Organization
This section describes the Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ organizational structure.
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Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer
Penny Sutcliffe (MD, MHSc, FRCPC) began her appointment with Public Health Sudbury & Districts in 2000 as the area’s Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer. A Specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Dr. Sutcliffe completed most of her training in Toronto with two years in Newfoundland and Labrador.
While Northeastern Ontario is now her home, she has worked in Thompson, Manitoba, as Medical Officer of Health, and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, as Regional Medical Officer of Health and Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Territories.
Dr. Sutcliffe completed her Royal College Fellowship in Preventive Medicine and Public Health in 1997 through the University of Toronto and trained in family medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She obtained her medical degree in 1992 from the University of Toronto.
Dr. Sutcliffe’s 2007/08 sabbatical year in Québec City enhanced her French-language abilities and also her understanding of the unique health system structures and processes in Québec.
She has participated in many provincial initiatives contributing to public health renewal in Ontario. She has been the Chair of the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health (COMOH) and President and a board member of the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa). She was a member of the Agency Implementation Task Force and of the Research and Knowledge Transfer Subcommittee and the Public Health Funding Subcommittee of the Capacity Review Committee.
Dr. Sutcliffe has a faculty appointment with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine as Associate Professor of Public Health, Human Sciences Division, and Associate Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, at Lakehead University/Laurentian University.
She was the chair of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeon’s Examination Board for Community Medicine. She is a recipient of the Canadian Health Research Foundation’s Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) Fellowship (2008-2010) and received a Master’s Certificate in Leadership following her participation in the first cohort of the Ontario Medical Association/Canadian Medical Association/Schulich School of Business Physician Leadership Development Program (2010-2011).
Dr. Sutcliffe has a longstanding interest in health promotion and population health and a keen understanding of how local public health efforts can effectively reduce social inequities in health. Rural and northern health, public health systems and evidence-informed practice are areas of great interest to her.
Associate Medical Officer of Health and Director of Clinical Services
Dr. Zbar joined Public Health Sudbury & Districts in August 2016. She is currently the Associate Medical Officer of Health (AMOH) and Director of Clinical Services. As AMOH, under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health (MOH), Dr. Zbar’s responsibilities include assisting in performing the duties of the MOH, and supporting the MOH, the Board of Health, and the organization in achieving the public health mandate by providing leadership and surge capacity. As Director of Clinical Services, Dr. Zbar provides leadership in program areas including infectious and vaccine-preventable diseases, sexual health and needle exchange, Healthy Babies Healthy Children and oral health.
Dr. Zbar completed her Public Health and Preventive Medicine training at Queen’s University. She holds a Master of Public Health and a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University and a medical degree from the University of British Columbia. In addition, Dr. Zbar holds a Bachelor of Science, with a major in microbiology and immunology, and a minor in pharmacology, from McGill University.
Executive Assistant and Secretary to the Board of Health
Rachel Quesnel
Strategic Engagement Unit
Positions:
- Nicole Frappier, Assistant Director
- Communications Manager
- Communications Officer
- Communications Assistant
- Graphic Designer
Programs:
- Communications
Clinical Services Division
Positions:
- Dr. Ariella Zbar, Associate Medical Officer of Health and Director
- Divisional Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- Managers, Clinical Services
- Nurse Practitioners
- Dental Health Educators
- Dental Hygienists
- Public Health Nurses
- Program Assistants
- Family Home Visitors
- Office Assistants
Programs:
- Nursing Quality Assurance
- Nursing Practice Leadership
- Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control
- Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-borne Infections (including HIV)
- The Point (Harm Reduction Supplies and Services)
- Tuberculosis prevention and Control
- Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Dental Health Program
- Early Years – Nurse Practitioner
- Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
Corporate Services Division
Positions:
- France Quirion, Director
- Divisional Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistants
- Manager, Human Resources
- Manager, Accounting Services
- Manager, Information Technology
- Manager, Building and Emergency Support Services
- Specialist, Quality and Monitoring
- Officer, Volunteer Resources
- Records and Information Management Officer
- Building Maintenance Technician
- Finance Clerks
- Junior Accountant
- Information Technologists
- Payroll and Benefits Administrator
- Senior Information Technology System Analyst
- Information Technology Business System
- Secretary
- Office Assistants
Services:
- Accessibility for people with disabilities
- Accounting
- Business Continuity Plan
- Building and Emergency Support Services
- Corporate Legislation and Administrative Policies
- Contract Service Agreements
- District Office and Intake Clerical Support
- Health and Safety
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Quality and Organizational Standards
- Records Management
- Volunteer Resources
Health Promotion Division
Positions:
- Sandra Laclé, Director
- Divisional Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- Manager, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Early Detection of Cancer
- Manager, School and Post-Secondary Health
- Manager, Reproductive and Child Health
- Manager, Workplace Wellness, Alcohol Misuse Prevention, and Tobacco, Injury and Falls Prevention
- Manager, Indigenous Engagement
- Manager, Mental Health and Addictions
- Regional Program Officer, Smoke-Free Ontario
- Regional Youth Specialist, Smoke-Free Ontario
- Health Promoters
- Health Promotion Workers
- Public Health Nutritionists
- Public Health Dietitians
- Community Nutrition Assistant
- Office Assistants
- Program Assistants
- Public Health Nurses
- Secretary
Programs:
- Alcohol Misuse Prevention
- Healthy Communities
- Injury and Falls Prevention
- Prevention of Chronic Diseases (Healthy Eating, Healthy Weights, Comprehensive Tobacco Control, Physical Activity, Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation, Diabetes Prevention)
- School Health (Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program, Resiliency)
- Workplace Wellness
- Reproductive Health
- Child Health
Environmental Health Division
Positions:
- Stacey Laforest, Director
- Divisional Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- Managers, Environmental Health
- Environmental Support Officers
- Health Promoter
- Public Health Inspectors
- Tobacco Enforcement Officers
- Program Assistant
- Office Assistants
Programs:
- Environmental Health Policy
- Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control
- Health Hazard Prevention and Management
- Food Safety
- Part 8/Ontario Building Code (Septic Systems)
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- Rabies Prevention and Control
- Safe Water
- Tobacco Enforcement
- Vector Borne Diseases including West Nile virus (WNv)
Knowledge and Strategic Services
Positions:
- Renée St Onge, Director
- Divisional Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- Manager, Research, Evaluation, and Knowledge Exchange
- Manager, Population Health Assessment and Surveillance
- Manager, Professional Practice and Development
- Manager, Health Equity
- Social Determinants of Health Nurses
- Foundational Standard Specialists
- Epidemiologists
- Education Services Officer
- Data Analyst
- Office Assistant
- Program Assistant
- Research Assistant
Knowledge and Strategic Services plays both a key leadership and support role in the implementation of the Foundational Standard of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS), and in the areas of professional practice and development. Our core function is to provide reliable information, share knowledge, and build capacity to support excellence in public health practice within the agency.
Activities related to the Foundational Standard include:
- population health assessment and surveillance
- research and knowledge exchange
- program evaluation
- health equity
Activities related to professional practice and development include:
- staff development
- student education
- professional practice
Activities of the Strategic Engagement Unit:
- communications
- community and stakeholder engagement
- strategic planning
This item was last modified on August 21, 2018