1 ORIENTATION SESSIONORIENTATION SESSION Boards of Health February 5, 2015

2 What is a local public health unit?

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4 Association of Ontario Boards of Health Society of Medical Officers of Health of Ontario 1986

5 Organization Objectives 1.To assist local public health units in providing efficient and effective services that meet the needs of the people of Ontario. 2.To assist in establishing, through collaboration with other organizations, a unified and powerful voice for public health in Ontario which is consulted and respected.

6 7 MOHs 7 BOH Members 7 Affiliates

7 Affiliate Groups 1.ANDSOOHA - Public Health Nursing Management 2.AOPHBA - Association of Ontario PH Business Administrators 3.APHEO - Association of PH Epidemiologists 4.ASPHIO - Association of Supervisors of PH Inspectors of Ontario 5.OAPHD - Ontario Association of PH Dentistry 6.HPO - Health Promotion Ontario 7.OSNPPH - Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in PH

8 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

9 Boards of Health Section

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

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

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

13 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

14 Types of Board Members Elected OfficialAll Boards Provincial Appointee25 Autonomous Boards Citizen Representative5 Boards

15 Board of Health Structures Autonomous 25 Regional 7 Single-Tier 4 –Total36

16 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

17 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

18 Single Tier Established or continued under City-specific Acts  Municipal Council takes on the responsibilities of the BOH  No provincial appointees  May have citizen representative  Staff are employees of municipality City of Hamilton, Norfolk  Municipal Council appoints members to a separate BOH  No provincial appointees  May have citizen representatives  Staff are employees of municipality City of Toronto, Ottawa

19 Provincial Partners Public Health Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care –Public Health Division –Health Promotion Division –BOH eLearning Module &PageID=0&cached=true&mode=2&userID= &PageID=0&cached=true&mode=2&userID=11862 Ministry of Children and Youth Services –Healthy Babies Healthy Children

20 Questions Linda Stewart Executive Director, alPHa ext. 22