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ORIENTATION SESSIONBoards of Health

February 5, 2015

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What is a local public health unit?

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Association of Ontario Boards of

Health

Society of Medical Officers of Health of

Ontario

1986

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Organization Objectives

1.To assist local public health units in providing efficient and effective services that meet the needs of the people of Ontario.

2.To assist in establishing, through collaboration with other organizations, a unified and powerful voice for public health in Ontario which is consulted and respected.

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7 MOHs

7 BOH

Members

7 Affiliates

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Affiliate Groups

1. ANDSOOHA - Public Health Nursing Management

2. AOPHBA - Association of Ontario PH Business Administrators

3. APHEO - Association of PH Epidemiologists

4. ASPHIO - Association of Supervisors of PH Inspectors of Ontario

5. OAPHD - Ontario Association of PH Dentistry

6. HPO - Health Promotion Ontario

7. OSNPPH - Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in PH

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Benefits of Membership

Advocacy on issues that impact Boards of Health and the operations of public health units

Support for the BOH Section ExecutiveAnnual Conference in JuneOpportunities for face-to-face learning experiencesWeb-based networkingalPHa web siteCommunication and UpdatesBOH Orientation ManualBOH Governance Toolkit

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Boards of Health Section

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BOH Section Executive

Julie Roy, ChairCentral East Region

Northwestern

Lorne Coe, ChairCentral East RegionDurham Region

Mary JohnsonEastern RegionEastern Ontario

Joseph MatkoNorth East Region

Porcupine

Abdul FattahToronto

Toronto Public Health

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BOH Section - Executive Committee Vacancies

Central West Region

BRANT

HALDIMAND

HALTON

HAMILTON

NIAGARA

WATERLOO

WELLINGTON DUFFERIN

South West Region

CHATHAM-KENT

ELGIN ST. THOMAS

GREY BRUCE

HURON

LAMBTON

MIDDLESEX LONDON

OXFORD

PERTH

WINDSOR-ESSEX

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What is Public Health?

what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy

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Public Health – It’s What We Do

Protection– Inspections, reducing environmental hazards

Promotion– Health education, healthy public policy

Prevention– Immunization, screening, injury prevention

Keeping People Healthy

It’s What We Do

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Types of Board Members

Elected Official All Boards

Provincial Appointee 25 Autonomous Boards

Citizen Representative 5 Boards

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Board of Health Structures

Autonomous 25

Regional 7

Single-Tier 4

– Total 36

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Autonomous

Representation from obligated municipalities defined in HPPAMay include citizen representatives appointed by municipalitiesMay have Provincial AppointeesStaff are employees of the BOH

25 – majority of health units

Chatham-Kent / Huron / Lambton– BOH is independent, but only one municipality appoints representatives– Operates within municipal administrative structure, i.e. staff employed

by the municipality

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Regional

Regional Municipality takes on responsibilities of the BOHNo citizen representativesNo provincial appointeesStaff are employees of the Regional Municipality

7 – Oxford / Niagara / Durham / Halton / Peel /Waterloo / York

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Single Tier

Established or continued under City-specific Acts

Municipal Council takes on the responsibilities of the BOH

No provincial appointees May have citizen representative Staff are employees of

municipality

City of Hamilton, Norfolk

Municipal Council appoints members to a separate BOH

No provincial appointees May have citizen representatives Staff are employees of

municipality

City of Toronto, Ottawa

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Provincial PartnersPublic Health Ontario

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care– Public Health Division– Health Promotion Division– BOH eLearning Module

https://www.ehealthontario.ca/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=2795&PageID=0&cached=true&mode=2&userID=11862

Ministry of Children and Youth Services– Healthy Babies Healthy Children

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Questions Linda StewartExecutive Director, alPHa

linda@alphaweb.org416-595-0006 ext. 22