Local Board Resolutions

This is a selection of recent local resolutions on current public health issues. They include recommendations made by boards of health, health and social services committees and medical officers of health to regional or city councils. Once adopted, many of these in turn form the basis of advocacy initiatives to senior levels of government. Please note that these do not necessarily reflect the Association of Local Public Health Agencies' position on the subject, but are posted in the spirit of enhancing understanding of local perspectives on public health matters. Also note that this is only a selection of motions and endorsements among those of which alPHa is notified.

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Air Quality 

November 19 2009 - NBPSHU call on the MOE to immediately adopt the Air Quality Health Index
April 16, 2008 - SMDHU call on MOE to lower the acceptable guideline for SOx and limit fine particulates under O Reg 419/05
Feb 12 2007 - Halton Region Report calling for resources to develop a local air-quality assessment program
May 4 2006 - Toronto Board of Health endorsement of Legal Petition to Reduce U.S. Air Pollution (other endorsements: Town of Ajax; Durham Region)
February 16, 2006 - Sudbury Endorsement of OPHA Report on School Bus Air Pollution and Children's Health (other boards of health that have notified alPHa of similar endorsements: Durham Region)
January 4, 2006 - Toronto Medical Officer of Health Report on Reducing Childrens' Exposures on School Buses
June9, 2005 - KFL&A endorsement of the Toronto MOH Report on Trans Boundary Air Pollution
June 1, 2005- Sudbury Resolution on Trans Boundary Air Pollution
May 26, 2005 - Durham Resolution on Trans-Boundary Air Pollution 
March 2005 - Toronto Medical Officer of Health Report on Trans-Boundary Air Pollution

Built Environment

May 26 2010 - Niagara Region Endorsement of the MMAH/OPPI Planning by Design: A Healthy Communities Handbook 
February 19 2010 - GBHU Resolution calling on Ontario Municipalities to plan Active and Alternative Transportation to Support Healthy Living 

Chronic Disease Prevention
March 29 2010 - Porcupine Call for Regulation of Tanning Beds (Similar Motions: NBPSHU, Timiskaming, Durham, GBHU, Huron)
December 17 2008 - KFLA Call for regulation of tanning beds
June 28 2007 - SDHU call for continued funding for the Ontario Heart Health Project
July 11 2005 - Niagara Region call for regulation  of tanning beds 
Sept 22 2005 - SDHU Call for provincial regulation of tanning bed use
Sept 27 2005 - TBDHU call for regulation of tanning beds, including banning tanning bed use by under 18 yrs.
December 14, 2005 - Grey-Bruce call for development of by-laws to regulate the use of tanning beds

Dental Health

May 21 2009 - MLHU Call for 100% Provincial Funding for CINOT (Similar motions: Perth, WECHU, SDHU, LGLDHU, NBPSHU, Durham, Waterloo, Timiskaming)
January 6 2009 - Waterloo call for expansion of the CINOT Program 
September 18 2008 - Toronto Board of Health call for provincial commitment to dental care for low-income Ontarians (Similar motions: Durham, Waterloo, Chatham-Kent, SMDHU, NBPSDHU, Halton, LGL, WECHU)
May 29, 2007 - Grey Bruce resolution in support of Chatham-Kent letter informing Minister of Education of the detriment of positive-consent requirements to school-based dental screening programs (Notifications of support: Durham, Middlesex London)
April 24, 2007 - Municipality of Chatham Kent letter outlining negative impact of positive consent requirements for school-based screening programs
June 18, 2004 - SDHU call for a Universal Child Dental Health Program
Apr 16, 2004 - HPECHU Call for improved access to dental services 
July 4, 2005 - Durham Region call for universal access to preventative and tratment services under a National Oral Care Strategy 
September 28, 2005 - SDHU Comprehensive Report on Children's Dental Health (Boards of Health that have notified alPHa of their endorsement of this report: Thunder Bay)
December 15, 2005 - HKPR call for inclusion of dental health services in the Best Start Program. Please also see the backgrounder and the cover letter to the Minister of Children and Youth Services. (Endorsements: Durham Region; Sudbury District Health Unit)

