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Boards of Health. O R I E N T A T I O N S E S S I O N. February 5, 2015. What is a local public health unit?. Society of Medical Officers of Health of Ontario. Association of Ontario Boards of Health. 1986. Organization Objectives.

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  1. Boards of Health ORIENTATIONSESSION February 5, 2015

  2. What is a local public health unit?

  3. Society of Medical Officers of Health of Ontario Association of Ontario Boards of Health 1986

  4. Organization Objectives • To assist local public health units in providing efficient and effective services that meet the needs of the people of Ontario. • To assist in establishing, through collaboration with other organizations, a unified and powerful voice for public health in Ontario which is consulted and respected.

  5. 7 BOH Members 7 Affiliates 7 MOHs

  6. Affiliate Groups • ANDSOOHA - Public Health Nursing Management • AOPHBA - Association of Ontario PH Business Administrators • APHEO - Association of PH Epidemiologists • ASPHIO - Association of Supervisors of PH Inspectors of Ontario • OAPHD - Ontario Association of PH Dentistry • HPO - Health Promotion Ontario • OSNPPH - Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in PH

  7. Benefits of Membership • Advocacy on issues that impact Boards of Health and the operations of public health units • Support for the BOH Section Executive • Annual Conference in June • Opportunities for face-to-face learning experiences • Web-based networking • alPHa web site • Communication and Updates • BOH Orientation Manual • BOH Governance Toolkit

  8. Boards of Health Section

  9. BOH Section Executive Lorne Coe, Chair Central East Region Durham Region Julie Roy, Chair Central East Region Northwestern Abdul Fattah Toronto Toronto Public Health Mary Johnson Eastern Region Eastern Ontario Joseph Matko North East Region Porcupine

  10. BOH Section - Executive Committee Vacancies South West Region CHATHAM-KENT ELGIN ST. THOMAS GREY BRUCE HURON LAMBTON MIDDLESEX LONDON OXFORD PERTH WINDSOR-ESSEX Central West Region BRANT HALDIMAND HALTON HAMILTON NIAGARA WATERLOO WELLINGTON DUFFERIN

  11. What is Public Health? • what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy 50%

  12. 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

  13. Types of Board Members • Elected Official All Boards • Provincial Appointee 25 Autonomous Boards • Citizen Representative 5 Boards

  14. Board of Health Structures • Autonomous 25 • Regional 7 • Single-Tier 4 • Total 36

  15. Autonomous • Representation from obligated municipalities defined in HPPA • May include citizen representatives appointed by municipalities • May have Provincial Appointees • Staff 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

  16. Regional • Regional Municipality takes on responsibilities of the BOH • No citizen representatives • No provincial appointees • Staff are employees of the Regional Municipality • 7 – Oxford / Niagara / Durham / Halton / Peel / Waterloo / York

  17. Single Tier

  18. Provincial Partners • Public 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

  19. Questions Linda Stewart Executive Director, alPHa linda@alphaweb.org 416-595-0006 ext. 22

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