This is a selection of local resolutions on
current public health issues, organized by topic. They include recommendations made by boards of
health, health and social services committees and medical officers of health to
regional or city councils. Once adopted, many of these in turn form the basis of
advocacy initiatives to senior levels of government. Please note that these do
not necessarily reflect the Association of Local Public Health Agencies'
position on the subject, but are posted in the spirit of enhancing understanding
of local perspectives on public health matters. Also note that this is not a complete list, as alPHa is not always notified of local public health decisions.
August 1, 2023 letter from the Timiskaming Board Chair and MOH requesting the installation of a tradiional National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) air quality monitoring station within the Timiskaming Health Unit catchment area.
July 5, 2023 letter to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks from the Porcupine board Chair and MOH requesting the implementation of air quality monitoring stations in the Porcupine Health Unit region
October 28 resolution of the Sudbury Board of Health encouraging all municipalities within the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts to commit to and appropriately resource a transportation system vision that enhances equity and choice, and opportunities for safe, connected multi modal travel.
29 April 2013 resolution of the Porcupine Board to endorse recommendations contained in a number of recent reports related to the built environment and active transportation.
November 27 2012 - Position statement by the Sudbury and District Health Unit, that it actively supports and advocates for the creation of physical spaces that improve health and health equity.
November 18 2010- SMDHU call for a minimum 1.2-metre paved shoulder to accomodate pedestrians and cyclists as a requirement in Bill 100 (Highway Improvement Act) when resurfacing secondary highways. (Similar motions - GBHU, Timiskaming, NBPSHU, Northwestern)
October 27, 2023 letter from the PHSD Board Chair calling on the Province to commit to investments in chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities under the OPHS.
September 27, 2018 letter from the KFLA Board Chair to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care calling for a provincial chronic disease prevention strategy.
Jan 29 2015 Toronto Public Health correspondence with the Province urging sustained action on chronic disease prevention through public health policy. Reference is made to recent legislative efforts related to tanning beds, smoke-free Ontario and menu labeling among others.
May 22 2013 Tarbutt etc. resolution to request that the CMOH collate cancer data for Huron Shores and Echo Bay with a view to increasing patient supports as necessary.
April 22 2013 Middlesex-London Board of Health commendation for the introduction of Bill 30, An Act to Regulate the Selling and Marketing of Tanning Services and Ultraviolet Light Treatments.
September 19 2012 - SMDHU letter expressing support for Bill 74, Skin Cancer Prevention Act, which would prohibit selling or supplying tanning services or ultra-violet light treatment services to persons under the age of 18 in Ontario.
October 3 2012 - The Board of Health for the Timiskaming Health Unit commendation of the Premier for his September announcement to support Bill 74, Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2012 to prohibit selling or supplying tanning services or ultra-violet light treatment services to persons under the age of 18 in Ontario to protect them from skin cancer.
October 22, 2012 - The Middlesex-London Board of Health commendation for the Premier's announcement on September 14, 2012 to adopt a private members’ bill, Bill 74, “Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2012” to prohibit the use of and access to tanning services by youth under 18 years of age to protect them from developing skin cancer.
May 2 2012 - PCCHU support for Private Members’ Bill 74 - An Act to help prevent skin cancer (Tanning bed regulation).(Similar / Supporting motions: WDGHU, Durham)
October 24 2011 - SDHU call on Ontario Municipalities to actively engage in developing plans for policies that support health and prevent chronic disease and injury
Feb 5 2016 PCCHU call on the MOHLTC to provide a clearly articulated mandate in the area of mental health promotion for boards of health as part of the revised Ontario Public Health Standards.
January 27 2016 resolution of the Grey Bruce Board of Health to support the Basic Income Guarantee, transformation of social assistance and improvements to food security.
December 14 2015 Chatham-Kent endorsement of the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH) Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity.
January 7 2016 letter from the Huron board chair requesting an update on the reform of social assistance in Ontario in light of the rising Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket.
December 21 letter from the Leeds Grenville Lanark board of health chair to several ministers expressing support for the principles of a basic income guarantee.
December 16 2015 letter from the SDHU MOH calling on Health Quality Ontario to turn their focus to leveraging existing public health work in the health equity arena where such discussions take place with regards to the overall health system.
November 6 2015 PCCHU endorsement of the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH) Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity.