Environmental Health

March 27 2009 - GBHU Support for Renewable Energy (Wind Turbines) with a call to the federal government to develop materials that address public health concerns related to them (Follow-up resolution, November 2009)
May 20, 2008 - Toronto Board of Health call to strengthen the provincial Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act
June 24, 2005 - TBDHU call for the establishment of an Environmental Health division Mandatory Program Standards with funding for health unit roles in air, soil and water protection.
December 29, 2005 - Perth District Health Unit call for inclusion of Environmental Health as a Mandatory Program

Family Health

Early years 

May 19 2010 - PDHU call on the premier to reconsider the removal of healthy sexuality components of Onatario's new Health and Physical Education curriculum (Similar Motions - NBPSDHU)
April 2010 - MLHU Report on Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention
March 22 2010 - Toronto Public Health Recommendations re. Early Learning (Pascal Report) 
March 10, 2010 - SMDHU Letter to MCYS re. Inadequate Funding of HBHC Program (Others: Peterborough, LGL, Timiskaming, SDHU)
December 2 2009 - Durham support for a ban on commercial advertising to children less than 13 years of age
June 25 2009 - WECHU Endorsement of local funding proposal to MHP for Children and Youth Health and Wellness After School Strategy funding
February 18 2009 - Halton Board of Health Report: Vision for Children
January 21 2009 - SMDHU Letter to MCYS re. inadequacy of HBHC funding (Simiar motions: KFL&A, Peterborough, City of Hamilton)
June 25 2008 - North Bay Parry Sound call for consistent and sufficient funding for HBHC to support the intended outcomes of the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy (Similar motions: Peterborough; Durham)
Nov 12, 2007 - KFLA Letter to MCYS regarding inadequacy of HBHC Funding
Sept 4, 2007 - NBPSHU letter to Minister of Children and Youth Services regarding the inadequacy of HBHC base funding.
January 17, 2007 - SMDHU Letter to Minister of Children and Youth Services outlining the inadequacy of current Healthy Babies, Healthy Children allocations Other Boards of Health that have notified alPHa of similar resolutions or correspondence: North Bay and Parry Sound; Durham Region; Northwestern. The North Bay Health Unit has shared its follow-up to a reply from the Minister.
June 30, 2006 - Toronto Board of Health report on the end of provincial funding of Early Child Development projects. Resolutions requesting continuation of the funding have been received from Middlesex-London and Grey Bruce.
April 21, 2006 - Association of Municipalities of Ontario statement that the termination of the Canada-Ontario Early Learning and Child Care Agreement has undermined Ontario’s Best Start Program.
March 30, 2006 - Durham Region call preservation of the federal-provincial child care agreement
March 28 2006 - Windsor Essex Resolution and Letter to PM re. Best Start initiative
February 23, 2006 - Simcoe - Muskoka call for continuing funding commitments to the Best Start initiative (Similar resolutions: KFL&A)
February 28, 2006 - TBDHU call for continuing funding commitments to the Best Start initiative
October 20, 2005 - SDHU Call for enhancements to Child Health programs that support the Best Start initiative (Endorsements: Durham Region; Elgin-St. Thomas)
December 15, 2005 - Durham endorsement of October 20 SDHU motion on Best Start initiative 

Physical Punishment

March 28, 2006 - Toronto Board of Health Report: Early Child Development Family Abuse Prevention Project Actions to Prevent Physical Punishment of Children
January 9, 2006 - Peterborough Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth
June 16, 2005 - SDHU endorsement of the Joint Statement of Physical Punishment of Children and Youth

Senior Years

March 7 2008 - Durham Resolution calling for consumer protection legislation for retirement homes (Endorsements: Sudbury; KFL&A; SMDHU, Peterborough)
June 1 2006 - Durham Resolution calling for regulation of boarding or lodging houses, including requiring registration with medical officers of health

Food Safety

April 20 2010 - MLHU Report and Letters urging reconsideration by Health Canada of the use of caffeine as an additive in soft drinks (Similar Motions: Timiskaming, GBHU, Chatham-Kent, NBPSDHU)

June 5 2009 - Durham endorsement of Toronto Public Health's Board Report on Food Safety (Similar Motions - Grey Bruce, NBPSHU)

May 19 2009 - Durham call to action on the recommendations of the CMOH Report on the Management of the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak in Ontario

April 20 2009 - Toronto Medical Officer of Health Report - Food Safety and Food-Borne Illness

June 19, 2007 - Windsor-Essex Resolution to adopt the ASPHIO "Common Approaches for Farmers’ Markets and Special Events" protocol for the inspection of exempted food premises.

