public health policy in the city.

The current department was formed in 1998, replacing the public health units of the former cities of Toronto, York

York, Ontario

York is a dissolved municipality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of Etobicoke, where it is bounded by the Humber River. Formerly a separate city, it was one of six municipalities that amalgamated in 1998 to form...

, North York, Scarborough

Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...

 and Etobicoke and the borough of East York

East York

East York can refer to:*East York, Pennsylvania, United States*East York, Ontario, Canada...

.

The department has an approximate budget of $182,672,000 (2004).

Medical Officer of Health

• Dr. Sheela Basrur
  Sheela Basrur
  Sheela Basrur, O.Ont was a Canadian medical doctor and former Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health. She resigned from these positions late in 2006 to undergo treatment for cancer.-Life and training:Basrur was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1956 to...
  
   – 1998–2005
• Dr. Barbara Yaffe – 2005 (acting)
• Dr. David McKeown – 2005–present