Nov 6 2015 - PCCHU letters to the Province introducing the results of its Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket survey and calling for reforms to social assistance rates to reflect the cost of healthy eating in Ontario.
May 20 2015 Toronto Board of Health call for measures to reduce health inequities in Toronto, including endorsing a living wage, reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census and improvements in data integration for better monitoring.
November 7 letter to the Premier from the Sudbury board of health sharing information about the CNFB and calling on the Province to enhance income supports for low-income Ontarians.
October 1 2014 letter from the Welington-Dufferin-Guelph board of health summarizing the results of its Nutritious Food Basket Survey and linking them to the renewed Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy.
January 27 2014 resolution by the NBPSDHU urging increases in social assistance & minimum wage as well as action on related elements of the Poverty Reduction and Healthy Kids strategies in order to allow healthy eating.
November 6 2013 Toronto Board of Health recommendations on research activities and interventions to address gaps in health equity related to racialization and disadvantaged communities
September 30 motions by Toronto Public Health related to the Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket, including a call to increase social assistance rates and to implement the recommendations of the Healthy Kids Panel.
October 2 2013 WDGHU letter to the MOHLTC outlining the Cost of a Nutritious Food Basket in Wellington Dufferin Guelph and its implications for health among low-income residents.
June 28 2013 Durham endorsement of the Sudbury report Opportunity for All - The Path to Health Equity, which calls for further progress on Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy as a public health measure.
February 15 2013 North Bay - Parry Sound Board of Health call on the Premier to improve food security by introducing a $100 Healthy Food Supplement to Social Assistance Rates.
November 29 Resolutions by the HKPR Board of Health in support of recommendations made in the Brighter Prospects: Transforming Social Assistance in Ontario report, namely benefit adequacy and improvements to Ontario's low-income dental programs.
June 28 2012 - Windsor Essex County Board of Health call to add a healthy diet supplement to Ontario's Social Assistance rates and to develop a provincial food and nutrition strategy.
October 1 2012 endorsement of WECHU resolution on food insecurity, which calls for a 100.00 per month Healthy Food Supplement for recipients of social assistance and an Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy.
April 17 2014 Sudbury & District Board of Health call on the Prime Minister of Canada to enact and enforce the WHO Breastmilk Code through legislation.
February 26 2014 NBPSDHU resolution expressing concern about formula industry violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitute (the Code), and requesting legislation of the Code in Canada
December 13 2013 GBHU resolution calling on various levels of Government to develop policy aimed at prohibiting all commercial advertising targeted to children under 13 years of age
December 13 2013 Durham resoution calling on the Government of Canada to legislate and enforce the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitute.
October 30 2013 Peterborough Board of Health letter to the federal Minister of Health expressing concern about formula industry violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitute (the Code), and to request legislation of the Code in Canada
May 3 2012 - KFL&A call on Government to consider moving the child and infant related public health services that are (inadequately) funded through Ministry of Children and Youth Services to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
February 15 2012 - PCCHU call on MCYS for enhanced support for the Infant - Toddler Development program, with increased linkages to Healthy Babies, Healthy Children (Similar or supporting motions: Durham)
May 30 2011 - Peterborough call on the Federal Government to honour its commitment to the WHO policy that opposes the promotion of infant formula by requiring the removal of a Nestle television ad
May 19 2010 - PDHU call on the premier to reconsider the removal of healthy sexuality components of Onatario's new Health and Physical Education curriculum (Similar Motions - NBPSDHU, SMDHU)
June 25 2008 - North Bay Parry Sound call for consistent and sufficient funding for HBHC to support the intended outcomes of the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy (Similar motions: Peterborough; Durham)
December 2, 2024 letter from the KFL&A Board Chair to the federal Minister of Health that urges Health Canada to establish a new radon guideline for residential homes, public buildings and indoor workplaces that aligns with the WHO’s radon limit of 100 Bq/m3 and to continue recommending a reduction in radon levels to as low as reasonably achievable below this new guideline.
January 31, 2024 letter from the PPH Board Chair to responsible ministers urging legislated improvements to indoor air quality (IAQ) in indoor public settings are required to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens.
October 16, 2023 letter from the PHSD Board Chair to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks calling for the expansion of air quality monitoring stations across Northern Ontario, to provide comprehensive data to inform the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).