August 28, 2006 - Toronto Public Health call to narrow the focus of the recent exemptions of Farmers' Markets and other community events from the Food Premises Regulation. Similar resolutions have been passed by Peel and Durham. The KFL&A Board of Health has passed a resolution objecting to strongly to the exemptions and calling for mandatory food handler training.

April 20, 2006 - Eastern Ontario HU Call to allow continuance of church suppers and similar events under the Food Premises Regulation. Others that have notified alPHa of similar positions: Township of South Glengarry; Champlain Township; United Counties of Prescott and Russell

January 26th, 2005 - Timiskaming call for consultation on an implementation plan for the Haines Recommendations
October 4th, 2004 - MLHU call for full implementation of the Haines recommendations
September 15th, 2004 - TBDHU Call for Full Resourcing for Implementation of Haines Recommendations  
Please note that there is now an alPHa Resolution (A05-7) calling for implementation of the Haines recommendations.  

Health Care

Sept 25 2009 - Durham call for improved funding equity for health and social services in high-growth areas
July 3 2008 - GBHU support for removing barriers to International Medical Doctors

Infectious Diseases

December 3 2009 - Chatham Kent support for restoration of 100% provincial funding for needle exchange programs
May 19 2009 - Durham endorsement of MLHU call for increased funding of Infection Control Program / Practitioner budgets
March 28th 2008 - Grey Bruce call for expansions to Ontario's Rabies control programme. (Similar motions - Durham)
April 25th, 2007 - City of Hamilton call for mandatory Legionella control programs for cooling towers Notifications of endorsement received from: Durham Region

Please note that alPHa has a Resolution (A05-14) calling for the engagement of community pharmacies to establish supply and information networks during medical emergencies.

Injury Prevention

June 17 2010 - MLHU Call to maintain the Provincial ban on Mixed Martial Arts events (Similar Motions: GBHU)
March 24 2009 - Perth support for Bill 143 - Carbon Monoxide Detectors (Similar Motions: Middlesex London; Grey Bruce; Durham; North Bay Parry Sound)
October 20, 2004 - TBDHU Resolution on youth and child safety associated with All Terrain Vehicle use 
March 15, 2007 - SDHU Resolution in support of Bill 68 - prohibition of cell phone use while driving alPHa has received notification of endorsements from: Simcoe-Muskoka; Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington; Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge

Nutrition

June 1 2010 - Toronto Board of Health Report - Toronto Food Strategy
October 15 2008 - SMDHU Resolution on CNFB and the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy
June 6, 2008 - SMDHU call to prohibit commercial advertising of food and beverages to children less than 13 years old. (Similar or supporting resolutions: Town of Ajax , KFLA, Grey-Bruce)
May 15 2008 - SDHU call for updates to the nutrition regulations under the Day Nurseries Act
April 21 2008 - Toronto Board of Health call for a co-ordinated advocacy strategy for an Ontario ban on commercial food and beverage advertising toward children under 13.
April 9 2009 - HPECHU Endorsement of the Nutrition Tools for Schools toolkit (MHP Reply)
October 24, 2006 - SDHU call on the Federal Government to act on the recommendations from the Trans Fat Task Force report:TRANSforming the Food Supply, June 2006 alPHa has received notification of endorsement from: The Corporation of the Municipality of Markstay-Warren; Grey Bruce Health Unit; Durham Region; Thunder Bay District Health Unit; Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit; Municipality of Greenstone; Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge; Municipality of Shuniah
May 16, 2006 - SDHU Call for the universal use of the NutriSTEP tool to identify pre-school children at risk of nutritional problems
June 23, 2004 - Northwestern endorsement of Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment
June 24th, 2004 - Algoma endorsement of Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment
September 8th, 2004 - Durham endosement of Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment
Other health units / organizations that have notified alPHa of their endorsement of  the Call to Action: Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment: Leeds Grenville & Lanark; Haldimand - Norfolk Counties, City Council of Hamilton, Timiskaming, Niagara, Muskoka - Parry Sound; Thunder Bay and District; Grey Bruce; Eastern Ontario; Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington; Village of Thornloe

Please see alPHa's Resolutions Page  for more on nutrition and obesity.

