Rebuilding public health on more than thoughts and prayers

Abstract

Sweeping reviews will be conducted once the COVID-19 pandemic concludes to support public health system strengthening. Unfortunately, these reviews will find what past reviews on public health in Canada have found: limited evidence on the organization, financing, and delivery of public health services. This is due to inattention to the field of public health services and systems research (PHSSR) in Canada. To avoid this pandemic becoming “just another public health crisis,” PHSSR must be prioritized by public health and health service research associations, funders, and scholars.