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Dr. Charles Gardner is the Medical Officer of Health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer to the Board of Health and is responsible for the overall programs and operations of the health unit. Dr. Gardner joined the Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit in 2005, after having served as the Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit for seven years. Prior to that, he worked in general practice for four years in communities in Newfoundland and New Brunswick and worked for a year as well in Zimbabwe. Dr. Gardner received his medical degree from Queen’s University in Kingston. He gained a fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in the specialty of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in 1998. Dr. Gardner is a past chair of the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health, a past president for the Association for Local Public Health Agencies, a past president of the Ontario Council for Community Health Accreditation, and a past member of the Ontario Public Health Leadership Council. Dr. Gardner is currently a member of the Ontario Tobacco Control System Committee, and co-chair of the Public Health Sector Strategic Plan Table, Promoting Healthy Environments, Both Natural and Artificial.