Structure
OPHA is a member-driven organization with three classes of membership: Individual, Constituent Society, and Honorary.
The affairs of OPHA are managed and directed by a Board of Directors consisting of not more than 24 Directors, each of whom shall be either a Member of OPHA and duly elected at the Annual General Meeting, or appointed to the Board of Directors by a Constituent Society. The Board of Directors is responsible and accountable to the membership.
A core group of staff members comprises the Secretariat who, under the guidance of an Executive Director, provides administrative services to the Board of Directors, association members and workgroup volunteers, and responds to queries from the public.
In addition, OPHA manages a number of programs that provide timely, credible and relevant support to public and community health practitioners. Funding for OPHA programs comes from external sources such as the federal or provincial governments, or private foundations.
Below is a diagram of the inter-connectedness of the various structures of OPHA.
