Collection of position papers and reports that includes those authored by alPHa and others that will be of particular interest to its members.
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alPHa - OPHA Submission - Poverty Reduction
PDF (182.48 KB)
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2013-11-19
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October 15 2013 submission by the alPHa-OPHA Health Equity Working Group to inform the renewal of the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy.
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alPHa Submission - Marketing / Menu Labelling
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Administration
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2013-11-18
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November 15 2013 alPHa's written submission on the Minister's recent announcements to legislate menu labelling and restrict marketing to children.
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Report on the state of Public health in Canada
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2013-10-24
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October 2013 report of Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, which focuses on "Infectious Disease - The Never Ending Threat"
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CIHI Report - Treatment of Cavities in Preschool
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2013-10-18
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2013 CIHI report of the prevalence and cost of treating preventable dental caries in children 1 - 5.
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Public Health Ontario Strategic Plan 2014-2019
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2013-10-03
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October 2013 - Public Health Ontario's five - year plan, entitled "Evidence, knowledge and action for a healthier Ontario"
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Water Fluoridation - Health Equity Impacts
PDF (856.92 KB)
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2013-09-12
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September 2013 report by the Wellesley Institute: The Real Cost Of Removing Water Fluoridation - A Health Equity Impact Assessment. The report was produced as the result of a request from the alPHa-OPHA Health Equity Working Group.
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Connecting the Dots: Child / Youth Mental Health Link
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2013-07-12
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July 10 2013 report, Connecting the Dots: How Ontario Public Health Units are Addressing Child and Youth Mental Health. Final report of the research study conducted by CAMH Health Promotion Resource Centre, Public Health Ontario and Toronto Public Health.
Mental health is a key component of overall health and well being. However, the role of public health in mental health in Ontario has not been well-described. For instance, the Ontario Public Health Standards lack an explicit mandate to address mental health despite the obvious links with our core business of preventing illness and promoting health. The purpose of this research study was to understand how Ontario’s 36 public health units address and promote mental health in children and youth.
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alPHa Positions / HKP Recommendations
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2013-05-30
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May 16 2013 outline of various alPHa positions and statements as they relate to the recommendations of the Healthy Kids Panel. Presented in chart form, with hyperlinks to many of alPHa's related resolutions and correspondence.
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OSNPPH Serving Up Nutrition Information in Ontario
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2013-05-29
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May 2013 Position Paper of the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH) in support menu labelling legislation requiring the prominent display of calorie and sodium content of food items at the point of sale in restaurants in Ontario, as an important step toward creating healthy and supportive food environments for Ontarians.
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MOHLTC - Initial Report on Public Health 2009
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2018-01-11
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August 2009 MOHLTC public report that reflects the current state of public health in Ontario.
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Make No Little Plans - PH Sector Strategic Plan
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2013-11-18
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April 2013 Public Health Sector Strategic Plan, which lays out a 15 to 20 year vision, mission and values, as well as strategic goals and collective areas of focus for the next three to five years.
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alPHa Summary - 2013 Ontario Budget
PDF (80.9 KB)
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2013-05-03
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May 2 2013 summary of the 2013 Ontario Budget, which highlights points of interest for public health.
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2011 CMOH Annual Report
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2013-02-11
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February 2013 - 2011 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Maintaining the Gains, Moving the Yardstick: Ontario Health Status Report.
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No Time to Wait - The Healthy Kids Strategy
PDF (1.31 MB)
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2013-06-14
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March 2013 Report of the Healthy Kids Panel
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Staying Ahead of the Curve - Oral Health
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2013-05-30
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October 2012 - This report was compiled by a group of public health and dental health experts to examine the current status of, and various policy options for, publicly funded oral health care programs with the aim of maximizing efforts to maintain and improve the health of Ontarians.
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Taking Action to Prevent Chronic Disease
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2013-07-04
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2012 joint report by Cancer Care Ontario and Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion(Public Health Ontario), which provides recommendations for a healthier Ontario.
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alPHa - OPHA Report - Role of PH in CDP (fr)
PDF (2.32 MB)
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2013-05-30
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2011 Rapport sur le role de la Sante Publique dans la prevention des maladies chroniques.
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SHIFT – Enhancing the Health of Ontarians Link
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2015-03-05
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SHIFT – Enhancing the Health of Ontarians: A Call to Action for Preconception Health Promotion and Care. Developed by the Ontario Public Health Association, February 25, 2015.