Physical Activity
Please see alPHa's Resolution page concerning Nutrition / Obesity for more on this subject.

June 29 2007: SDHU Call for Environmental Supports for Physical Activity 
June 28 2007: Porcupine Health Unit call for mandatory health and physical education for all secondary school grades
April 13 2006 - SDHU Endorsement of Heart Health Coalition Pedestrian Charter 

Primary Care

Sept 25 2009 - Durham call for amendments to the Ombudsman Act to authorize the Ombudsman to investigate public complaints about hospitals

Public Health Funding

November 20 2009 - GBHU Endorsement of Timiskaming application to the MHP Healthy Communities Fund for its Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment initiative.
November 3 2009 - Clarington endorsement of Peel Region's call to accelerate funding equity for high-growth areas
March 25 2009 - MLHU Call for ongoing 100% Provincial Funding for Infectious Disease Control
July 20, 2007 - Grey Bruce endorsement of 100% Provincial Funding for public health services and small drinking water systems.
December 21 2006 - North Bay - Parry Sound Resolution supporting Recommendation 24 of the
Capacity Review Committee Report (3-year rolling forecast budgeting). Other health units that have notified alPHa of their endorsement: Durham Region; Leeds, Grenville & Lanark
April 15, 2004 - WECHU Call for Public Funding for Immunizations
April 8, 2004 - York Region - Infectious Disease Control Funding
April 7, 2004 - Timiskaming - Funding for 24/7 On-Call Requirements
September 16, 2004 - TBDHU Call for 100% Provincial Funding for Vaccine Programs Delivered by Health Units
Other health units that have notified alPHa of their endorsement of  100% provincial funding of vaccine programs as delivered by health units: Durham Region
September 15, 2004 - TBDHU Call for Provincial Funding for Vaccine Delivery
Oct 27, 2003 - Durham Region - SARS/Infectious Disease Enhancement Funding

Public Health Infrastructure / Policy / Planning

July 23 2010 - Briefing co-signed by NBPSHU calling on the federal government to reverse its decision to eliminate the mandatory long-form census questionnaire (Similar Motions: ASPHIO, AOHC, alPHa, APHEO, GBHU, NWHU)
January 25, 2008 - SDHU Endorsement of the OPHA Resolution that calls for further efforts on public health system renewal through implementation of the CRC Report recommendations  (OPHA Resolution - Click Here) (Similar motions: Durham) (Reply from CMOH - March 5 2008)
March 1 2006 - Peterborough County-City Health Unit call to maintain municipal presence in public health governance
January 10, 2006 - Peel Regional Council resolutions on keeping Public Health within Regional structure 
April 27, 2005 - Huron County BOH letter to AMO indicating strong support for municipal involvement in health units
January 26th, 2005 - Timiskaming call for the retention of Health Intelligence Units' functions
Septemeber 8, 2004 - Durham endorsement of SDHU resolution re. attention to Northern health issues 
September 8, 2004 - Durham endorsement of SDHU resolution re. inclusive mandate for the Ontario Public Health Agency 
June 15, 2004 - SDHU call for inclusive mandate for the new Ontario Public Health Agency
May 25, 2004 - SDHU call for attention to Northern health issues in Public Health Renewal
May 5, 2004 - Timiskaming Call for Equitable Public Health Programs and Services 

Safe Water

April 27 2009 - Durham call for a comprehensive federal regulatory regime for bottled water 
October 16 2008 - SDHU call for ongoing 100% funding for small drinking water systems oversight (Similar or supporting motions: Grey-Bruce, Simcoe, Durham, North Bay-Parry Sound,NBPSHU 2, Peterborough, Porcupine) (Reply from Ministry indicating that the intent is to "cost-share" this program following start-up)
June 27, 2007 - Porcupine call for 100% funding of start-up and operating costs of the transfer of responsibility for small drinking water systems Similar motions: Timiskaming; Durham; Grey-Bruce; Municipality of Moonbeam; Leeds-Grenville-Lanark; North Bay Parry Sound)
May 26, 2005 - Durham Support Resolution (see below)
March 24, 2005 - SDHU Call for funding for compliance with and regulation of drinking water systems under O. Reg 170/03 

Social and Economic Determinants of Health

Please note that alPHa has passed several resolutions on social and economic determinants of health. Please click here to view the latest developments.

