October 17, 2013 - Agenda
Complete Agenda Package (3.2MB)
Thursday, October 17, 2013
399 Ridout Street North
Side Entrance, (Recessed Door)
Board of Health Boardroom
Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest
Approval of Agenda
Approval Of Minutes
Schedule of Appointments
7:05 – 7:25 p.m. Ms. Trish Fulton, Chair, Finance and Facilities Committee re Item # 1 Report No. 108-13 Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting - October
Reports
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Item # |
Report Name and Number |
Link to Additional Information |
Delegation |
Recommendation |
Information |
Brief Overview
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Committee Reports |
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Finance and Facilities Committee (FFC) Report - October Meeting |
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For the Board of Health to receive information and consider recommendations from the October FFC meeting |
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Other Delegation and Recommendation Reports |
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2 |
Proposed Criteria for 2014 Budget |
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To seek Board input on the proposed criteria for the 2014 budget process |
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3 |
Promoting A Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment |
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To seek Board endorsement of the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health report Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment |
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4 |
Board of Health Self-Assessment Survey – Proposed Revisions |
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To propose revisions to the Board of Health Self-Assessment Survey |
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Information Reports |
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5 |
The MLHU Workplace Violence Initiative |
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To outline workplace violence initiatives at the Health Unit to ensure compliance with Bill 168, an Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act |
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6 |
Southwestern Ontario Youth Unite to Celebrate “World No Tobacco Day” |
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To describe World No Tobacco Day and the work of youth from the nine southwest health units in advocating for a ban on flavoured tobacco products |
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Summary of the Research on Local Boards Of Health |
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To summarize current research about how different public health governance structures impact the ability of public health agencies to improve health in their community |
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8 |
The Healthy Kids Panel – Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care |
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To outline how the recommendations of the Healthy Kids Panel Report support the Health Unit’s strategic direction in the area of healthy eating and physical activity |
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9 |
Health Unit Participates in Municipal Emergency Exercises |
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To report that the Health Unit held its annual emergency exercise in June and participated in the testing of the emergency response plans for Middlesex Centre and Southwest Middlesex in September |
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10 |
Medical Officer of Health Activity Report - October |
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To provide an update on the activities of the MOH for October |
Confidential
Other Business
Next scheduled Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting: Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:00 a.m.
Next scheduled Board of Health Meeting: Thursday, November 21, 2013 7:00 p.m.
Correspondence
a) Date: 2013 September 23 (Received 2013 September 25)
Topic: London City Council endorsed support for the Ministry of Health to work with the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs on changes to the dispatch protocols and language dealing with cardiac arrests
From: The Honourable Joe Fontana, Mayor, City of London
To: The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
b) Date: 2013 September 26 (Received 2013 September 26)
Topic: alPHa Member Survey
From: Ms. Mary Johnson, President, Association of Local Public Health Agencies
To: All Board of Health Members
c) Date: 2013 September 30 (Received 2013 October 3)
Topic: The Board of Health of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit expressed concern re Alcohol and gaming Commission document entitled ‘Regulatory Modernization in Ontario’s Beverage Alcohol Industry’
From: Mr. Barry Ward, Chair, Board of Health, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario
d) Date: 2013 October 3 (Received 2013 October 4)
Topic: The Board of Health for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit passed resolutions endorsing the Ontario Society of Nutritional Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH) – Workplace Call to Action
From: Mr. Daryl Vaillancourt, Board of Health Chairperson, North Bay Parry Sound District
Health Unit
To: The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
e) Date: 2013 October 2 (Received 2013 October 9)
Topic: Request for MOHLTC to change the current protocol for the storage and handling of
vaccines
From: Ms. Amanda Rayburn, Chair, Board of Health, Wellington- Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
To: The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
f) Date: 2013 October 2 (Received 2013 October 9)
Topic: Results of 2013 Nutritious Food Basket for Wellington- Dufferin-Guelph and request for
Province to address the economic barriers that low income people experience in accessing healthy food
From: Ms. Amanda Rayburn, Chair, Board of Health, Wellington- Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
To: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario
g) Date: 2013 October 4 (Received 2013 October 9)
Topic: Support of Menu Labelling, Bill 59: Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act, 2013
To: The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
From: Ms. Julie Roy, Chair, Board of Health for Northwestern Health Unit
Adjournment
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