Carmen Connolly was appointed Director, Canadian Population Health Initiative at the Canadian Institute for Health Information in June 1999. 

Ms Connolly obtained a B. Sc. from the University of Ottawa, in 1973.  After graduation, she served as a volunteer with the Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) in Togo, West Africa and, upon her return to Canada, she worked for several years in a clinical setting.  She returned to graduate school at the University of Toronto where she obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health from the School of Hygiene, in 1976, and an MA in Adult Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, in 1980. 

Ms. Connolly has extensive experience in policy development, program management and strategic planning and has held a number of progressively senior positions in  health, academic and governments sectors.  In addition, Ms. Connolly has volunteered on several national, provincial and regional Boards and Committees such as the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario,  Ryerson University, and the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. 

In her capacity as Director, Canadian Population Health Initiative  (CPHI) at CIHI, Ms. Connolly's principal responsibilities relate to ensuring that CPHI carries out its core functions:

·         Generate new knowledge on the determinants of heath;

·         Contribute the development of a population health information system and infrastructure;

·         Analyze and synthesize population health research findings and promote the transfer of knowledge to policy/decision makers; and,

·         Develop and disseminate reports for decision-makers and the public on the policy implications of population health research findings and changing patterns of population health.

Contact information:

Carmen Connolly,  CConnolly@cihi.ca,  613 241 7800 ext 4038

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