May 21, 2015 - Minutes

Members Present:

Mr. Jesse Helmer (Vice Chair)
Ms. Trish Fulton
Dr. Trevor Hunter
Mr. Marcel Meyer
Ms. Viola Poletes Montgomery
Ms. Nancy Poole
Mr. Kurtis Smith
Mr. Mark Studenny
Mr. Stephen Turner
Ms. Joanne Vanderheyden

Regrets:

Mr. Ian Peer (Chair)

Others Present:

Dr. Christopher Mackie, Medical Officer of Health & CEO (Secretary Treasurer of the Board)
Ms. Sherri Sanders, Executive Assistant to the Board of Health (Recorder)
Ms. Muriel Abbott, Public Health Nurse
Mr. Wally Adams, Director, Environmental Health and Chronic Disease Prevention
Ms. Marylou Albanese, Manager, Environmental Health and Chronic Disease Prevention
Ms. Rhonda Brittan, Public Health Nurse
Ms. Laura Di Cesare, Director, Human Resources and Corporate Strategy
Ms. Shaya Dhinsa, Manager, Sexual Health
Mr. Dan Flaherty, Manager, Communications
Dr. Gayane Hovhannisyan, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Ms. Kim Leacy, Registered Dietitian
Ms. Heather Lokko, Associate Director, Oral Health, Communicable Disease and Sexual Health Services (OHCDSHS)
Mr. John Millson, Director, Finance and Operations
Mr. Fatih Sekercioglu, Manager, Environmental Health
Ms. Linda Stobo, Manager, Environmental Health and Chronic Disease Prevention
Mr. Alex Tyml, Online Communications Coordinator
Ms. Suzanne Vandervoort, Acting Director, Family Health Services

Media Outlets:

None

Board of Health Vice-Chair, Mr. Jesse Helmer, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Disclosures of Conflict(s) of Interest

Mr. Helmer inquired if there were any disclosures of conflict of interest to be declared. None were declared.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by Mr. Studenny, seconded by Ms. Vanderheyden that the AGENDA for the April 16, 2015 Board of Health meeting be approved. Carried

Approval of Minutes

It was moved by Mr. Studenny, seconded by Mr. Smith that the MINUTES of the April 16, 2015 Board of Health meeting be approved. Carried.

Business Arising from the Minutes

None

Committee Reports

Item #1 Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting (Report 031-15)

Finance and Facilities Committee member, Ms. Joanne Vanderheyden, reported that the Finance and Facilities Committee received the following reports for information:

• 2014 Vendor Payments & Visa Purchases (009-15FFC)
• Sole Source Vendor – Evaluation of the School Travel Planning Program for the Active and Safe Routes to School Committee (010-15FFC)
• Q1 Variance Report (013-15FFC)

2015 BOH Compensation (011-15FFC)

It was moved by Ms. Poletes Montgomery, seconded by Mr. Meyer that the Board of Health increase the Board of Health member compensation rate for a half day meeting to $147.04 retroactively to January 1, 2015. Carried
Great-West Life Benefits - Renewal (012-15FFC)

It was moved by Ms. Vanderheyden, seconded by Mr. Turner that the Board of Health approve the renewal of the group insurance rates administered by Great-West Life as describe in Report No. 012-15FFC re Great-West Life Benefits – Renewal Rates. Carried

Delegations & Recommendation Reports

Generative Conversation: Drug Use in Middlesex-London

Ms. Heather Lokko, Associate Director, OHCDSH, reported on the existing drug use issue in Middlesex-London.
Ms. Lokko used a PowerPoint presentation to report on harm reduction programs and the role of a comprehensive community drug strategy. Ms. Lokko also showed a video entitled, Let’s Start a Conversation about Health .

Discussion ensued about the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) and the role that Health Units have in addressing the SDH. Ms. Lokko mentioned several possible solutions that address specific Social Determinants of Health, including a medical detox centre in London, role of education, guaranteed annual income, for example. The video raised the following comments:

• The video could be interpreted to signify that changes can happen overnight instead of building capacity to make change over time
• The video created an awareness of the need to build from the base such as safe communities, recreation, etc.
• The video did not address individual accountability in his/her own health
• The discrepancy of money was very evident in the video
• The video was tailored for a young/middle age population and did not capture how to assist the geriatric population

Item #2 Regulations on Sale of Beer in Grocery Stores (Report 032-15)

Ms. Marylou Albanese, Manager, Environmental Health, assisted Board members with their understanding of this report and highlighted the additional regulations that the Health Unit recommends dealing with the sale of beer in grocery stores. Discussion ensued, and the following suggestions were made:

• Use extra revenue from taxes from beer sales toward awareness campaigns
• Partner with grocery stores for education to prevent misuse
• Increase punitive consequences of misuse
• Provide better training to staff who are working in the grocery stores and concern about age of sales staff in retail locations

In response to a question about the results of additional alcohol sales outlets in other provinces, Ms. Albanese explained that Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has statistics that show the additional health and social costs of having alcohol available in grocery stores. Availability of alcohol and advertising are two factors that do increase alcohol consumption.

It was moved by Mr. Turner, seconded by Ms. Poole that the Board of Health consider strategies to advocate to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and Ministry of Finance encouraging them to consider additional regulations on the sale of beer in grocery stores as outlined in Report No. 032-15 re Regulations on Sale of Beer in Grocery Stores with the following modification made to the list: Ensure all cashiers and staff who handle alcohol are over the age of 18 and complete the Smart Serve Training. Carried

Information Reports

Summary Information Report for May 2015 (Report 033-15)

It was moved by Mr. Turner, seconded by Mr. Meyer that Report No. 033-15 re Summary Information Report for May be received for information. Carried
Medical Officer of Health Activity Report – May (Report 034-15)

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Mr. Smith that Report No. 034-15 re Medical Officer of Health Activity Report – May be received for information. Carried

Correspondence

Representative to the Association of Local Public Health Agencies – Verbal Report

Ms. Poletes Montgomery explained the role of the Board of Health Section Representative to alPHa, and she noted that former Board of Health member, Mr. Al Edmondson, held the role previously.

It was moved by Ms. Poletes Montgomery, seconded by Ms. Poole that Mr. Marcel Meyer be nominated to serve as the Southwest Representative on the Board of Health Section of the Association of Local Public Health Agencies Board of Directors. Carried

Other Business

Upcoming meetings:

Upcoming meetings:
a. Finance and Facilities Committee – Thursday, June 11, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m.
b. Governance Committee – Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
c. Board of Health – Thursday, June 18, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.

Confidential

At 8:25 p.m. it was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Ms. Poole, that the Board of Health move in camera to discuss matters concerning an identifiable individual and matters concerning a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Middlesex-London Board of Health. Carried

At 8:45 p.m., it was moved by Ms. Poletes Montgomery, seconded by Mr. Turner that the Board of Health rise and return to public session to report that progress was made in matters concerning an identifiable individual and matters concerning a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Middlesex-London Board of Health. Carried

Adjournment

At 8:46 p.m., it was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Ms. Vanderheyden that the meeting be adjourned. Carried

JESSE HELMER
Chair

CHRISTOPHER MACKIE
Secretary-Treasurer