Agenda - July 19, 2018 - Board of Health Meeting

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Thursday, July 19,  2018 - 7:00 p.m.
399 Ridout Street North
Side Entrance, (Recessed Door)
Board of Health Boardroom

Disclosure(s) of Conflicts of Interest

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

June 21, 2018 Board of Health meeting minutes

Receive: July 5, 2018- Finance & Facilities Committee meeting minutes

Delegations

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.

Dr. Ken Lee, Addictions Services Thames Valley re: Item #2 Nurse Practitioner Secondment Follow-up (Report No. 045-18)

7:15 – 7:25 p.m.

Dr. Fatih Sekercioglu, Manager Safe Water, Rabies and Vector Borne Disease, Environmental Health & Infectious Diseases Division re: Item #3 Small Non-Community Drinking Water Systems (Report No. 046-18)

7:25 – 7:35 p.m.

Ms. Joanne Vanderheyden, Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting Update, re: Item #1 July 5, 2018 Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting (Report No. 044-18).

Other Business

• Next Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting: September 6, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m.
• Next Board of Health Meeting: September 20, 2018 @ 7:00 p.m.
• Next Governance Committee Meeting: September 20, 2018 @ 6:00 p.m.

Correspondence

a) Date: 2018 June 13
Topic: Federal funding for the NSRA and Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
From: Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac
To: Dr. Chris Mackie

Background:

On June 13, 2018, the Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac sent an update regarding the unveiling of an overview of Canada’s new five-year Federal Tobacco Control Strategy (FTCS) by Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The Coalition considers the new strategy inadequate and argues that it will not achieve the country’s target of less than five percent tobacco use by 2035. An overview and analysis of the new strategy is available from Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada (PSC). The Coalition also reported that the Minister announced new funding for tobacco health promotion and communication initiatives available through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program. Credible sources confirmed that this new funding was allocated in response to public outcry calling for an urgent solution to prevent the collapse of the Non-Smoker’s Rights Association (NSRA) and PSC. The Middlesex-London Health Unit’s Board of Health had earlier endorsed a letter submitted to Minister Petitpas Taylor in an effort to reinstate grant funding to support the work of these agencies. Refer to correspondence item e) in the March 15, 2018 Board of Health agenda for more information.

Recommendation: Receive.

b) Date: 2018 June 14
Topic: June 2018 alPHa AGM resolutions
From: Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa)
To: All Health Units

Background:

On Monday, June 18, 2018, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) presented dispositions of resolutions at its 2018 annual general meeting in Toronto. The five resolutions carried at the meeting included: Sustainable Funding for Local Public Health in Ontario (A18-1), Public Health Support for a Minimum Wage that is a Living Wage (A18-2), Public Health’s Role in Food Affordability Surveillance (A18-3), Extending the Ontario Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Allowance to 24 Months (A18-4), and A Comprehensive Approach to Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) in Regulated Health Professional Settings (A18-5).

Recommendation: Receive.

c) Date: 2018 June 15
Topic: Repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code
From: Perth District Health Unit
To: Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould

Background:

On June 14, 2018, the Perth District Health Unit’s Board of Health sent a letter to Minister Wilson-Raybould endorsing the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s resolution to repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Refer to correspondence item c) in the March 15, 2018 Board of Health agenda for more information.

Recommendation: Receive.

d) Date: 2018 June 18
Topic: Dedicated funding for local public health agencies from cannabis sales taxation revenue
From: Grey Bruce Public Health
To: Premier-Elect Doug Ford

Background:

At its meeting on April 27, 2018, the Grey Bruce Health Unit Board of Health passed a motion in support of the resolution from Hastings Prince Edward Public Health to urge the provincial government to dedicate a portion of cannabis excise tax revenue from the federal government to local public health agencies in Ontario. The Middlesex-London Health Unit Board of Health’s endorsement of the resolution can be referenced as correspondence item a) in the May 17, 2018 Board of Health agenda for more information.

Recommendation: Receive.

e) Date: 2018 June 18
Topic: Oral Health Report Update 2018
From: Grey Bruce Public Health
To: Windsor–Essex County Health Unit

Background:

On May 25, 2018, the Grey Bruce Health Unit Board of Health passed a motion in support of the resolution from the Windsor–Essex County Health Unit regarding municipal water fluoridation and the sharing of the Oral Health Report Update (and the resolution) with the local media. The Oral Health Report Update 2018 was received by the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s Board of Health and can be referenced as correspondence item g) in the May 17, 2018 Board of Health agenda for more information.

Recommendation: Receive.

f) Date: 2018 June 18
Topic: Mandatory food literacy curricula in Ontario schools
From: Grey Bruce Public Health
To: Honourable Indira Naidoo-Harris, Minister of Education

Background:

On May 25, 2018, the Grey Bruce Health Unit Board of Health passed a motion in support of KFL&A Public Health requesting examination of current school curricula with regard to food literacy, and introduction of food literacy and food skills as mandatory components of curricula in Ontario schools. KFL&A Public Health’s letter to the Honourable Indira Naidoo-Harris, the outgoing education minister, can be referenced as correspondence item i) in the May 17, 2018 Board of Health agenda for more information.

Recommendation: Receive.

g) Date: 2018 June 18
Topic: Youth exposure to smoking in movies
From: Grey Bruce Public Health
To: Ontario Film Review Board

Background:

On May 25, 2018, the Grey Bruce Health Unit Board of Health passed a motion in support of the recommendations from Peterborough Public Health regarding youth exposure in movies. In 2015, the Middlesex-London Health Unit had sent a letter to local members of the provincial Parliament calling for support in taking action against smoking in movies. Refer to correspondence item c) in the May 17, 2018 Board of Health agenda for more information.

