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Disposition of 2009 Resolutions
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2012-11-22
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A09-1 - Ban Advertising to Children
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2012-10-19
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THAT the Association of Local Public Health Agencies also support the broader goal of the Ontario Public Health Association and other organizations that are advocating for a ban on all commercial advertising targeted to children under 13 years of age.
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A09-1 - alPHa Letter
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Administration
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2012-11-22
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Letter to several ministers introducing alPHa's resolutions calling for bans on advertising to children less than 13 years of age.
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A09-1 - MCS Response
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Administration
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2012-11-22
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Response from Minister of Consumer Services to the Resolutions calling for a ban on commercial marketing to children.
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A09-1 - Heritage Canada Response
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2012-11-22
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Response outlining the current regulatory regime governing advertising standards.
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A09-1. A08-13 - Industry Canada Response
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Administration
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2012-11-22
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Response to the letter sent by alPHa introducing its Resolutions related to banning commercial marketing to children.
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A09-2 - Tobacco Advertising & Promotion
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2012-10-24
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Association of local Public Health Agencies:
1)write to the Federal Minister of Health and the Prime Minister advocating for a change to the proposed amendment to the Tobacco Act such that it includes a complete ban on tobacco advertising and promotion even where minors are prohibited by law (eg. bars and nightclubs);
2)request that the Provincial Minister of Health, the Minister of Health Promotion, and the Premier advocate with their federal counterparts for a complete ban on tobacco advertising and promotion; and
3)support national advocacy initiatives that call for further restrictions on tobacco advertising and promotions.
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A09-2 - alPHa Letter
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Administration
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2012-11-22
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Letter to the Prime Minister introducing alPHa's resolution to call for a complete ban on all tobacco advertising and promotion
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A09-3 - Cont'd Investment In Smoke Free Ontario
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2012-10-24
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that alPHa urge the Premier of Ontario, and the Minister of Health Promotion (Margarett Best), Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (David Caplan), Office of The Attorney General (Chris Bentley) and the Minister of Finance and Revenue (Dwight Duncan) to commit to the goal of preserving and enhancing reductions in tobacco use, and to this end to reinstate funding to 2008-2009 levels and in addition, enhance funding for comprehensive tobacco control efforts in Ontario.
AND FURTHERMORE BE IT RESOLVED that alPHa advocate for the Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy to continue to include and further enhance the role of youth within health units as a key component of prevention programming, with a planned evaluation.
AND FURTHERMORE BE IT RESOLVED that alPHa communicate with and engage other provincial associations and organizations with a concern for public health to support the importance of reinstating and enhancing funding for comprehensive tobacco control efforts
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A09-3 - alPHa Letter
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2012-11-22
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Letter to Ministry of Health Promotion asking for sustained investments in the Smoke Free Ontario Strategy as it develops its new approaches to tobacco control specifically and health promotion in general.
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A09-3 - MHP Response
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2012-11-22
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Response from the MHP DM to alPHa's August 2009 letter about MHP's New Directions in Tobacco Control and Resolution A09-3
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A09-4 - Trans Fat In The Food Supply
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2012-10-24
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) urge the Federal Minister of Health to take immediate steps to amend the Food and Drug Act or regulations to restrict the levels of synthetic trans fat permitted in foods to the limits recommended by the Federal Trans Fat Task Force (2006);
AND FURTHER that alPHa urge the Government of Ontario to take immediate steps towards regulating trans fat levels in foods and beverages available in Ontario food premises, including, but not limited to, supporting Bill 156 Healthy Decisions for Healthy Foods
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A09-4 - alPHa Letter
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2012-11-22
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Letter to the Ministers of Health and Education calling for provincial enhancements to strategies that limit trans fats in the food supply.
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A09-5 - WHO-CSDH Call For Action Ont Public Health
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2012-10-24
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that alPHa congratulates the CSDH for its work and endorses the content and recommendations of the WHO – CSDH final report;
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AND FURTHER that alPHa calls on the MHP and the OAHPP to immediately begin work to determine their respective leadership roles in implementing the WHO – CSDH recommendations and in supporting boards of health to do the same;
AND FURTHER that alPHa works in partnership with boards of health to identify opportunities for individual and collective board action to reduce health inequities through the implementation of the Ontario Public Health Standards;
AND FINALLY that alPHa widely communicates its support for the WHO – CSDH and this resolution to the Ontario and Canadian public health community, including the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada,and the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health, and the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs for Ontario and the Minister for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
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A09-5 - alPHa Letter
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2012-11-22
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Letter to the Chair of the WHO CSDH, copied to several others as a call to action for public health on the Social Determinants based on the WHO report, Closing the Gap in a Generation
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A09-6 - Preschool Language And Speech Budget
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2012-10-24
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT alPHa urge the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to increase the 2009/2010 funding for preschool speech and language programs to continue to deliver services at current levels at a minimum;
AND FURTHER THAT special consideration is given to communities that include a high urban aboriginal preschool population;
AND FURTHER THAT the Ministry of Children and Youth Services take a leadership role in reviewing the current funding structures for preschool speech and language services throughout the province of Ontario with a view to increasing accountability;
AND FURTHER THAT the Ministers of Health & Long-term Care and Health Promotion work with the Minister of Education and Training, and the Minister of Children and Youth Services to ensure school boards of Ontario are recognized as the appropriate provider of speech and language services to Ontario’s children;
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A09-6 - alPHa Letter
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2012-11-22
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Letter to Minister of Children and Youth Services introducing alPHa Resolution A09-6
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A09-6 - MCYS Response
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2012-11-22
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Letter from the Minister of Children and Youth Sevices responding to the alPHa resolution on speech & language program funding and delivery.
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A09-7 - Regulation of Bottled Water
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2012-11-22
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT alPHa urges the Government of Canada to enact a comprehensive regulatory regime for the bottled water industry administered and enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada that includes:
a) Bottled water conforming, at a minimum, to the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality,
b) Comprehensive bottled water labelling, including the water source, quantity and contents of any added ingredients, packaging date, expiry, treatment processes, the instruction “refrigerate after opening”, and manufacturers contact information,
c) Public reporting of water quality tests performed by manufacturers from government-approved laboratories testing for bacteriological, chemical and radiological contaminants on a specified regular basis, and
d) Regular reviewing and updating of bottled water labelling and testing requirements; and
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A09-7 - alPHa Letter
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2012-11-22
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Letter to the Federal Minister of Health and others urging immediate and comprehensive regulation of bottled water products.
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A09-8 - 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak In Ontario
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2012-10-24
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that alPHa urges the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Health Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and the Public Health Agency of Canada to act immediately to implement the recommendations of the CMOH’s Report on the Management of the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak in Ontario; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that alPHa urges the Government of Ontario and Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health to ensure that boards of health receive sufficient provincial funding to ensure that local public health agencies have the capacity to investigate and report foodborne and other outbreaks in as complete and timely a fashion as possible
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A09-8 - alPHa Letter
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2012-11-22
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Letter urging action on the recommendations of the April 2009 Chief Medical Officer of Health's Report on the Management of the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak in Ontario
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A09-8 - HC Response
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Administration
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2012-11-22
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Response from Minister Leona Aglukkaq indicating that the federal government has committed $75M to fulfilling recommendations of the Report of the Independent Investigator into the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak
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