July 5, 2023 letter to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks from the Porcupine board Chair and MOH requesting the implementation of air quality monitoring stations in the Porcupine Health Unit region
May 30, 2023 letter from the PHSD Board Chair calling on the Federal and Provincial ministers for resources and policy leavers to improve indoor air quality in public settings.
March 3 & 8, 2023 calls by the PPH Board Chair on the federal and Ontario governments to consider strategies to improve indoor air quality in public settings as a means to arrest the transmission of airborne respiratory diseases such as COVID 19
December 9, 2019 letter from the WDGPH Board Chair to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry to reconsider amendments to the Aggregate Resources Act that would remove municipal authority to use zoning by-laws to regulate the depth of aggregate extraction activities to protect groundwater sources.
February 20, 2019 letter to the Premier of Ontario from the Chair of the SMDHU Board that expresses ongoing concerns about the potential negative environmental impacts of Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act.
June 30 2015 SDHU call for the development of systematic evacuation plans for First Nations communities that are at near-annual risk of flooding and forest fires.
March 27 2009 - GBHU Support for Renewable Energy (Wind Turbines) with a call to the federal government to develop materials that address public health concerns related to them (Follow-up resolutions, November 2009, Aug 2010, Jan 2011)
April 20 2010 - MLHU Report and Letters urging reconsideration by Health Canada of the use of caffeine as an additive in soft drinks (Similar Motions: Timiskaming, GBHU, Chatham-Kent, NBPSDHU)
March 1, 2024 letter from the KFL&A BOH to the President & CEO of Public Health Ontario expressing opposition to closing the public health lab in Kingston.
November 18, 2021 letter from the HKPR Board, as partners in visual health as per the Ontario Public Health Standards, expressing concern over the current lack of vision services for patients under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
January 18 2013 Windsor - Essex Board of Health resolution urging reversal of Cancer Care Ontario’s decision to withdraw funding for lung and esophageal cancer surgery performed in Windsor at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital
May 25 2012 - PDHU Letter expressing concerns about changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (Refugee Health) (Similar / supporting motions: Toronto Public Health, Durham)
Dec 5, 2024 & Feb 6, 2025 resolutions by the WEC Board of Health that encourage all local municipalities to review, strengthen, and enforce animal licensing by-laws and include provisions that consider the immunization status of domestic animals as a part of the licensing process; and support ongoing education, prevention and advocacy efforts related to animal bite and rabies prevention activities.
July 24, 2024 letter from the Renfrew Board of Health Chair calling on the Ontario government to restore funding and supports for wastewater surveillance and case contact management software, which were implemented as responses for the control of COVID-19 and proved useful for other infectious agents.
June 20, 2024 letter from the PPH Board Chair arguing for continued funding for wastewater surveillance as a useful means of monitoring a range of infectious diseases.
July 5, 2022 letter from the Niagara Board of Health that calls on the federal government to establish higher air quality standards in the national building code and to establish a resource pool to allow existing buildings to retrofit.
September 15, 2021 letter from the Peterborough Board Chair requesting provincial consideration of providing funding for expanded wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 viral RNA as an indicator of infection trends.
August 27 letter from the NWHU Board calling on the Minister of Health to consider funding to support the establishment of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Hub Model as an ongoing program.
May 14, 2021 letter from the PPH board Chair thanking the Premier for extending the stay-at-home order and inviting him to communicate clear criteria for reopening and recovery.
April 6, 2021 endorsement by the MLHU Board of the alPHa Letter dated February 19, 2021 in response to the Province's decision to start easing pandemic restrictions.
February 2, 2021 letter from the KFL&A Board Chair requesting that the federal government extend the current restrictions and requirements applied to air travel to travelers entering through land and water border crossings
June 19, 2020 letter from the Lambton BOH Chair and MOH asking that the province make the criteria that will be used to advance public health unit jurisdictions from Stage 2 to Stage 3 of the Ministry's document A Framework for Reopening our Province publicly available
April 16, 2019 endorsement by the MLHU board of health of the February 21, 2019, Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health (COMOH) position that undetectable HIV viral load poses effectively no risk of HIV transmission within a comprehensive public health approach to sexual health.
June 5 2017 Elgin-St. Thomas endorsement of previous calls on the Province to legislate public health inspection and enforcement oversight of personal services settings under the HPPA.
