Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - Board of Health Meeting Agenda

GUELPH Office – Trillium Room

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

Agenda

Vision: Everyone has the opportunity for health and well-being.

Mission: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health uses an innovative approach to deliver evidence-informed programs and services to meet the distinctive needs of our communities.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

Health Equity: We will provide programs and services that integrate health equity principles to reduce or eliminate health differences between population groups.

Organizational Capacity: We will improve our capacity to effectively deliver public health programs and services.

Service-Centred Approach: We are committed to providing excellent service to anyone interacting with Public Health.

Building Healthy Communities: We will work with communities to support the health and well-being of everyone.

Item	Presenter
1. Call to Order	(Chair)
2. Disclosure(s) of Pecuniary Interest	(Chair)
3. Approval of Minutes from June 5, 2019 Board Meeting	(Chair)
4. MOH Update(s) Cannabis Facts September 2019: Cannabis use and budding brains: Three reasons why cannabis is a concern for young people	Dr. Mercer
5. Presentation(s) NONE.
6. Business Arising NONE.
7. Consent Agenda BH.01.SEP0419.C13 – Healthy Families (2018) – Program/Service Information Report BH.01.SEP0419.C14 – Smoke-Free Ontario Act Enforcement 2019 Mid-Year Summary (Jan-Jun 2019) – Program/Service Information Report BH.01.SEP0419.C15 – Food Safety Program 2019 Mid-Year Summary (Jan-Jun 2019) – Program/Service Information Report BH.01.SEP0419.C16 – Safe Water Program 2019 Mid-Year Summary (Jan-Jun 2019) – Program/Service Information Report BH.01.SEP0419.C17 – Infectious and Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Programs 2019 Mid-Year Summary (Jan-Jun 2019) – Program/Service Information Report BH.01.SEP0419.C18 – Healthy Environments Program 2019 Mid-Year Summary (Jan-Jun 2019).
8. BOH Reports BH.01.SEP0419.R16 – Dental Clinic Update BH.01.SEP0419.R17 – State of the Evidence on Vaping BH.01.SEP0419.R18 – Poverty: An Influential Social Determinant of Health	A. Roberts A. Roberts K. Wilson
9. Committee (Verbal) Report(s) Audit Committee Report from Chair – NONE Executive Committee Report from Chair – NONE Human Resources Committee Report – NONE Finance + Facilities Committee Report from Chair – SEP 04/19: ► Correspondence: Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Letter to WDGPH BOH Chair re 2019 Ministry of Health Funding Approval (also noted below at #10 Correspondence); ► BH.04.SEP0419.R05 – 2019 First Quarter Financials; ► BH.04.SEP0419.R06 – 2019 Second Quarter Financials; and ► BH.04.SEP0419.R07 – Compliance with Board of Health Procedure: Stewardship of Management Operations – Financial Policies and Procedures.	C. White
10. Correspondence Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Letter to WDGPH Board of Health Chair, Mr. George Bridge re Additional Base Funding for New Dental Program for Low Income Seniors for 2019-2020. Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Letter to WDGPH Board of Health Chair, Mr. George Bridge re 2019 Ministry of Health Funding Approval. Trish Fulton, Chair, Board of Health and Christopher Mackie, Medical Officer of Health/CEO, Middlesex-London Health Unit Letter/Motion re Return on Investment – Early Childhood Development. Kathryn Wilson, Chair, Board of Health, Peterborough Public Health Letter re Support for Children Count Task Force Recommendations.
11. Closed Session To approve the June 5, 2019 Closed Session BOH Minutes. MOH Update(s) [personal matters about an identifiable individual, including BOH mployees]. System Transformation: An External Update [personal matters about an identifiable individual, including BOH employees].	(Chair) Dr. Mercer Dr. Mercer
11. Adjournment Next Meeting is October 2, 2019.	(Chair)

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Agenda for September 4, 2019 BOH Meeting (PDF, 2 pages, 161 KB)