Resolution	Recent Developments
#A05-8, Healthy Weights  NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT aIPHa urges the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, the Minister of Health Promotion and the Chief Medical Officer of Health to act immediately to develop specific, objectives, goals and targets based on the recommendations of Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives and to implement a healthy weights action plan to meet them, ideally as an integral component of a pan-Canadian healthy living strategy, to advance the recommendations of "Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives"	February 1, 2007 Resolution closed by alPHa Board of Directors December 11 2006 The alPHa Advocacy Committee recommends closure of this resolution as the operative clause has been satisfied October 13, 2006 The Ministry of Health Promotion will be holding a Healthy Living and Active Living Conference in Toronto on November 29 and 30 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Experts will assemble to examine initiatives and best practices that integrate healthy eating and physical activity.  Please click here for the Program-at-a-Glance.  Please visit www.mhp.gov.on.ca for further details and registration information. August 28, 2006 Reply received from the Minister to the June 28 Letter. Please click here to read. June 28, 2006 alPHa has sent a letter of congratulations to the Minister of Health Promotion on the release of the plan described below. Please click here to read the letter. June 20, 2006 Ontario government unveiled Ontario’s Action Plan for Healthy Eating and Active Living and a $10 million investment this year that builds on the province’s existing prevention programs. Please click here for more information. alPHa is represented on the Advisory Committee on Healthy Eating and Active Living. May 2, 2006 Olivia Chow (MP-NDP) has called for a national food policy to address deficiencies in communities across Canada, to be led by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Please click here to read a transcript of the speech and subsequent questions in the House. March 9, 2006 alPHa has received correspondence from the Minister of Health Promotion indicating that his response to the Chief Medical Officer's Heathy Weights, Healthy Lives report can be expected within the "upcoming months". Please click here to read. February 1, 2006 alPHa has received a reply from the MInister of Health Promotion in response to the December 2nd letter. Please click here to read. December 15, 2005 alPHa has sent a letter to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care introducing alPHa's 2005 Resolutions for follow-up and action by his Ministry. Please click here to view the letter. December 15, 2005 alPHa sent a letter to the Minister of Health Promotion introducing Resolution A05-8. Please click here to read. December 2, 2005 alPHa sent a letter to the Minister of Health Promotion urging swift action on the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer of Health's 2004 Annual Report, Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives. Please click here to read.
#A04-6, Childhood Obesity  NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) urges the Chief Medical Officer of Health to review and make recommendations on childhood obesity in the next annual report; AND FURTHER that alPHa urges the Government of Ontario to strike an expert panel to study childhood obesity and to recommend an Ontario obesity strategy.	January 18th 2005 This Resolution was closed, but the Advocacy Committee agreed that healthy weights would remain a top priority. To read the archived history of this resolution click here.

NOTES: March 27, 2007 The federal Standing Committee on Health has tabled a report in the House of Commons entitled Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids, which calls for A comprehensive public awareness campaign Mandatory, standardized, simple front of package labelling The removal of trans fats from the Canadian diet, replaced with an alternative low in saturated fat The report can be downloaded here February 19, 2007 The Federal Government has relaunched ParticipACTION. Please click here for the press release October 26, 2006: The Federal Minister of Finance has received the Report of the Expert Panel for the Children's Fitness, which makes recommendations on a tax credit system to cover eligible fees up to $500 for enrolment in a physical activity program, to facilitate access by children and youth to physical activity and recreation programs, as a means of helping them maintain a healthy active lifestyle.