Defining the "local public health unit" for public health systems and services research in Canada

Charles Plante^{1

2}, Navdeep Sandhu³, Thilina Bandara^{4

3

5}, Daniel Fuller⁴, Cordell Neudorf^{4

3}

Affiliations

¹ Saskatchewan Health Authority, Research Department, St. Andrew's College, 1121 College Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W3, Canada. charles.plante@usask.ca.
² Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Health Science Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada. charles.plante@usask.ca.
³ Urban Public Health Network, 655 Whiteswan Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 8A2, Canada.
⁴ Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Health Science Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
⁵ School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, S7N 2Z4, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

Editorial

Charles Plante et al. Can J Public Health. 2023 Feb.

. 2023 Feb;114(1):5-9.

doi: 10.17269/s41997-022-00714-9. Epub 2022 Dec 2.

Charles Plante^{1

2}, Navdeep Sandhu³, Thilina Bandara^{4

3

5}, Daniel Fuller⁴, Cordell Neudorf^{4

3}

¹ Saskatchewan Health Authority, Research Department, St. Andrew's College, 1121 College Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W3, Canada. charles.plante@usask.ca.
² Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Health Science Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada. charles.plante@usask.ca.
³ Urban Public Health Network, 655 Whiteswan Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 8A2, Canada.
⁴ Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Health Science Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
⁵ School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, S7N 2Z4, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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