January 16, 2014 - Agenda

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Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.
399 Ridout Street North
Side Entrance, (Recessed Door)
Board of Health Boardroom

Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest

Approval of Agenda

Election of Officers

Item #1 – Report No. 001-14

Approval Of Minutes

Public Session December 12, 2013

Business Arising from the Minutes

Schedule of Appointments

7:05 - 7:20 p.m. Ms. Trish Fulton, Chair, Finance and Facilities Committee re Item # 2 - Report No. 002-14 re Finance and Facilities Committee – January 9, 2014

Please Note: The Board of Health will consider Items #3 and #4 before resuming the Schedule of Appointments

7:45 – 8:00 p.m. Dr. Maria VanHarten, Dental Consultant re Item #5 - Report No. 005-14 re Access to Dental Care for Adults

Item #	Report Name and Number	Link to Additional Information	Delegation	Recommendation	Information	Brief Overview
1	Election of Officers Report 001-14	Appendix A		x		To fulfill the requirements of the first Board of Health meeting of each year, e.g., election of Chair/Vice Chair for 2014
Committee Reports
2	Finance and Facilities Committee (FFC) Report – January 9, 2014 Report 002-14	Appendix A	x	x		For the Board of Health to receive information and consider recommendations from the January 9^th FFC meeting
Other Delegation and Recommendation Reports
3	Governance Committee – Draft Terms of Reference Report 003-14	Appendix A		x		To request Board of Health approval of the draft Terms of Reference for the proposed Governance Committee
4	Current Accreditation Status and Relevant Developments Report 004-14	Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D		x		To update the Board of Health on the Health Unit’s accreditation status and seek direction for future decisions
5	Access to Dental Care Report 005-14	Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Presentation	x		x	To seek Board of Health approval for advocacy for provincial dental treatment and prevention programs for low-income adults
Information Reports
6	Oral Health Report 2013 Report 006-14	Appendix A			x	To inform the Board of Health about the Health Unit’s oral health surveillance findings from the school based dental screening program during the 2012-2013 school year
7	Changes to Oral Health Programs Report 007-14	Appendix A			x	To report that the Health Unit is assessing implications of the MOHLTC proposal to integrate all publicly-funded oral health programs
8	Middlesex-London Health Unit Supports Continued Funding for Bike Lanes Report 008-14				x	To inform the Board of Health that the capital budget reductions contained in the City of London’s 2014 Budget Report include reductions to the City’s Bike Lane Program
9	Revised Public Health Funding and Accountability Agreement Report 009-14	Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C			x	To report that the three year Accountability Agreement between the MOHLTC and the Board of Health has expired and MOHLTC is proposing revisions for future agreements
10	Annual Performance Report on the Strategic Directions Report 010-14	Appendix A			x	To report on the progress made in the Health Unit’s current strategic plan and next steps
11	Meat Processing Inspections: New Responsibility Report 011-14				x	To report that due to recent amendments to the Ontario Meat Regulation 31/05, public health inspectors at Ontario health units now have responsibility for inspecting lower risk and lower volume free standing meat plants
12	Medical Officer of Health Activity Report – January Report No. 012-14				x	To provide an update on the activities of the MOH for January

Confidential

The Board of Health will move in camera to consider personal matters about an identifiable individual.

Other Business

Next proposed Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting: Thursday, January 29, 9:00 a.m.
Next proposed Board of Health Meeting: To Be Determined

Correspondence

a) Date: 2013 December 13 (Received 2013 December 13)

Topic: Support to Prohibiting All Commercial Advertising Targeted to Children Under 13 Years of Age
From: Dr. Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health, Grey Bruce Health Unit
To: The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

b) Date: 2013 December 16 (Received 2013 December 19)

Topic: Response to Letter re MLHU’s Resolution Regarding Menu Labelling
From: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario
To: Mr. Marcel Meyer, Chair, Board of Health

c) Date: 2013 December 19 (Received 2013 December 20)

Topic: 2013n Nutritious Food Basket Results in Sudbury and District Health Unit Area
From: Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, MOH, Sudbury and District Health Unit
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario

d) Date: 2013 December 24 (Received 2014 January 02)

Topic: MOHLTC will provide the Middlesex-London Board of Health with one-time funding for Healthy Communities Fund – Partnership Stream Program
From: The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
To: Mr. Marcel Meyer, Chair, Board of Health

e) Date: 2014 January 9 (Received 2014 January 9)

Topic: Public Health Funding and Accountability Agreement Webinars
From: Sylvia Shedden, Director, Public Health Standards, Practice & Accountability Branch Health Promotion Division, and Laura Pisko, Director, Health Promotion Implementation Branch, Public Health Division
To: Board of Health Chairs, Medical Officers of Health and Chief Executive Officers

Adjournment

Date of creation: January 9, 2014
Last modified on: January 22, 2014