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March 16, 2017 - Board of Health Agenda

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Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 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

Board of Health meeting, February 16, 2017

Delegations

7:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Mr. Ian Peer, Finance & Facilities Committee member, re: Item #1, Finance & Facilities Committee (FFC) meeting, March 2, 2017.

Receive: March 2, 2017 FFC meeting minutes

7:15 - 7:25 p.m.
Mr. Trevor Hunter, Chair, Governance Committee, re: Item #2, Governance Committee meeting, March 16, 2017.

Receive: January 19, 2017 Governance Committee meeting minutes

7:25 – 7:35 p.m.
Dr. Gayane Hovhannisyan, Acting Medical Officer of Health, re: Item #3, Ontario Public Health Standards Modernization.

7:35 – 7:45 p.m.
Ms. Marlene Price, Manager, Vaccine Preventable Diseases Program Overview re: Item #4.

 

Item #

Report Name and Number

Link to Additional Information

Delegation

Recommendation

Information

Brief Overview

Committee Reports

1

Finance & Facilities Committee (FFC) Meeting Update, March 2, 2017

(Report No. 010-17)

March 2, 2017
FFC Agenda

Minutes

 x

x

 

To receive information and consider recommendations from the March 2 Finance & Facilities Committee meeting.

2

Governance Committee (GC) Meeting, March 16, 2017

(Verbal Update)

March 16, 2017
GC Agenda

 x  x   To receive a verbal update from the March 16 Governance Committee Meeting.

Delegation & Recommendation Reports

3 Ontario Public Health Standards Modernization

 

(Report No. 011-17)

Appendix A x x   To direct staff to respond to the consultation document and nominate a Board member to attend the MOHLTC Standards Consultations on March 24, 2017.

4

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Program Review

 

(Report No. 012-17)

Appendix A x   x To provide an update on the review of the VPD Team to identify areas of imbalance between existing resources and demand for service.

5

The Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in Canada

 

(Report No. 013-17)

Appendix A    x   To provide an update on the federal government’s commitment to legalize, regulate and restrict access to cannabis and approve staff to continue to work with partners to support the development and implementation of evidence-informed regulations.

Information Reports

Summary Information Report, March 2017

(Report No. 014-17)

Appendix A

 

 

To provide an update on Health Unit programs and services for March 2017.

7

Acting Medical Officer of Health / Acting Chief Executive Officer Activity Report, March 2017

(Report No. 015-17)

 

 

 

x

To provide an update on the activities of the Acting MOH / Acting CEO for March 2017.

Other Business

• Next Finance & Facilities Committee meeting: Thursday, April 6, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m.
• Next Board of Health meeting: Thursday, April 20, 2017 @ 7:00 p.m.
• Next Governance Committee meeting: Thursday, April 20, 2017 @ 6:00 p.m.

Correspondence

a) Date: 2017 February 02
Topic: Jordan’s Principle
From: Peterborough Public Health
To: Mr. Jesse Helmer

Background:
At the December 2016 Middlesex-London Board of Health meeting, Jordan’s Principle was adopted as a board policy to ensure that jurisdictional disputes regarding the payment of services for children do not interfere with the timely provision of services to all First Nations children.

Peterborough Public Health called upon all boards of health in Ontario to follow the lead of the Middlesex-London Health Unit and advocate that the principle be applied to locally available services.

Recommendation:
Receive.

b) Date: 2017 February 02
Topic: Health Hazards of Gambling
From: Peterborough Public Health
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
Gambling has been identified as a significant public health issue in Ontario and internationally with 35 percent of Ontario gambling revenues coming from those who have moderate to severe gambling problems. Peterborough Public Health endorsed a position statement of the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit that a public health strategy of prevention and harm reduction be recommended. The statement also articulated that municipalities should collaborate with the Health Unit to mitigate gambling related harms and to allocate resources to study gambling prevalence, determine the impact of future casino development and establish a responsible gambling program.

Recommendation:
Receive.

c) Date: 2017 February 02
Topic: Provincial Opioid Action Plan
From: Peterborough Public Health
To: Dr. David Williams

Background:
At the November 2016 Middlesex-London Board of Health meeting, the Board passed a motion recommending the College of Physician and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to advise their members that when prescribing opiates, patients should also be prescribed and counselled on use of naloxone to help prevent potentially fatal complications associated with opioid overdose.

Peterborough Public Health send correspondence of their own to the CPSO and the Chief Medical Officer of Health in this regards.

