Ministry of Health Promotion (Ontario)
- Ministry of Health Promotion (Ontario)
The Ministry of Health Promotion in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the promotion of healthy living and disease prevention in the province.
The ministry was created in 2005 by the government of Dalton McGuinty. The first Minister of Health Promotion was Jim Watson; the second and current minister is Margarett Best.
See also
* Health promotion
External links
* [http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca Ministry of Health Promotion]
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