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Day One: Thursday, October 22
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Hon. Roy Romanow
Chair, Institute of Wellbeing Advisory Board
Biography
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Report on the State of Public Health in Canada
Lynne Slotek delivered remarks on behalf of Roy Romanow, who was not able to attend due to illness. Printed copies of his remarks were made available and can be downloaded below. His words emphasized the connections between economic and social indicators that are often not made in traditional discourse about “national health”. Examining the relationship among low income, poor health and high medical costs makes these connections abundantly clear.
Text of Mr. Romanow's Remarks
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Lynne Slotek
CEO, Institute of Wellbeing & National Project Director, Canadian Index of Wellbeing
Biography
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Canadian Index of Wellbeing
Ms. Slotek gave an overview of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, a new model for measuring wellbeing that goes beyond traditional indicators such as GDP, and takes into account the full range of social, health, environmental and economic concerns of citizens
PRESENTATION
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Canadian Institute of Wellbeing Web Site
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Dr. John Millar
Executive Director, Population Health Surveillance for the
Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia
Biography
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Understanding and Addressing Health Inequities in British Columbia
Dr. Millar presented extensive data from his home province that clearly demonstrate not only the elevated health risks associated with low-income, but also that the current model of dedicating ever-increasing resources to a health care system that is focused on treating disease is in fact a threat to population health, as it corresponds to reducing expenditures related to education, income security, housing, environment and other determinants of health.
PRESENTATION
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Health Inequities in British Columbia Discussion Paper 2008
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Dr. Charles Pascal
Executive Director of the
Atkinson Charitable Foundation
Biography
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With Our Best Future in Mind
Dr. Pascal referred to his recent report on early learning, With Our Best Future in Mind, to illustrate the critical importance of early child development as an upstream intervention to reducing risks to health throughout the lifespan. He characterized the report as a public health document and an economic stimulus document based on the vision of providing truly integrated children's services throughout Ontario.
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RECOMMENDED READING: With Our Best Future in Mind
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PANEL DISCUSSION: THE WAY AHEAD IN ONTARIO
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Moderator:
Dr. Michael Rachlis
U of T Department of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Biography
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Equity From The Start: The Way Ahead in Ontario
PRESENTATION (Part 1)
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Dr. Dennis Raphael,
Professor of Health Policy and Management, York University
Biography
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Dr. Raphael provided his perspective on what public health can and should do to reduce health inequities through activities that address the determinants of health.
PRESENTATION
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RECOMMENDED READING:
1) Escaping from the Phantom Zone: social determinants of health, public health units and public policy in Canada
2) A Discourse Analysis of the Social Determinants of Health
3) Social Determinants of Health Mailing List Archives
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Dr. Heather Manson,
Senior Medical Advisor to the President, Interim Director, Health Promotion, OAHPP
Biography
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"...and Reduce Health Inequities"
Dr. Heather Manson spoke of the significant asset that Ontario has in the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, with its specific legislated object to reduce health inequities, supported by specific language in the Ontario Public Health Standards that require boards of health to undertake activities that are specifically aimed at improving health in priority populations.
PRESENTATION
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RECOMMENDED READING:
WHO Report
PHAC Report
Senate Report
CIHI Report
OAHPP Strategic Plan (English) / (French)
First Steps to Equity: Dianne Patychuk, Daniela Seskar-Hencic
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Dr. Françoise Bouchard,
Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health
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Dr. Bouchard is the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario, participated in place of Dr. Arlene King.
LISTEN!
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Janet Gasparini,
Executive Director, Social Planning Council
of Sudbury
Biography
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Janet Gasparini spoke about the importance of grassroots work to advancing the goals of reducing inequities, and how the strengths and mandates of public health can be used to reinforce this work.
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RECOMMENDED READING: Impacting Health Inequities How can Public Health work effectively at a Community Level on the Social Determinants of Health?
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Dr. Rosana Pellizzari,
Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough City County Health Unit
Biography
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Dr. Rosana Pellizzari spoke in place of Dr. Robin Williams, who reluctantly withdrew from the panel as local duty called. Dr. Pellizzari echoed the importance of local partnerships, specifically naming Social Planning Councils and Community Health Centres as important agents for action on social inequities.
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Dr. Williams provided the following:
RECOMMENDED READING: Making Early Childhood Count (from CMAJ)
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The Way Ahead in Ontario:
Panel Discussion, Questions and Answers and Moderator Wrap Up
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Q&A - Part 1 LISTEN!
Q&A - Part 2 LISTEN!
MODERATOR WRAP-UP PRESENTATION: EQUITY FROM THE START - THE WAY AHEAD IN ONTARIO PART 2 (Slide Deck)
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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM - RECEPTION
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5:30 PM – 8:00 PM - EVENING MEETING*
Meeting of the joint alPHa / OPHA Working Group on Social Determinants of Health
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Agenda and Background meterials to be circulated to participants via e-mail
* By Invitation Only
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Day Two: Friday, October 23
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8:30 AM - 3:00 PM: COUNCIL OF ONTARIO MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH SECTION MEETING
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MEETING POSTPONED
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8:30 AM – 12:00 PM: BOARD OF HEALTH SECTION MEETING
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Agenda and background materials provided to Board of Health Section delegates via e-mail. Guest presenters included Allison Stuart (Acting Assistant Deputy Minister - Public Health Branch); Dr. Helena Jaczek (former Medical Officer of Health for York Region and current Parliamentary Assistant for the Ministry of the Environment) and Marc Siboni and Lori Stoltz, attorneys who gave an overview of the potential for negligence actions against public health authorities.
Allison Stuart
PRESENTATION
Helena Jaczek
Lori Stoltz and Mark Siboni with BOH Section Chair Vance Blackmore
PRESENTATION
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