Recommendation:
Receive

d) Date: 2017 February 02
Topic: Opioid Addiction and Overdoes
From: Peterborough Public Health
To: Dr. Rocco Gerace, Registrar, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Background:
See item (c) above.

Recommendation:
Receive

e) Date: 2017 February 02
Topic: Bill 6, Ministry of Community Social Services Amendment Act
From: Peterborough Public Health
To: Peter Tabuns, MPP, Toronto-Danforth

Background:
Peterborough Public Health supported a position statement commending the provincial government for action taken on supporting Bill 6 (An Act to amend the Ministry of Community and Social Services Act to establish the Social Assistance Research Commission) and supporting the Nutritious Food Basket as part of a set protocol in the modernized Ontario Public Health Standards.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit Board of Health made similar recommendations to the above position statement at the November 17th, 2016 Board of Health meeting.

Recommendation:
Receive.

f) Date: 2017 February 07
Topic: Marijuana controls under Bill 178, Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2016
From: Grey Bruce Public Health
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
The federal government plans to introduce legislation that would legalize cannabis in Spring 2017. Grey-Bruce Public Health supported the Sudbury and District Health Unit resolution for the inclusion of marijuana (medicinal and recreational) as a prescribed product or substance under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act.

At its January 2016 meeting, the Middlesex-London Board of Health endorsed recommendations from staff to advocate for an evidence-based public health approach to cannabis legalization and to establish baseline data and mechanisms to monitor local use.

Recommendation:
Receive.

g) Date: 2017 February 09
Topic: Opioid Addiction and Overdose
From: Huron County Board of Health
To: Registrar, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Background:
See item (c) above.

The Huron County Board of Health passed a motion to endorse correspondence from the Middlesex-London Board of Health.

Recommendation:
Receive.

h) Date: 2017 February 03 [Received 2017 February 15]
Topic: Marijuana controls under Bill 178, Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2016
From: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
See item (f) above.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit additionally recommends sustainable funding and tailored enforcement training be provided to health units.

Recommendation:
Receive.

i) Date: 2017 February 03 [Received 2017 February 15]
Topic: Opioid Addiction and Overdose
From: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
See item (c) above.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit supports the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s recommendations and further commends the Ontario Government on their decision to develop a comprehensive strategy to address opioid misuse and addictions.

Recommendation:
Receive.

j) Date: 2017 January 4 [Received 2017 February 15]
Topic: Requesting Support for Enactment of Legislation under the HPPA to Allow for the Inspection and Enforcement Activities of Personal Services Settings
From: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne

Background:
Currently, there are no infection prevention and control training requirements for personal service setting operators. The previous changes to the Ontario Public Health Standards did not address the potential to implement legal requirements for infection prevention and control training and operator responsibility in personal service settings (PSS).

The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health noted complaints from the public and indicated that an expansion in the range of services provided at these premises can be accompanied by an increased risk of subsequent infection if appropriate infection prevention and control practices are not followed.

Recommendation:
Receive.

k) Date: 2017 February 23
Topic: Updated Public Health Standards
From: Linda Stewart, Executive Director
To: Board of Health Chairs

Background:
The Association for Local Public Health Association’s Winter Symposium provided an opportunity to review and discuss the consultation document for the updated Standards for Public Health Programs and Services. They have requested an extension to the April 3, 2017 feedback deadline and will be providing members with a written summary of the input from the session.

The correspondence included a technical briefing, preliminary assessment and the consultation document.

Recommendation:
Receive.

l) Date: 2017 February 16
Topic: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
From: Canadian Beverage Association
To: Dr. Gayane Hovhannisyan

Background:
At the February 2017 Middlesex-London Board of Health meeting, a motion was passed to, support the receipt of $15,000 from the Healthy Kids Community Challenge to implement a community education campaign on the health risks associated with sugary drinks and the benefits of water, direct staff to complete the online endorsement of the Stop Marking to Kids Coalition Ottawa Principles and communicate support for STOP M2K’s Ottawa Principles.

The Canadian Beverage Association noted the Health Unit’s focus on sugar-sweetened beverages and expressed concerns that focusing on one product category is not an effective long-term solution. They contend that the causes of serious diseases like obesity are complex and should not be reduced to any one unique contributor. Health Canada and other researchers agree that the factors associated with these issues include overall health behaviours, and broader social, environmental and biological determinants.

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 matters regarding identifiable individuals; employee negotations, a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Middlesex-London Board of Health; and to review confidential minutes of the February 16 Board meeting and the March 2 Finance and Facilities Committee meeting.

Adjournment

 
Date of creation: March 8, 2017
Last modified on: March 15, 2017