Income Security
November 19th 2009 - NBPSHU Letter calling for a number of actions for the provincial Poverty Reduction Strategy  (Similar Motions - LGL)
March 12 2009 - Durham support for the Put Food in the Budget Campaign (Similar Motions - Sudbury)
November 3 2008 -  Chatham Kent endorsement of the 25 in 5 Poverty Reduction Declaration (Similar Motions: Durham, Peterborough)
October 30 2008 - City of Hamilton Call for review of adequacy of social assistance rates based on cost of living
August 11, 2008 - Algoma resolutions calling for: municipalities to develop affordable housing strategies; the province to review social assistance disbursements
January 14, 2008 - Durham call on federal government for Employment Insurance eligibility reform (Endorsements: Peterborough; IgnaceTwp; Clarington, Niagara, Morley Twp; Essa Twp;)
March 29, 2006 - TBDHU Support for alPHa Resolution A05-18, on the inadequacy of social assistance, minimum wage and disability supports 
January 20, 2006 - Grey Bruce call to address the growing gap between low incomes and the cost of basic necessities in Ontario 
November 29, 2005 - Toronto Board of Health Report - Advocating for Health Through Increases to Social Assistance (Endorsements: KFL&A, Durham)
 
Food Security

April 13 2010 - Durham call on government to retain the Special Diet Allowance as part of social assistance benefits
More CNFB Resolutions: Durham; City of Thornloe; City of Hamilton
April 18, 2007: Waterloo Region Report - Cost of the Nutritious Food Basket, including resolutions to update the costing tools and adding a nutritional allowance to social assistance benefits 
January 15 2007 - Toronto Board of Health Report, Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket, recommending among other things, an increase to minimum wage (Endorsements: Timiskaming)
March 1 2007 - NWHU Resolution calling on the Premier to take action on supporting food security through increases to minimum wage and social assistance rates 
April 3, 2006 - Chatham-Kent Resolution re.Meeting Food Costs for All Low Income and Ontario Works Recipients
March 21, 2006 - Thunder Bay Distric Health Unit Resolution 06-29, Meeting Food Costs for All Low Income and Social Assistance Recipients. Similar resolutions have been received from Timiskaming and Grey Bruce.

Child Poverty

June 4 2008 - HPECHU call on the Province to continue back-to-school and winter clothing allowances (Similar motions - Durham, Peterborough)
August 2006 Toronto Board of Health Report, Impact of Poverty on Children's Current and Future Health (Endorsements: Northwestern Health Unit)
May 16, 2006 - SDHU Resolution calling on the premier to end the clawback of the National Child Benefit Supplement for low-income families, and to treat family poverty as a health issue Other boards of health that have notified alPHa of endorsement: Durham Region, Grey Bruce

Other

April 24 2009 - GBHU Call for full implementation of dental care for low-income families as pledged in the 2008 Ontario Budget
February 17, 2005 - Toronto Recommendations to address the unique public health requirements of large urban centres
February 24 2006 - Porcupine call PHD to encourage First Nations communities to engage with Ontario public health units as enabled by S. 50 of the HPPA.

Substance Abuse
April 15 - Waterloo report supporting continued full public ownership of LCBO  (Similar Motions: SMDHU, SWCW Substance Misuse Network, MLHU, Perth, GBHU, Toronto, Peterborough, Hamilton)
October 13 2009 - NBPSHU Call for continued funding for community-based programs that focus on health promotion and disease prevention that address local issues, such as alcohol and drug abuse
December 17 2008 - KFLA call for continuation of funding for the Safe and Sober Community Alliance
December 11 2008 - Waterloo endorsement for lowering BAC to 0.0% for drivers under 21
May 20 2008 - Toronto Board of Health call for stronger alcohol control policies
September 20, 2007 - Durham Resolution supporting lowering the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .05ml per 100ml.
September 20, 2007 - Durham Resolution calling on the federal government to assess the health risks of Salvia Divinorum
March 4, 2005 - Sudbury District MOH Letter - Recommendation with supporting evidence to maintain the current level of government regulation of the LCBO with improvements to harm reduction messaging 
March 3, 2005 - alPHa letter to Greg Sorbara re. Public Health Impacts 
February 24, 2005 - Simcoe County MOH Letter - maintain or improve strict governmental regulation of LCBO 
May 5, 2004 - Timiskaming Opposition to LCBO Privatization
Apr 22, 2004 - NWHU Opposition to LCBO Privatization
Apr 16, 2004 - HPECHU Support for Bill 43 (re. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome warning signs
April 15, 2004 - WECHU Opposition to LCBO Privatization
January 26, 2005 - Timiskaming resolution - government retention of LCBO monopoly 
January 19, 2005 - Timiskaming support for retention of the provincial alcohol monopoly.
Other boards of health that hav notified alPHa of similar supporting motions: Perth; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge;

