Public Health Modernization – North East Public Health Transformation Initiative (Motion #41-19)

Moved by Noland – Crispo. Approved by Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, October 17, 2019.

WHEREAS in its April 2019 budget, the Government of Ontario announced transformations to the public health system; and

WHEREAS on September 12 and on October 10, 2019, respectively, Deputy Minister Helen Angus announced the new roles of Executive Lead (Assistant Deputy Minister Alison Blair) and of Special Advisor (Mr. Jim Pine) for public health modernization; and

WHEREAS it was communicated that the Special Advisor will play a key role in facilitating discussions between the Ministry of Health, municipal elected officials and administrative leadership on public health and on emergency health services; and

WHEREAS the five Boards of Health in North East Ontario*, having been engaged since 2017 in identifying opportunities for collaboration and potential shared services, remain committed to continued collaboration;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts support the request of the Chairs of the five Boards of Health in the North East, namely that the Ministry of Health hold public health consultation sessions that are separate and distinct from the emergency health services consultation sessions and are held in each North East Board of Health catchment area;

AND FURTHER THAT the July 2019 submission to Deputy Helen Angus and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams, Transforming Public Health for the People of Northeastern Ontario, be shared with Mr. Jim Pine and ADM Blair;

AND FURTHER THAT Mr. Pine be invited to meet with the leadership of the five North East Boards of Health collectively to share the work of the North East Public Health Transformation Initiative and engage further on developing a local public health system that best meets the public health needs of the people of the North East.

*Algoma Public Health, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, Porcupine Health Unit, Public Health Sudbury & Districts, and Timiskaming Health Unit.

CARRIED WITH FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS

This item was last modified on October 21, 2019