June 14 2017 Niagara endorsement of previous calls on the Province to legislate public health inspection and enforcement oversight of personal services settings under the HPPA.
May 2 2017 GBHU endorsement of the January 4 2017 call by the WDGHU Board on the Province to legislate public health inspection and enforcement oversight of personal services settings under the HPPA.
March 29 2017 Algoma endorsement of the January 4 2017 call by the WDGHU Board on the Province to legislate public health inspection and enforcement oversight of personal services settings under the HPPA.
January 4 2017 call by the WDGHU Board on the Province to legislate public health inspection and enforcement oversight of personal services settings under the HPPA.
September 20 2016 call by Peterborough Public Health on the federal and provincial Health Ministers to enhance strategies for and commit resources to the surveillance and control of tick-borne disease.
June 2 2016 resolution by the Grey Bruce Board of Health calling on the Province of Ontario to enhance strategies for the surveillance and control of tick-borne disease.
March 24 2016 GBHU endorsement of the resolution of the SDHU Board recommending that the Government of Ontario enact legislation implementing IPAC requirements for invasive personal services settings under the Health Protection and Promotion Act with short-form wording under the Provincial Offences Act.
March 15 2016 PCCHU endorsement of the January 21 2016 HKPR resolution calling for regulation of invasive personal services to ensure and enforce infection prevention and control practices.
March 7 2016 resolution of the SDHU Board recommending that the Government of Ontario enact legislation implementing IPAC requirements for invasive personal services settings under the Health Protection and Promotion Act with short-form wording under the Provincial Offences Act.
July 2 2015 Toronto Board of Health call for mandatory training and certification in infection control practices for workers in personal services settings.
February 10 2014 Toronto Board of Health call on the Province to develop a mandatory personal service setting infection control training and certification program
Feb 20, 2008 - SMDHU Briefing note and Resolution calling for continuation of funding for WNV surveillance and control (Endorsements: KFL&A, Essa Twp.)
July 2, 2025 letter from the HKNPHU Board of Health that urges the Province of Ontario to implement a meaningful and sustained society-wide response to intimate partner violence and gender-based violence.
December 5, 2024 resolution of the Windsor-Essex County Board of Health that urges the Province of Ontario to implement a meaningful and sustained society-wide response to intimate partner violence and gender-based violence.
April 12, 2024 letter from the Timiskaming Board of Health urging the provincial government to allocate the necessary resources, funding, and policy frameworks to reinforce our health and social services to prevent intimate partner / gender-based violence.
February 21, 2024 letter from the PHSD Board of Health urging the provincial government to allocate the necessary resources, funding, and policy frameworks to reinforce our health and social services to prevent intimate partner / gender-based violence.
January 24, 2024 letter from the PPH Board Chair calling on the Province to advance action on monitoring, preventing and reducing intimate partner violence as it relates to a number of requirements under the Ontario Public Health Standards.
December 13, 2023 letter from the NBPSDHU Board Chair and MOH calling on the Province to advance action on monitoring, preventing and reducing intimate partner violence as it relates to a number of requirements under the Ontario Public Health Standards.
November 29, 2023 letter from the PPH Board Chair in support of Bill 93, which would require all children 12 years of age or younger wear a personal flotation device or lifejacket while on a boat.
September 8, 2023 letter from the HPPH Board Chair in support of Bill 93, which would require all children 12 years of age or younger wear a personal flotation device or lifejacket while on a boat.
May 16, 2023 call by the PHSD BOH for legislation requiring the wearing of personal floatation devices by all persons aboard a pleasure craft on the water in Ontario.
September 22, 2022 correspondence from SDHU Board Chair advocating for legislation requiring all individuals to wear a personal flotation device (PFD) or lifejacket while on a pleasure boat that is underway, or while being towed behind a pleasure boat using recreational water equipment.
January 29, 2020 letter from the Peterborough Board Chair calling on the province to consider enhancing safety provisions in the regulations that govern off-road vehicles in Ontario.
June 9 2017 KFLA Endorsement of the Position Paper of the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health (COMOH), Preventing Road Traffic Deaths and Injuries
May 13 2016 MLHU endorsement of a letter from Toronto Public Health re Proposed Domestic and Sexual Violence Workplace Leave, Accommodation and Training Act.
