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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Minister's Annual Report on Drinking Water
PDF (2.4 MB)
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Administration
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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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Dr. Samir Sinha - Living Longer, Living Well
PDF (398.41 KB)
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Administration
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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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alPHa-OPHA - Draft Health Equity Indicators
PDF (402.36 KB)
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Administration
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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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OTRU Report - Tobacco Endgame
PDF (299.06 KB)
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Administration
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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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Healthy Rural Communities Toolkit
PDF (4.79 MB)
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Administration
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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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SHIFT – Enhancing the Health of Ontarians Link
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Administration
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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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alPHa - OPHA Report - Role of PH in CDP (fr)
PDF (2.32 MB)
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Administration
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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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Taking Action to Prevent Chronic Disease
PDF (2.87 MB)
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Administration
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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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Staying Ahead of the Curve - Oral Health
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Administration
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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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No Time to Wait - The Healthy Kids Strategy
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Administration
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2013-06-14
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March 2013 Report of the Healthy Kids Panel
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2011 CMOH Annual Report
PDF (1.02 MB)
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Administration
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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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alPHa Summary - 2013 Ontario Budget
PDF (80.9 KB)
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Administration
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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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Make No Little Plans - PH Sector Strategic Plan
PDF (3.58 MB)
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Administration
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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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MOHLTC - Initial Report on Public Health 2009
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Administration
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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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OSNPPH Serving Up Nutrition Information in Ontario
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Administration
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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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alPHa Positions / HKP Recommendations
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Administration
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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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Connecting the Dots: Child / Youth Mental Health Link
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Administration
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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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Water Fluoridation - Health Equity Impacts
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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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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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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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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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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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alPHa - OPHA Submission - Poverty Reduction
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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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GTHA MOH Health by Design Report
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2014-05-15
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May 2014 report by Drs. David Mowat, Ninh Tran, Charles Gardner and David McKeown, Improving Health by Design in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area.
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Why Public Health? 2011 Election Brochure
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2014-05-15
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Summer 2011 - 2-page brief that was developed by alPHa to deliver key messages about the importance of public health to candidates in the 2011 election. These key messages remain applicable.
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2012 CMOH Annual Report: Old Foes, New Threats
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2014-08-07
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July 2014 - 2012 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, focusing on Ontario's readiness for infectious diseases.
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Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy 2014-2019 Link
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2014-09-04
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September 4 2014 "Ontario’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy, Breaking the Cycle, released in 2008, demonstrates that a concerted focus on poverty reduction makes a difference. Ontario has already made significant progress towards reducing poverty in the province. But we recognize that this is a multi-faceted, complex problem. We need a sustained, comprehensive, flexible and results-driven approach. As we heard in our consultations, we need to recognize that poverty has many faces and that tackling this challenge requires a shared effort.
The new Poverty Reduction Strategy — Realizing Our Potential — will expand our poverty reduction efforts to reach more vulnerable people and will continue to reduce poverty in Ontario."
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Ontario Action Plan for Health Care 2015
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2015-02-02
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Feb 2 2015 - new iteration of Ontario's Action Plan for Health Care, entitled "Patients First".
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NOSM - Position Paper - Alcohol & Harm Reduction
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2015-05-14
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March 2015 - Northern Ontario School of Medicine Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Position Paper on Managed Alcohol Programs.
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RRFSS Newsletter May 2015
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2015-05-28
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May 2015 Newsletter of the Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System, which outlines its benefits and how it is being used in over one-third of alPHa's member health units.
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APHU Assessment Report 2015
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2015-06-17
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June 16 2015 Board of Health for the District of Algoma Health Unit Assessment Report. Includes an executive summary and Ministry responses.
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alPHa-OPHA Position Statement - Health Equity Lens
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Administration
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2015-07-06
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2015 alPHa - OPHA position statement on applying a health equity lens to all policy making related to the social determinants of health.
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Ontario Drug Policy Research Network - 2015 Report
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2016-03-21
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July 16 2015 (Revised March 2016) - The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) conducted a cross-sectional analysis among individuals aged 15 and older to evaluate rates of opioid prescribing and opioid toxicity-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits, by county and age between 2006-2010 and 2011-2013. An interactive map displaying the opioid prescribing and toxicity-related hospital visit rates in Ontario by county, as outlined in the report can be found here: http://odprn.ca/opioid-prescribing-and-hospital-visits/
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ODA Fluoride Book
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2015-09-10
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January 2015 Ontario Dental Association publication, Promoting Better Health in Your Community: The Essential Benefits of Water Fluoridation.
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Basic Income Guarantee - Backgrounder
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Administration
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2015-10-07
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August 2015 backgrounder was prepared to support resolutions on the issue of a basic income guarantee (BIG), being submitted to the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) and the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA).
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