Northern Network for Health Equity (Motion #06-18)

Moved by Bailey – Huska. Approved by the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, February 15, 2018.

WHEREAS Public Health Sudbury & Districts supported the development of a Ministry-funded Northern Ontario Health Equity Strategy in partnership with Health Quality Ontario and other northern stakeholders; and

WHEREAS health equity is a longstanding priority of the Board of Health, is a strategic priority in the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, and is a Foundational Standard within the Ontario Public Health Standards, 2018;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts endorse in principle the establishment of a Northern Network for Health Equity, the Strategy’s key recommendation; and

FURTHER THAT the Board directs the Medical Officer of Health to ensure appropriate organizational participation in the Northern Network for Health Equity.

CARRIED

This item was last modified on March 9, 2018