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Welcome to the official website of the Ontario Public Health Libraries Association (OPHLA).

Our association is a collective of experienced information professionals with public health expertise who deliver library and information services to the public health workforce in Ontario. Members have long supported public health professionals in their efforts to find, organize and use information effectively to strengthen research, education, programs and services.

Currently, 16 of the 36 public health units across Ontario have libraries. In 2009 alone, OPHLA members working in these libraries conducted over 4,000 literature searches, delivered over 25,000 full text articles, and trained over 1,500 public health practitioners on accessing evidence-based information.