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Medical Officer of Health, Medical Health Officer or District Medical Officer, is a title commonly used for the senior government official of a health department or agency, usually at a municipal, county/district, state/province, or regional level. The post is held by a physician who serves to advise and lead a team of public health professionals such as environmental health officers and public health nurses on matters of public health importance. The equivalent senior health official at the national level is often referred to as the Chief Medical Officer, although the title varies across countries, for example known as the Surgeon General in the United States and the Chief Public Health Officer in Canada. ==Canada== In Canada, all communities are under the jurisdiction of an MOH. The roles of the MOH vary across jurisdictions, but always include responsibilities related to public health and safety, and may include the following functions:〔(''Role of the Medical Officer of Health.'' ) Health Canada, accessed 16 January 2012.〕 *responsibility for communicable disease control; *assessing environmental threats to human health; *providing leadership in public health emergency situations; *overseeing health surveillance activities; *providing expert advise on health promotion and disease prevention; *recommending and developing public health policy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Medical Officer for Health」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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