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Disposition of alPHa Resolutions 2024
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2024-06-14
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A24-01 - Vape Retail Prohibition
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2024-06-14
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies urge through the Ministry of Health to the Government of Ontario to include automatic prohibition order applications by public health for convictions related to vapour product retail sales to prevent unauthorized sales to the public;
AND FURTHER that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies advise all Ontario Boards of Health to recommend their local Members of Provincial Parliament to advocate for an amendment to Section 22 of the Smoke Free Ontario Act, 2017 to include vapour product sales convictions for inclusion within automatic prohibition order applications.
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A24-02 - Artificial Intelligence & Public Health
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2024-06-14
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies write to the Ontario Minister of Health to provide background information on the transformational possibilities of AI tools in the future delivery of Public Health programs and services; AND FURTHER that alPHa call for increased academic investment in data stewardship, AI research, training, and development focused on public health applications and post-secondary educational programs through the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities; AND FURTHER that alPHa acknowledge the transformative potential of AI and other emerging technologies as pivotal tools for the future across all sectors of industry and society, and support public health agencies in carefully leveraging these tools to enhance health outcomes, improve service delivery, and increase operational efficiency;
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A24-03 - Provincial Alcohol Strategy
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2024-06-14
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies write to the Provincial Government recommending that a comprehensive alcohol strategy be developed, in keeping with CMOH’s 2023 Annual Report on an all-of society approach, to address substance use and harms, which includes the following actions: promote comprehensive public education campaigns, strengthen regulations on advertising, increase alcohol taxes, adopt a prevention model, and improve access to addiction treatment and support services; AND FURTHER that the alcohol strategy be formed and written with the support of a multidisciplinary panel of experts, including local public health and people with lived experience; Now therefore be it resolve that alPHa write to the provincial government AND FURTHER (see Resolution for more).
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A24-04 - Regulating Supportive Living Facilities
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2024-06-14
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) urges the Government of Ontario to review the need to regulate unregulated and quasi-regulated residential facilities on a provincial basis. AND FURTHER THAT following such a review, alPHa joins voices with the 45 municipalities across Ontario that have called on the province to develop and enact provincially enforced standards for unregulated and quasi-regulated residential facilities; AND FURTHER THAT the insights of municipalities on this issue should be heard by consulting with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and all levels of municipal government; AND FURTHER THAT consideration should be taken in this review to include recommendations toward greater transparency in reporting health and safety issues in these settings to the public; AND FURTHER THAT (See Resolution for More).
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A24-05 - Early Childhood Food Insecurity
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2024-06-14
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies call on the Provincial government to optimize early growth and development among families most impacted by food insecurity and health inequities, by: (i) Increasing the Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Nutritional Allowance and the Special Diet Allowance to ensure families reliant on Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program can afford the products they need to adequately nourish their infants. (ii) Expanding the Ontario Drug Benefit to include specialized infant formulas for families whose children (0-24 months) have a medical diagnosis* requiring strict avoidance of standard soy and milk proteins. AND FURTHER THAT alPHa continues to advocate for income-related policies to reduce household food insecurity, especially for households with children where prevalence of food insecurity is highest.
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A24-06 - ONCA Compliance: alPHa Operating By Law
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2024-06-14
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies formally adopt and approve the formal filing of GENERAL OPERATING BY-LAW NO. 2, A by-law relating generally to the conduct of the affairs of the ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES (ONTARIO), which will replace The Constitution of the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (Ontario) effective October 18, 2024.
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A24-07 - Indigenous Opioid Strategy
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2024-06-14
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Association of Local Public Health Agencies support the petitioning of both the provincial and federal governments to invest and provide adequate and immediate funding, resources, and supports to positively impact the ability of Indigenous communities to care for their populations and provide appropriate substance use supports, programs, and community-based solutions.
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