Agenda
May 18, 2017 - Board of Health Meeting

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Thursday, May 18, 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, April 20, 2017

Delegations

7:05 – 7:15 p.m.

Ms. Laura Dueck, Public Health Nurse, Baby Friendly Initiative Lead re: Item #2, Baby-Friendly Initiative Update and Annual Board of Health Orientation Presentation (Report No. 026-17).

7:15 – 7:25

Ms. Trish Fulton, Chair, Finance & Facilities Committee, re: Item #1, FFC meeting update, May 4, 2017.

Receive: May 4, 2017 Finance & Facilities Committee meeting minutes.

Other Business

• Next regularly scheduled Finance & Facilities Committee meeting: Thursday, June 8, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m.
  The Finance & Facilities Committee will hold in-camera meetings Thursday, May 18, and Friday, May 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., to discuss matters regarding a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Middlesex-London Board of Health.
• Next Board of Health meeting: Thursday, June 15, 2017 @ 7:00 p.m.
• Next Governance Committee meeting: Thursday, June 15, 2017 @ 6:00 p.m.

Correspondence

a) Date: 2017 March 28
Topic: Low-Income Dental Program for Adults and Seniors
From: Porcupine Health Unit
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins

Background:
The Porcupine Health Unit Board of Health passed a resolution encouraging the Government of Ontario to consider expanding public dental programs for low-income adults and seniors.

The Middlesex-London Board of Health passed a similar motion at its January 2014 meeting to send a letter to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, local Members of Provincial Parliament, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies and all Ontario boards of health to advocate for a program that provides both publicly funded dental treatment and prevention to low-income adults, including seniors.

Recommendation:
Receive.

b) Date: 2017 March 15 [received: April 6, 2017]
Topic: Children’s Marketing Restrictions, Federal Healthy Eating Strategy and Support for Bill S-228 and Bill C-313
From: Perth District Health Unit
To: The Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott

Background:
The Perth District Health Unit supports the federal government’s Healthy Eating Strategy and restrictions on commercial marketing of foods and beverages. They specifically endorse Bill S-228, which would prohibit advertisement of food and beverages to children under the age of 13, and Bill C-313, which outlines a national strategy on advertising to children and amends the Broadcasting Act.

In a report considered by the Middlesex-London Board of Health at its February 2017 meeting, the Board supported similar restrictions on marketing to children and directed staff to complete an online endorsement of the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition’s (Stop M2K) Ottawa Principles and to communicate support for Stop M2K’s Ottawa Principles to other boards of health in Ontario.

Recommendation:
Receive.

c) Date: 2017 March 29 [received: April 11, 2017]
Topic: Requesting Support for Enactment of Legislation under the HPPA to Allow for the Inspection and Enforcement Activities of Personal Service Settings
From: Algoma Public Health
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne

Background:
The Algoma Public Health Board supports a previous Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) recommendation that the Government of Ontario enact legislation to support inspection and enforcement activities within personal services settings.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit Board of Health received the WDGPH recommendation as correspondence at its March 2017 meeting.

Recommendation:
Receive.

d) Date: 2017 April 3
Topic: Mission Services of London and Living Wage
From: Mission Services of London
To: Laura Di Cesare, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Background:
As of April 1, 2017, Mission Services of London became an organization that pays all its employees, at a minimum, a living wage.

The Business Case for Paying a Living Wage was approved by the Middlesex-London Board of Health through the PBMA process in December 2015, ensuring that all Health Unit and contracted staff are paid a living wage.

Recommendation:
Endorse.

e) Date: 2017 April 11
Topic: Support to Increase Tobacco Excise Taxes and Reduce the Presence of Contraband Tobacco
From: Village of Newbury
To: Ms. Lynn Guy, Executive Assistant to the Medical Officer of Health and CEO

Background:
The Middlesex-London Board of Health sent correspondence to the Town of Newbury asking that its Town Council consider calling on the Ontario Ministry of Finance to raise tobacco excise taxes by at least $10.00 per carton and to enhance enforcement activities relating to contraband tobacco.

