Office Of The Chief Provincial Public Health Officer

Meet the Team


Chief and Deputy Chief Provincial Public Health Officers

The Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer (CPPHO) is led by the chief provincial public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, and the deputy chief provincial public health officer, Dr. Jazz Atwal.


Dr. Brent Roussin

Dr. Brent Roussin

Dr. Brent Roussinhas served has Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer since June 2019.

After starting his medical career as a family physician, Roussin pursued his interests in the social determinants of health, the legal aspects of medicine and the law itself by earning a law degree and completing his speciality training in public health and preventive medicine.

Prior to his role as chief provincial public health officer, Dr. Roussin worked as a medical officer of health for the federal First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.

Born and raised in Manitoba, Dr. Roussin holds medical and law degrees from the University of Manitoba and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.


Dr. Jazz Atwal

Dr. Jazz Atwal

Dr. Jazz Atwal has served has Manitoba's deputy chief provincial public health officer since March 2021.

After starting his medical career as a family physician, Dr. Atwal became the medical consultant for the Headingley Correctional Centre and later, the Women's Correctional Centre, where he oversees general medical care of inmates, provides on-call services to assist inmate care after hours and provides public health care related to infectious disease, immunizations, health promotion and health protection.

Dr. Atwal has previously served as a medical officer of health for the Prairie Mountain Health region as well as the director of care and treatment with the federal First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.

Born and raised in Manitoba, Dr. Atwal holds a medical degree, a master's degree in public health and a certificate in public health and preventative medicine, all from the University of Manitoba. Dr. Atwal is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.



Medical Officers of Health

Medical officers of health (MOHs) are specialists that support other health-care providers to manage public health responses to certain diseases and programs. Manitoba has a team of MOHs located throughout the province.

MOHs are responsible for:

  • contributing to policy, strategy and program development,
  • providing expert public health consultation and leadership,
  • providing mentorship through medical education and training, and
  • advocating for, and communicating about, the public's health and perform their legislated requirements for investigating and mitigating health hazards.

Medical officers of health are specialists that support other health-care providers to manage public health responses to certain diseases and programs, including sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) and vaccinations.

Manitoba's medical officers of health are: