July 21, 2016 - Board of Health Agenda

Complete Agenda Package (PDF 1.2MB)

Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 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

Public Session - June 16, 2016 Board of Health meeting

Delegations

7:05 - 7:15 p.m.
Ms. Trish Fulton, Chair, Finance and Facilities Committee (FFC) re: Item #1 - Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting July 7, 2016 (Report No. 045-16).

Receive: July 7, 2016 Finance and Facilities Committee meeting minutes

7:15 - 7:25 p.m.
Mr. Trevor Hunter, Chair, Governance Committee (GC), re: Item #2 – Governance Committee Meeting, July 21, 2016, verbal update.

Receive: April 21, 2016 Governance Committee meeting minutes

7:25 - 7:35 p.m.
Ms. Rhonda Brittan, Manager, Healthy Communities and Injury Prevention and Ms. Murial Abbott, Publich Health Nurse re: Item #3: Community Drug and Alcohol Strategy (Report No. 046-16).

Other Business

Next meeting:

• Next Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting: Thursday September 1, 2016 @ 9:00 a.m.

• Next Board of Health Meeting: Thursday September 15, 2016 @ 7:00 p.m.
• Next Governance Committee Meeting: To Be Determined.

Correspondence

a) Date: 2016 June 2
Topic: Lyme disease
From: Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health, Grey Bruce Health Unit
To: The Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott, The Honorable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (deer tick). The Middlesex-London Health Unit follows up on human Lyme disease cases, collects and tests ticks submitted by the public and provides surveillance of ticks in grassy and wooded areas.

Recommendation:
Receive.

b) Date: 2016 May 9 (Received 2016 June 9)
Topic: Lyme disease
From: Ralph Walton, Regional Clerk, Niagara Region
To: The Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott, The Honorable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
See item (a) above.

Recommendation:
Receive.

c) Date: 2016 June 7 (Received 2016 June 9)
Topic: Legislation for the International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitute
From: Hazel Lynn, Medical Officer of Health, Grey Bruce Health Unit
To: The Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott

Background:
The World Health Organization International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes is a significant component of the Baby Friendly Initiative and sets out detailed provision regarding: products within its scope; appropriate dissemination of information and education on infant feeding; advertising or other forms of promotion to the general public of products within the scope of the code; measures to be taken in health systems, and with regards to health workers and employees of manufacturers and distributors; the labelling and quality of breastmilk substitutes and related products; and the implementation of the code and monitoring.

Recommendation:
Receive.

d) Date: 2016 May 26 (Received 2016 June 10)
Topic: Environmental Health Program Funding
From: Lee Mason, Board of Health Chair, Algoma Public Health
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
There have been several recent changes to legislation involving the work of environmental health teams throughout Ontario. These changes and the corresponding increases in services that are being provided have not come with commensurate resources or staff training.

Recommendation:
Receive.

e) Date: 2016 May 26 (Received 2016 June 10)
Topic: Changes to the HPV Immunization Program
From: Lee Mason, Board of Health Chair, Algoma Public Health
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world. There are several types of HPV, some of which can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. The province currently offers the HPV vaccine free of charge to girls in Grade 8 at Ontario schools. This will be expanded to all students and begin to be offered in the 2016-2017 school year.

Recommendation:
Receive.

f) Date: 2016 June 15
Topic: Standards Modernization Process
From: Roselle Martino, Dr. David Williams and Dr. David Jones
To: All Health Units

Background:
An Executive Steering Committee for the Standards Modernization (the “ESC”), which reports to the MOHLTC, has been established to provide overall strategic leadership and guidance on the review of the Standards Modernization with a goal to strengthen and enhance accountability and transparency within the public health system. The Middlesex-London Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health is representing the Council of Medical Officers of Health on the Governance committee reporting into ESC.

Recommendation:
Receive.

g) Date: 2016 June 19
Topic: Food Security in the District of Thunder Bay
From: Joe Virdiramo, Chair,
To: Mr. William Bradica, Chief Administrative Officer

Background:
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The Middlesex-London Health Unit pursues numerous strategies to enhance food security, some of these include: advocating for a basic income guarantee, increases to social assistance rates, and student nutrition programs.

Recommendation:
Receive.

h) Date: 2016 June 21
Topic: Community Water Fluoridation
From: Scott McDonald, Chair, Board of Health, Peterborough Public Health
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
Community water fluoridation is the process by which a water system operator adds fluoride in controlled amounts to raise naturally low fluoride levels to the optimal level of 0.7mg/L or 0.7ppm for dental health. Fluoride is added to London's drinking water to prevent cavities in children and adults. Decisions to fluoridate water systems are made at the municipal level.

Recommendation:
Receive.

i) Date: 2016 June 230
Topic: alPHa 2016 Annual Conference Proceedings
From: Gordon Fleming, Manager, Public Health Issues, Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa)
To: Medical Officers of Health, Chairs, and Boards of Health

Background:
The Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) seeks to assist local public health units in providing efficient and effective services that meet the needs of the people of Ontario. It also strives to assist in establishing, through collaboration with other organizations, a unified and powerful voice for public health in Ontario.

The annual general meeting was held between June 5th and 6th.

Recommendation:
Receive.

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

Confidential

The Board of Health will move in camera to discuss matters regarding identifiable individuals and a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Middlesex-London Board of Health.

 Adjournment