April 16 2014 letter of support from the SMDHU Board Chair for Bill 173, which makes various amendments to legislation (HTA) to improve road safety in Ontario.
October 24 2011 - SDHU call on Ontario Municipalities to actively engage in developing plans for policies that support health and prevent chronic disease and injury
April 25 2013 Board of Health for the North Bay Parry Sound District endorsement of the Healthy Kids Panel report: No Time to Wait: The Healthy Kids Strategy, and call on the inter-ministerial working group to develop a comprehensive action plan to implement The Healthy Kids Strategy.
February 22 2013 WECHU Board of Health support for active transportation and incorporating healthy public policy when making decisions about the built environment.
November 21 2012 Simcoe-Muskoka motion urging the Minister of Health and Long Term Care to develop strong and comprehensive legislation requiring large-scale foodservice establishments to provide nutrition information at point of purchase that will support Ontarians in making informed decisions regarding foods and beverages available in restaurants and other food premises.
January 10 2013 letter from alPHa Affiliate Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH)requesting continued Provincial support for the NutriStep tool.
November 21 2012 Simcoe - Muskoka resolution urging the Minister of Health to support and enact Bill C-460 Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada Act and to implement a Federal Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada.
September 24 2012 - Toronto Public Health call on the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to consider the annual Nutritious Food Basket Survey to inform interventions to address childhood obesity.
Sept 17 2010 - Durham support for menu labelling as described in the Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act (Similar or supporting motions - Porcupine, Perth, GBHU, PCCHU)
June 6, 2008 - SMDHU call to prohibit commercial advertising of food and beverages to children less than 13 years old. (Similar or supporting resolutions: Town of Ajax , KFLA, Grey-Bruce)
April 21 2008 - Toronto Board of Health call for a co-ordinated advocacy strategy for an Ontario ban on commercial food and beverage advertising toward children under 13.
Durham endorsement of September 18 2008 Toronto Board of Health call for provincial commitment to dental care for low-income Ontarians (Similar motions: Waterloo, Chatham-Kent, SMDHU, NBPSDHU, Halton, LGL, WECHU)
November 20 2009 - GBHU Endorsement of Timiskaming application to the MHP Healthy Communities Fund for its Creating a Healthy School Nutrition Environment initiative.
September 10 2015 letter to the Ministers of Health and Long Term Care and Municipal Affairs and Housing requesting an amendment to the Municipal Act that would allow for electronic participation in Board of Health meetings.
November 28 2014 PCCHU MOH support for Private Member’s Bill, C-626, which calls for the appointment of a Chief Statistician and the reinstatement of the mandatory Long-Form Census.
Letter form the Niagara Regional Chair calling on the federal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to reverse changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (services for refugees).
November 15 2011 - TBDHU call to realign the four public health program areas from the former Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport to the Public Health Division
Sept 17 2010 - Durham support for alPHa positions on the proposed extension of CMOH authority at the local level (Similar Motions TBDHU, Northwestern (DISSENTING), Brant, NBPSHU, Huron)
July 23 2010 - Briefing co-signed by NBPSHU calling on the federal government to reverse its decision to eliminate the mandatory long-form census questionnaire (Similar Motions: ASPHIO, AOHC, alPHa, APHEO, GBHU, NWHU, Waterloo, Brant)
January 25, 2008 - SDHU Endorsement of the OPHA Resolution that calls for further efforts on public health system renewal through implementation of the CRC Report recommendations (OPHA Resolution - Click Here) (Similar motions: Durham) (Reply from CMOH - March 5 2008)
November 18, 2025 letter from the Chair of the PHSD Board of Health endorsing Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors and Association of Supervisors of Public Health Inspectors of Ontario joint statement: Supporting the Implementation of Recommendations from the Auditor General’s 2025 Report on Non-Municipal Drinking Water Safety, 2025.
October 25, 2024 letter from the Chair, Board of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit to the Minister of Health and the President and CEO of Public Health Ontario advocating for the continuation of free water testing for private wells in Ontario.
October 16, 2024 letter from René Lapierre, Board of Health Chair, to the Minister of Health and President/CEO of Public Health Ontario regarding support for Ontario to continue to protect the safety of private drinking water that includes a resolution from the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts.
September 25, 2024 letter from the Halton Hills Council that expresses concerns about the proposed closure of regional public health labs and cessation of cost-free testing of private well water.
