Item - 2020.HL13.6
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Board of Health on January 13, 2020 and was adopted with amendments.
HL13.6 - Ministry of Health's Consultation on Changes to Public Health in Ontario
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Decision
The Board of Health:
1. Reaffirmed and endorsed the following principles with respect to the changes to public health in Ontario:
a. Integration with local municipalities: Maintaining an integrated relationship with municipalities, including the current model for the majority of Board of Health members to come directly from municipalities and for Chairs to be elected by Boards;
b. Core funding model: Maintaining 100 percent provincial funding to support key health protection functions and maintaining the 75 percent/25 percent cost-sharing funding formula for other public health functions; and
c. Support for the health protection, health promotion, and health equity mandates.
2. Requested the Chair to transmit the principles in Part 1 above to the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Board.
3. Reiterated its request for the Ministry of Health to meet specifically with the Toronto Board of Health and Toronto Public Health as part of the consultations on the changes to public health in Ontario.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Director, Strategy and Preventive Health, Toronto Public Health, gave a presentation on Ministry of Health Consultation on Public Health.
Origin
Summary
In November 2019, the Ministry of Health launched a public consultation process to inform their efforts in modernizing public health. This consultation includes a request for input on specific key issues in public health that are outlined in the Public Health Modernization discussion paper. This report responds to a request from the Board of Health to provide an update on these consultations by the Ministry of Health and to provide information for consideration with respect to the recently-released Public Health Modernization discussion paper.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-141348.pdf
(October 13, 2017) Attachment 1 - Board of Health Report Entitled "Minister's Expert Panel Report on Public Health in an Integrated Health System" (considered by the Board of Health on October 30, 2017 and by City Council on November 7, 8, and 9, 2017)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-141353.pdf
(January 13, 2020) Presentation from the Director, Strategy and Preventive Health, Toronto Public Health on Ministry of Health Consultation on Public Health
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-141844.pdf
Motions
That the Board of Health:
1. Reaffirm and endorse the following principles with respect to the changes to public health in Ontario:
a. Integration with local municipalities: Maintaining an integrated relationship with municipalities, including the current model for the majority of Board of Health members to come directly from municipalities and for Chairs to be elected by Boards;
b. Core funding model: Maintaining 100 percent provincial funding to support key health protection functions and maintaining the 75 percent/25 percent cost-sharing funding formula for other public health functions; and
c. Support for the health protection, health promotion, and health equity mandates.
2. Request the Chair to transmit the principles in Recommendation 1 to the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Board.
3. Reiterate its request for the Ministry of Health to meet specifically with the Toronto Board of Health and Toronto Public Health as part of the consultations on the changes to public health in Ontario.