Tobacco Control

June 2010 - Peterborough call on the Minitry of Health Promotion for a comprehensive provincial tobacco cessation program
April 10 2010 - Timiskaming call on MHP to review the effectiveness of enforcement charges under the Smoke Free Ontario Act
February 23 2010 - Perth call for legislation of smoke free outdoor spaces 
December 16 2010 - NWHU letter to Senator Hugh Segal regarding his comments in the Senate about the perils of contraband tobacco
June 26 2009 - NWHU call for a funding extension for the Youth Action Alliance Program until the new MHP Youth Engagement Strategy is in place (Similar Motions: NBPSHU)
March 11 2009 - SMDHU Letter to MHP supporting distribution of nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) as part of the STOP program
February 19 2009 - MLHU Call for Continued Investment in Smoke Free Ontario Strategy
November 12 2008 - KFLA call for additional funding for Smoke Free Ontario activities, including smoking cessation. (Similar motions: Peterborough, North Bay, Durham)(REPLY FROM MINISTER)
June 26 2008 - GBHU endorsement of Chatham-Kent call for 100% funding for smoking cessation programs (Similar motions: Waterloo, Durham, Peterborough)
June 25 2008 - North Bay Parry Sound call for sufficient and consistent funding for health unit programs that support Smoke Free Ontario.
June 18 2008 - SMDHU Call for enhanced funding and exploration of other roles for local Youth Action Alliances (Other similar motions: Porcupine, KFLA, Durham, Peterborough)
April 11 2008 - Niagara call for strategies to eliminate the availability of contraband tobacco.
February 2008 - alPHa Letter in support of Bill 11 - Smoke Free Cars (Please note that this was reintroduced as government Bill 69, which was passed into law as the Smoke Free Ontario Amendment Act 2008)

October 19 2009 - Toronto Board of Health Report on Increasing Influenza Immunization Coverage Rates
Sept 18 2008 - Toronto Board of Health Recommendations on increasing coverage of the HPV vaccination program  (COMOH Endorsement Letter)
June 20 2008 - Northwestern call to ensure HPV vaccine coverage for high-risk female youth
Mar 28 2008 - Grey Bruce call to use unused funds to extend vaccination against HPV to certain categories of individuals not included in the original public program. (Endorsements: Sudbury; Timiskaming; Northwestern, Durham)
Oct 18 2007 - WECHU call for expansion of the HPV vaccination programme to cover females aged 9-25. (Endorsements: Grey Bruce; KFLA; Durham)
May 9, 2005 - Brant County Call for Mandatory Immunization of Health Care Workers against Influenza 
April 18, 2005 - TBDHU Call for Mandatory Immunization of Health Care Workers against Influenza
March 3, 2005- Durham Region endorses HKPR resolution regarding influenza immunization of health care workers
February 17, 2005 - SDHU Call for Mandatory Immunization of Health Care Workers against Influnza 
February 8th, 2005 - HKPR call for mandatory influenza immunization for all Ontario health care workers
Other boards of health that have notified alPHa of similar supportive motions: Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington; Grey Bruce; Porcupine; Halton
Please note that alPHa now has a Resolution (A05-2) calling for mandatory influenza vaccination for health care workers.

West Nile Virus

Feb 20, 2008 - SMDHU Briefing note and Resolution calling for continuation of funding for WNV surveillance and control (Endorsements: KFL&A, Essa Twp.)
Oct 18 2007 - WECHU Call for continuation of funding for WNV surveillance and control programs (Endorsements: Durham)
March 3, 2005- Durham Region endorses TBDHU Resolution (See: Jan. 31 Below)
March 2, 2005 - Timiskaming Resolution on funding of risk assessment activities
January 31, 2005 - TBDHU Resolution on funding of risk assessment activities to inform the need for mosquito control