March - April 2026 edition of alPHa's monthly newsletter is available here. 

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The alPHa Summary can be viewed here. 

The Executive Summary and a link to download the full report are on this page. 

The 2024 Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, entitled “Building Ontario for You”, was released on October 30, 2024. The alPHa Summary, which includes links to the official documents, is available here. 

Read the report here. 

The report proposes a health promotion approach to emergency management, within which public health can work with partners in different sectors to build healthier and more resilient communities, with a strong focus on equity, by laying the foundations to better prevent, withstand, and recover from emergencies. The report concludes with a chapter entitled “The Way Forward”, which outlines tangible actions to bring health promotion into emergency management policies and practice.

The CPHO Statement can be read here.

Summary Presentation Slide can be viewed here.

October 2023 Edition of alPHa's Infobreak newsletter available here. 

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"Being Ready is a call to learn from the past and ensure Ontario is ready for the next outbreak or pandemic, whenever it may occur. It calls for an end to the “boom and bust” cycle of funding that left Ontario less prepared than it should have been for COVID-19. It also calls for sustained investment in pandemic preparedness over time, so Ontario maintains a steady state of readiness. As Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission noted: “Pandemic planning is most effective when it is completed and tested before an emergency hits.”

Read the full report here. 

This year, Canadian Public Health Week will feature a series of free webinars. One of these is a joint Ontario Public Health Association and Association of Local Public Health Association session that is taking place on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. For the alPHa portion of this webinar, Dr. Charles Gardner will draw from alPHa’s recent efforts including the 2022 Elections Primer, our Public Health Resilience in Ontario Clearing the Backlog, Resuming Routine Programs, and Maintaining an Effective Covid-19 Response Report and our updated “What is Public Health” brochure. Each of these documents is interlinked and, taken together, effectively illustrate who we are, what we do, and why it matters. You won’t want to miss this presentation!

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

• 12:00-13:00 (ET)
  The impact of COVID-19 on public health: Comparing experiences & sharing recommendations for the future
  Join OPHA and alPHa in a discussion about the findings of their recent reports on the impact of COVID-19 on public health programs and the health of Ontarians. OPHA & alPHa look forward to hosting an interactive session about Ontario’s experience and that of other jurisdictions and exploring what is needed to strengthen public health and promote optimal health for all.

Further information on Canadian Public Health Week and how to register for this webinar, along with registration for other sessions can be found here.

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On April 11 2019, the Ontario Government tabled its 2019 Budget, which included plans to significantly restructure Ontario's public health system, including a replacement of its 35 health units with 10 new regional public health entities with new boards under a common governance model and adjustments the provincial-municipal cost sharing. There were no details presented on what the proposed structure would look like or how they would be implemented and no previous indications that such plans were being made.

alPHa will compile related information on this page as needed.