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Position:
The responsibility for health protection, disease prevention and health promotion is neither limited to one level of government nor to a single ministry. As such, alPHa believes that it is essential for the province to establish a set of health goals and to secure commitments from all government ministries and government-funded agencies to following standards that are binding, comprehensive, complementary and effective in achieving them. Comlplementing the Mandatory Health Programs and Serveices Guideines, this would create a much stronger foundation for a healthy population by requiring health impact considerations and statements in any public policy decision.
Resolutions:
#A04-4, Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines
#A04-5, Continual Revision of General and Program Standards
#A04-9, Public Health Impact Statement Requirements
#A03-1, Establishment of Health Goals and Objectives for Ontario
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#A04-9, Public Health Impact Statement Requirements
alPHa urges that the Government of Ontario immediately require that public health impact analysis statements be a component of Cabinet Submissions prepared by any Ministry of Government. |
May 9, 2006
Minister of Health Promotion has replied to alPHa's February 1 letter. Please click here to read.
February 1, 2006
alPHa has written to Minister of Health Promotion Jim Watson (in his capacity as Chair of the Interministerial Committee on Healthy Living) to introduce Resolutions A03-1 and A04-9 for the Committee's consideration. Please click here to read.
March 3, 2005
alPHa has written to Finance Minister Greg Sorbara to introduce resolution A04-9 in the context of his eventual receipt of the report of the Ontario Beverage Alcohol System Review. Please click here to read.
September 10, 2004
Response received from the Ministry to the letter described below. Please click here to read. The response to A04-4 and 5 is on pages 2 & 3. The reponse to A04-9 is on page 4.
July 21, 2004
Letter sent to Minister of Health George Smitherman, copied to CMOH Sheela Basrur and Premier Dalton McGuinty introducing Resolutions # A04-4, 5 and 9 and others for their attention. Please click here to read.
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#A04-5, Continual Revision of General and Program Standards
alPHa urges the Government of Ontario to establish an inclusive, rapid process for continually reviewing, revising, approving and modernizing the general and program standards of the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines |
February 19 2007
Ontario Public Health Standards Consultation Draft released. In place of the former General Standards, there is a Foundational Standard, which requires Boards of Health to continuously monitor health status and adapt local services in a system of continuous quality improvement. Once finalized, alPHa`s advocacy committee will be asked to consider
September 10, 2004
Response received from the Ministry to the letter described below. Please click here to read. The response to A04-4 and 5 is on pages 2 & 3. The reponse to A04-9 is on page 4.
July 21, 2004
Letter sent to Minister of Health George Smitherman, copied to CMOH Sheela Basrur and Premier Dalton McGuinty introducing Resolutions # A04-4, 5 and 9 and others for their attention. Please click here to read.
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#A03-1, Establishment of Health Goals and Objectives for Ontario
Association of Local Public Health Agencies petition the government of Ontario to review the current process for development and adoption of Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines within the Health Protection and Promotion Act and replace it with a process to establish health goals and objectives for the province of Ontario and subsequently set requirements and standards for all government ministries and government-funded agencies that are comprehensive, complementary and effective in promoting the health of Ontario residents in light of the provincial goals and objectives.
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May 9, 2006
Minister of Health Promotion has replied to alPHa's February 1 letter. Please click here to read.
February 1, 2006
alPHa has written to Minister of Health Promotion Jim Watson (in his capacity as Chair of the Interministerial Committee on Healthy Living) to introduce Resolutions A03-1 and A04-9 for the Committee's consideration. Please click here to read.
March 23, 2004
The call for the establishment of Provincial Health Goals is reiterated in alPHa's Position Paper, Creating a Sustainable Public Health System in Ontario, released on March 22
November 26th, 2003
Received a letter from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in response to this and three other resolutions. Click here to view the letter.
September 8th, 2003
alPHa staff sent its annual letter to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, introducing this and other Resolutions for consideration and action.
Please click here to read the letter |
CLOSED RESOLUTIONS
#A04-4, Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines
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#A04-4, Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines
alPHa urges the Government of Ontario, as an interim step, to finalize the revised chronic disease prevention, early detection of cancer, injury prevention and substance
abuse prevention, reproductive health, child health and safe water program standards.
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February 1 2007
Resolution closed by alPHa Board of Directors
December 11 2006
alPHa Advocacy Committee recommends closure of resolution A04-4, as The current Review and Renewal of the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines process supersedes the recommendations made by the technical review committees in 2002
September 10, 2004
Response received from the Ministry to the letter described below. Please click here to read. The response to A04-4 and 5 is on pages 2 & 3. The reponse to A04-9 is on page 4.
July 21, 2004
Letter sent to Minister of Health George Smitherman, copied to CMOH Sheela Basrur and Premier Dalton McGuinty introducing Resolutions # A04-4, 5 and 9 and others for their attention. Please click here to read.
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