The Newbury Town Council passed a motion to notify the Board of Health that they do not agree with raising taxes because it would further encourage the presence of contraband tobacco.

Recommendation:
Receive.

f) Date: 2017 April 21
Topic: alPHa Annual General Conference
From: Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa)
To: All Board of Health Members

Background:
The Association of Local Public Health Agencies will hold its 2017 annual conference and annual general meeting from June 11 to 13 in Chatham-Kent.

At the meeting, alPHa will explore change management in a transformed health system. Additional items on the agenda include: panels, plenary sessions and business meetings for alPHa sections.

Recommendation:
Receive.

g) Date: 2017 April 25
Topic: Low-Income Dental Program for Adults and Seniors
From: Peterborough Public Health
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins
Background:
See item (a) above.

Echoing previous recommendations, the Peterborough Board of Health has passed a resolution calling urgently on the Ministry to expand implementation of public dental programs to include adults and seniors.

Recommendation:
Receive.

h) Date: 2017 April 19 [received: April 26, 2017]
Topic: Moving Forward on the Provincial Opioid Strategy
From: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
To: The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins, Dr. David Williams

Background:
The Simcoe Muskoka Board of Health sent correspondence commending the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for the release of its Strategy to Prevent Opioid Addiction and Overdose in Ontario.

At the November 2016 Board of Health meeting, the Board received a report on opioid addiction and overdose deaths, which provided information regarding the MOHLTC Strategy. The Board endorsed the report and sent additional correspondence to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) regarding education and the provision of naloxone.

Recommendation:
Receive.

i) Date: 2017 April 19 [received: April 26, 2017]
Topic: Moving Forward on the Provincial Opioid Strategy
From: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
To: The Honourable Jane Philpott

Background:
See item (h), above.

Recommendation:
Receive.

j) Date: 2017 April 27
Topic: alPHa Summary Budget 2017
From: Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa)
To: All Health Units

Background:
The Association of Local Public Health Agencies provided commentary on the 2017 Ontario budget and its impacts on public health. Items of note include: the lowering of hydro rates, the basic income pilot projects, enhanced childcare spaces and the universal pharmacare program for people under the age of 25. There were no specific mentions of public health units in the budget. The commentary is broken down for each chapter of the budget.

Recommendation:
Receive.

k) Date: 2017 April 13 [received: April 24, 2017]
Topic: Opioid Addiction and Overdose
From: Durham Region
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne

Background:
See item (h), above.

Recommendation:
Receive.

l) Date: 2017 April 13 [received: April 24, 2017]
Topic: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Program Funding
From: Durham Region
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne

Background:
The province previously offered the human papilloma vaccine (HPV) free of charge to Grade 8 females at Ontario schools. This was expanded to include Grade 8 males beginning in the 2016–17 school year.

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit sent correspondence urging the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to increase annual funding for the Vaccine Preventable Disease Program in order to meet this mandate. The Durham Region Regional Council adopted a recommendation to forward correspondence to the Premier of Ontario, Ministers of Finance, Health and Long-Term Care, MPPs, the Chief Medical Officer of Health and Ontario boards of health.

Recommendation:
Receive.

m) Date: 2017 April 13 [received: April 24, 2017]
Topic: Adult and Older Adult Oral Health
From: Durham Region
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne

Background:
See item (a), above.

Recommendation:
Receive.

n) Date: 2017 May 1
Topic: Support of Tobacco Excise Tax Increases to Enhance Enforcement Activities Designed to Reduce the Presence of Contraband Tobacco in Ontario Communities
From: Municipality of North Middlesex
To: The Honourable Charles Sousa

Background:
The Middlesex-London Board of Health sent correspondence to the Municipality of North Middlesex advising of anti-contraband tobacco campaigns being funded by tobacco industry front groups. The Municipality of North Middlesex passed a motion to retract its previous endorsement for the tobacco industry anti-contraband campaign and to have no further meetings with representatives associated with the tobacco industry.

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 labour relations and employee negotiations, identifiable individuals and to consider confidential minutes from the April 20 Board of Health meeting and the May 4 Finance & Facilities Committee meeting.

Adjournment