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Following a series of major public health events in the early 2000s, including the Walkerton waterborne outbreak of E. coli and the outbreak of SARS, a key recommendation for Ontario was the creation of an arms-length scientific and technical organization. Public Health Ontario (PHO) began operations in 2008. This video covers how PHO was established, why we exist, how we build capacity in the public health workforce with our educational offerings, and how we keep Ontarians safe and healthy.