August 27, 2024 letter from the Halton Regional Chair that expresses concerns about the proposed closure of regional public health labs and cessation of cost-free testing of private well water.
May 16, 2024 letter from the Lambton BOH Chair that expresses concerns about the proposed closure of regional public health labs and cessation of cost-free testing of private well water.
January 16 2019 resolution by Halton Regional Council to urge the Province to eliminate the exemptions of commercial interests from the source water protection clause in the Clean Water Act (among others) from Bill 66.
October 16 2008 - SDHU call for ongoing 100% funding for small drinking water systems oversight (Similar or supporting motions: Grey-Bruce, Simcoe, Durham, North Bay-Parry Sound,NBPSHU 2, Peterborough, Porcupine, Township of Morley (NWHU)) (Reply from Ministry indicating that the intent is to "cost-share" this program following start-up)
October 30, 2020 support by the GBHU Board of Health for the recommendations from the Royal Society of Canada Working Group on Long-Term Care regarding critical issues that must be addressed moving forward with Long-Term Care reform and redesign.
September 18, 2020 letter from the SMDHU Board Chair calling for Urgent reform and redesign of Canada’s LTC system in order to address infection prevention and control (IPAC) issues (including COVID-19) and to improve all standards, quality of care and quality of life.
September 30 2013 - Letter from the SMDHU Board Chair to the Premier urging attention to the health dimensions of any initiatives aimed at "modernizing" Ontario's retailing of alcohol.
August 19 2013 Ottawa Board of Health call on the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to augment the Open Minds, Healthy Minds, Ontario’s Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy by including a comprehensive approach to prevent gambling-related harm in Ontario
April 17, 2013 Peterborough County-City Health Unit letter outlining The Potential Health Impacts of a Casino in Peterborough, and asking the Government to reconsider its plan to expand gambling throughout the province;direct the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to implement stronger harm reduction policies and criteria, including the use of tools such as a casino social contract; and plan to commit a larger percentage of its gaming revenues for public awareness, prevention and treatment of gambling disorders and research
June 7 2011 - Toronto endorsement of the Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition's report, Alcohol, Cancer & Other Health Issues: An Action Plan for Prevention
October 13 2009 - NBPSHU Call for continued funding for community-based programs that focus on health promotion and disease prevention that address local issues, such as alcohol and drug abuse
March 4, 2005 - Sudbury District MOH Letter - Recommendation with supporting evidence to maintain the current level of government regulation of the LCBO with improvements to harm reduction messaging
January 19, 2005 - Timiskaming support for retention of the provincial alcohol monopoly. Other boards of health that hav notified alPHa of similar supporting motions: Perth; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge;
April 14 2011 - MLHU call for regulatory action on curtailing exposure to smoking in movies (Similar motions / endorsements - KFLA, Peterborough, GBHU, WECHU) NB: alPHa's membership endorsed a modified version of the Smoke-Free Coalition recommendations at its 2011 AGM).
Jan 11 2011 - Peterborough correspondence to provincial and federal ministers covering contraband, cessation, youth engagement and an overall tobacco strategy
June 26 2009 - NWHU call for a funding extension for the Youth Action Alliance Program until the new MHP Youth Engagement Strategy is in place (Similar Motions: NBPSHU)
November 12 2008 - KFLA call for additional funding for Smoke Free Ontario activities, including smoking cessation. (Similar motions: Peterborough, North Bay, Durham)(REPLY FROM MINISTER)
June 18 2008 - SMDHU Call for enhanced funding and exploration of other roles for local Youth Action Alliances (Other similar motions: Porcupine, KFLA, Durham, Peterborough)
April 29 2013 Toronto Board of Health call on the Province for several initiatives related to Vaccine Preventable Diseases, part of its recent "Toronto Unvaccinated" campaign.
May 2 2012 - WDGHU call on the MOHLTC for amendments to the Immunization of School Pupils Act to reflect the recommendations of the Ontario Vaccination Schedule
April 6 2011 - WDGHU call for extension of coverage for HPV vaccine to include males and females who wish to receive the vaccine outside of the Grade 8 window of eligibility (Similar motions: PCCHU)
Mar 28 2008 - Grey Bruce call to use unused funds to extend vaccination against HPV to certain categories of individuals not included in the original public program. (Endorsements: Sudbury; Timiskaming; Northwestern, Durham)
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