July 16, 2015 - Agenda

Complete Agenda Package (PDF 1.1MB)

Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 7:00 p.m.
399 Ridout Street North
Side Entrance, (Recessed Door)
Board of Health Boardroom

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

Business Arising From the Minutes

Delegations

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.
Ms. Trish Fulton, Chair, Finance and Facilities Committee re Item #1 - Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting – July 2nd (Report 044-15)

Confidential

Other Business - Upcoming Meetings

• Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting: Thursday, September 3, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m.
• Governance Committee: Thursday, September 17, 2015 @ 6:00 p.m.
• Board of Health Meeting: Thursday, September 17, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.

Correspondence

a) Date: 2015 June 12 (by email)

Topic: Disposition of Resolutions
From: Ms. Susan Lee, Manager, Administrative & Association Services, Association of Local
Public Health Agencies (alPHa)
To: All Board of Health Members

Background:
Seven resolutions were considered at the June 2015 alPHa Annual Conference: 1) Applying a Health Equity Lens, 2) National Universal Pharmacare Program, 3) Amending Public Pools Regulation 565, 4) Public Health Support for a Basic Income Guarantee, 5) Provincial Availability of Naloxone, 6) Physical Literacy Education and Childcare Settings, and 7) Increasing the Minimum Legal Age for Access to Tobacco Products in Ontario to 21. Items 1 and 7 were carried and items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 were carried as amended.

Recommendation:
Receive.

b) Date: 2015 June 19 (by email)

Topic: Ontario Grades 1-12 Health and Physical Education Curriculum “Human Development
and Sexual Health” Content
From: Dr. Miriam Klassen, Medical Officer of Health, Perth District Health Unit
To: Copy of Correspondence to The Honourable Kathleen O. Wynne, Premier of Ontario

Background:
The Ministry of Education released the updated Health and Physical Education curriculum that will be implemented starting September 2015. This follows extensive consultation with stakeholders, including the Ontario Public Health Association and the Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition. Updates to the curriculum include healthy relationships, consent, mental health, online safety, “sexting”, being more inclusive of Ontario’s diverse population.

Perth District Health Unit has collaborated with partner school boards to create information sheets and will be participating in a public information meeting to respond to questions and concerns.

Recommendation:
Receive.

c) Date: 2015 June 19 (by email)

Topic: Public health support for a basic income guarantee and increasing alcohol availability
In Ontario
From: Ms. Rosanne St. Denis, Executive Assistant to the Medical Officer of Health and CEO,
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
To: MOHs and Board Chairs

Background:
On June 18, 2015 the Board of Health endorsed the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s correspondence pertaining to public health support for a basic income guarantee and increasing alcohol availability in Ontario.

Recommendation:
Receive.

d) Date: 2015 June 25 (by email)

Topic Open Letter to Ask Policy Makers and Political Leaders to Increase Their Investment in Young Children
From: Dr. Andrea Feller, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Niagara Region Public Health Department
To: Dr. Christopher Mackie, Medical Officer of Health, Middlesex London Health Unit

Background:
The Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development & The International Network for Early Childhood Knowledge Mobilization are asking for greater investment in high-quality early childhood education and are looking for 4,000 signatures before presentation of the letter to policy makers in advance of the October 19th federal election.

They refer to early childhood education as programs for young children based on an explicit curriculum delivered by qualified staff and designed to support children’s development and learning.

Recommendation:
Endorse.

Copies of all correspondence are available for perusal from the Secretary-Treasurer.

Adjournment