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Healthy Rural Communities Toolkit
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2015-02-19
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2014 Healthy Rural Communities Toolkit was developed as a Locally-Driven Collaborative Project funded by Public Health Ontario. This tool kit identifies land use and development strategies that can help to enhance the rural built environment and contribute to positive quality of life and health outcomes. The tool kit brings a rural lens to issues that are often viewed from an urban perspective. Numerous examples and innovative practices from across the province are profiled. This tool kit recognizes many characteristics associated with rural communities including a low density population, a declining population in some areas, aging citizens, youth out-migration, rural land uses and an economy that is significantly different from that of urban Ontario.
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OTRU Report - Tobacco Endgame
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2015-06-24
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October 2014 Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, OTRU, Summary Report - Evidence to Support Tobacco Endgame Policy Measures.
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alPHa-OPHA - Draft Health Equity Indicators
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2013-05-29
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2013 February 8 Draft Health Equity Indicators developed by the alPHa-OPHA Health Equity Workgroup for consultation to the field.
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Dr. Samir Sinha - Living Longer, Living Well
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2013-07-04
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January 8, 2013 Living Longer, Living Well. Highlights and key recommendations from the report submitted to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and the Minister Responsible for Seniors on recommendations to inform a Seniors Strategy for Ontario by Dr. Samir K. Sinha, Provincial Lead, Ontario's Seniors Strategy.
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Minister's Annual Report on Drinking Water
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2012-12-20
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Released December 20, 2012 by Honourable Jim Bradley, Minister of Environment, Ontario.
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Public Health Matters - Healthy and Safe Ontarians
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2025-09-17
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Public Health Matters Infographic - Keeping Ontarians Healthy and Safe - January 28, 2025.
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alPHa Key Messages for 2018 Provincial Election
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2017-12-08
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Set of member policy priorities and key asks for 2018 provincial election
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Provincial Falls Prevention Framework & Toolkit
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2013-05-30
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2011 - A multi-sector provincial working group that was co-led by the LHINs and public health has developed a framework for falls prevention at the local and provincial levels to ensure a consistent approach to preventing falls across the province.
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Cadre stratégique et boîte à outils
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2013-05-30
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2011 Un groupe de travail multisectoriel provincial est codirigé par les RLISS et les bureaux de santé publique. Ce groupe a créé un cadre de gestion intégrée pour la prévention des chutes aux échelles locale et provinciale en vue d’adopter une approche uniforme concernant la prévention des chutes dans toute la province.
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Information & Privacy Working Group Outputs
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2013-05-29
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2011 Letter to the IPC that includes alPHa's position on The Essential Role of Unique Identifiers in Public Health Practice as well as a tool kit and training materials for use by local public health agencies as they manage personal health information.
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alPHa-OPHA Report - Activities to Address SDOH
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2013-05-30
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December 2010 - findings of an online survey of Ontario’s health units to map out the scope of local public health activities and needs in addressing health inequities, social determinants of health (SDOH) and/or poverty reduction
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alPHa-OPHA Report - SDOH (Francais)
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2013-05-30
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December 2010 French language Executive Summary of findings of an online survey of Ontario’s health units to map out the scope of local public health activities and needs in addressing health inequities, social determinants of health (SDOH) and/or poverty reduction
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Enviro Health Info System Survey (Full Report)
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2013-05-30
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December 2010 Report on a survey was sent to all health units’ environmental health departments to evaluate the data collection tools (Environmental Health Information Systems (EHISs), other software programs, and/or paper) being used by health units to collect information for various environmental health programs and business functions.
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Environmental Health Information System Survey
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2013-05-30
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Decemeber 2010 Abridged Report on a survey was sent to all health units’ environmental health departments to evaluate the data collection tools (Environmental Health Information Systems (EHISs), other software programs, and/or paper) being used by health units to collect information for various environmental health programs and business functions.
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alPHa - OMSSA - Best Start Child & Family Centres
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2013-05-30
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January 2010 Report on the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) and the Association for Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) co-sponsored forum to explore the issues surrounding the creation of Best Start Child and Family Centres
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alPHa - OPHA Report - Role of Public Health in CDP
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Administration
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2013-05-30
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2011 - A summary of how Public Health mobilizes and engages partners within and across jurisdictions to maximize the impact of collective efforts to improve the health of Ontarians
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OSNPPH - Healthy Food For Healthy Schools Act
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2013-05-29
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2008 OSNPPH positions on provision and sale of healthy foods in Ontario schools
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