(laÉª) vb (intr) , lies, lying, lay (leÉª) or lain (leÉªn) 1. (often foll by down) to place oneself or be in a prostrate position, horizontal to the ground. 2. to be situated, esp on a horizontal surface: the pencil is lying on the desk; India lies to the south of Russia.
The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is the federal government's lead public health professional. Speaking to Canadians, health professionals, stakeholders, and the public about issues affecting the population's health.
The Medical Health Officer (MHO) for the Vancouver Island Health Authority oversees a wide variety of initiatives designed to promote and protect public health.ublic health is the organized effort of society to protect and improve the population's health and well being through health promotion; reducing inequalities in health status; prevention of disease, injury, disability, and premature death; and protection from environmental and other hazards to health.