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Transcript of 1 ORIENTATION SESSIONORIENTATION SESSION Boards of Health February 5, 2015.
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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