Recommendation: Receive.

h) Date: 2018 June 21
Topic: City Manager’s Award
From: City of London – Martin Hayward, City Manager
To: Middlesex-London Health Unit

Background:

The Middlesex-London Health Unit received the 2017 City Manager’s Award for its collaboration on the City of London’s “Exercise Foxtrot Two” on October 12, 2017. Congratulations are extended to all Health Unit staff and Community Emergency Response Volunteers (CERV) who participated in the event.

Recommendation: Receive.

i) Date: 2018 June 20
Topic: Electronic meeting participation
From: Susan Lee, Association of Local Public Health Agencies
To: Board of Health members

Background:

On June 20, 2018, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) advised of a correction to electronic meeting participation information provided at its February 23, 2018 Board of Health meeting. The correction was made to allow Board members participating electronically to vote on matters before the Board, subject to restrictions in the Board’s bylaw dealing with meetings and electronic participation. An amended version of the sample meeting policy was provided, correcting the one previously circulated at the February 23 meeting.

Recommendation: Receive.

j) Date: 2018 June 29
Topic: New Ontario Cabinet
From: Association of Local Public Health Agencies
To: All Board of Health Members

Background:

On June 29, 2018, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) issued a news release regarding the Ontario government and the new ministers to be sworn in at Queen’s Park. Christine Elliott has been appointed as the new Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Deputy Premier.

Recommendation: Receive.

k) Date: 2018 June 29
Topic: Principle-based support for Supervised Consumption Facilities (SCFs)
From: London Chamber of Commerce
To: Matt Brown, Mayor of London, and London City Councillors

Background:

On June 28, 2018, the London Chamber of Commerce wrote to London’s Mayor Matt Brown and all city councillors expressing its support for guiding principles regarding the establishment of Supervised Consumption Facilities in the City of London. The London Chamber of Commerce supports Dr. Chris Mackie’s recommendation that the city establish two permanent sites and one mobile site. It was also recommended that the following principles be developed and adhered to in establishing such sites: 1) development of a comprehensive communication and engagement strategy for all affected stakeholders, including owners of surrounding businesses; 2) development of a neighbourhood safety plan, in collaboration with the community and any affected neighbourhoods, which includes perimeter security; 3) development of a model that functions according to principles of human kindness, because when people are treated like animals they tend to act like animals; 4) ensuring that each SCF’s After Care Room has the resources necessary to link individuals with support services to help resolve issues such as homelessness, mental health conditions, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation; and 5) development of an effective needle waste collection plan.

Recommendation: Endorse.

l) Date: 2018 July 3
Topic: Letter to the Premier regarding the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017
From: Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts
To: Boards of Health

Background:

On July 3, 2018, Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ Board of Health wrote to Premier Doug Ford urging him to reconsider the decision to delay the implementation of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017. Public Health Sudbury & Districts is eager to take on its responsibilities under the Act to further protect the public from tobacco, vapour, and cannabis, as provided for under the modernized legislation. The Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts supports the modernization of the Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy and aligning vaping restrictions with restrictions on tobacco.

Recommendation: Receive.

m) Date: 2018 July 3
Topic: Letter to Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Christine Elliot re: Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017
From: Board of Health for Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
To: Boards of Health

Background:

On July 3, 2018, Simcoe Muskoka District Public Health’s Board of Health wrote to Minister Christine Elliott urging the Provincial government to proceed with the implementation of the Smoke Free Ontario Act, 2017, without delay given the importance of tobacco control. To protect the public from second-hand smoke the Act is intended to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes, as well as medical cannabis smoking and vaping in the same public locations as tobacco smoking. The Board of Health for Simcoe Muskoka District Public Health further recommends the participation of the public health community in the current and future reviews of tobacco control policy as it is vital to the success of the Provincial government’s review on the regulation of e-cigarettes.

Recommendation: Receive

n) Date: 2018 July 6
Topic: Consultation Opportunity: National Pharmacare
From: Association of Local Public Health Agencies
To: Boards of Health

Background:

The Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare (the Council) released a discussion paper, “Toward Implementation of National Pharmcare” that provides an overview of the current system and its challenges. The Council is leading a consultation on how to implement affordable national pharmacare for by inviting all those who are interested to share thoughts and ideas on what a national drug plan would look like. Participation is encouraged by providing a written submission via email or mail, visiting the online discussion forum or by the completion of the online questionnaire. The Council officially launched this consultation on June 20, 2018 that will continue through the fall of 2018. There is currently no deadline to participate in this consultation.

Recommendation: Refer to staff for report.

o) Date: 2018 July 9
Topic: Hastings Prince Edward Public Health New Medical Officer of Health
From: Board of Health for Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH)
To: Boards of Health

Background:

On July 9, 2018, the Board of Health for Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) announced the appointment of Dr. Piotr Oglaza as the new Medical Officer of Health effective July 1, 2018. Dr. Oglaza is an experienced Family Physician and has been working with HPEPH staff and communities as a Medical Resident in the Office of the Medical Officer of Health for over a year.

Recommendation: Receive.

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

Confidential

The Board of Health will move in-camera to consider confidential minutes from the June 21, 2018 Board of Health meeting.

Adjournment