MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE PORCUPINE HEALTH UNIT Held on, Timmins Office, Board Room Present: Gilles Chartrand Andre Rheaume Laurier Duciaume Michael Shea Steve Black Gil Hebert Rick Lafleur Claude Bourassa Drago Stefanic Marie Leonard Michel Briere Staff: Don West Joelle Aubin Maria Cook Chantal Riopel Bob Bell Betty Ann Horbul Recorder: Maria Cook 1) CALL TO ORDER - Gilles Chartrand, Chair, 5:00 p.m. 2) APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOVED BY: Steve Black SECONDED BY: Andre Rheaume THAT the agenda for this meeting be approved. 3) ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF MEETING MOVED BY: SECONDED BY: Claude Bourassa Laurier Duciaume THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit held January 22, 2016 be approved. 4) BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES None. FILE CODE: L..,} I RD COPIED TO: COUNCIlCJ DEPT. HEADS 0 APR 29 2016 ACTION FILED ccamcd DEPT. HEADSD REFERRED TO: J:2z.. 1f"ill.
2. 5) CORRESPONDENCE Don West spoke to the following correspondence: North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit Re: Endorsement of Action for Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Copy of letter, dated January 20 th, to Smoke-Free Housing Co-chairs, advising of their Board's resolution to sign the Smoke-Free Ontario Housing Coalition's letter of Endorsement of Action for Smoke Free Multi-Housing in their actions and policies to reduce the exposure of second-hand smoke in multi-unit housing. Grey Bruce Health Unit Re: Cannabis Regulation and Control: Public Health Approach to Legalization Copy of letter, dated January 20 th, to Prime Minister Trudeau, advising of their Board's resolution in support of Sudbury & District Health Unit's resolution regarding cannabis regulation and control and supporting a public health approach to cannabis legalization. Re: Basic Income Guarantee, Food Security and the Transformation of Social Assistance in Ontario Copy of letter, dated January 27 th, to the Minister of Community & Social Services; Minister of Employment, Workforce & Labour; Minister of Labour; Minister of Children & Youth Services; Minister of Families, Children & Social Development; Minister of Health; Minister of Health & Long-Term Care; and Minister responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy, supporting Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit's recommendations supporting a joint federal-provincial (Ontario) investigation into a basic income guarantee for Ontarians and all Canadians; and the request from Huron County regarding food security and the transformation of social assistance in Ontario. Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit Re: Legislation to Enforce Infection Prevention and Control Practices within Invasive Personal Service Settings under the Health Protection and Promotion Act Copy of letter, dated January 21 5t, to Premier Wynne, urging the Government of Ontario to enact legislation for infection prevention and control requirements for invasive PSS under the Health Protection and Promotion Act with a suitable enforcement program such as short-form working under the Provincial Offences Act.
3. 6) PROGRAM MANAGER REPORT Falls Prevention - Joelle Aubin, Manager of Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention Joelle Aubin highlighted the work that has been done around the Stay on Your Feet strategy across our area in 2015. Highlights included the creation of a local coalition involving seniors to determine our priorities, the promotion of the 9 steps to prevent falls, and the work done in collaboration with 4 other Health Units, the NE LHIN, and different community partners. n PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT a) Dental Program - Anna Gauthier, Program Coordinator Andre Rheaume thanked Anna Gauthier for providing an informative presentation on the Porcupine Health Unit's Dental Program. b) Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing MOVED BY: Marie Leonard SECONDED BY: Rick Lafleur WHEREAS smoking in multi-unit housing results in significant exposure to the health harming effects of tobacco smoke; and WHEREAS area municipalities and service boards that are landlords of multi-unit housing can adopt no-smoking policies that set an example and protect health; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit support the efforts of the Smoke-Free Housing Ontario Coalition, and others, in the following actions and policies to reduce the exposure of second-hand smoke in multi-unit housing: (1) Encourage all landlords and property owners of multi-unit housing to voluntarily adopt no-smoking policies in their rental units or properties; (2) Advocate that all future private sector rental properties and buildings developed in Ontario should be smoke-free from the onset; (3) Encourage publidsocial housing providers to voluntarily adopt no-smoking policies in their units and/or properties;
4. 7) PROGRAM COMMITIEE REPORT (cont'd) b) Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing (cont'd) (4) Advocate that all future publidsocial housing developments in Ontario should be smoke-free from the onset; (5) Encourage the Ontario Ministry of Housing to develop government policy and programs to facilitate the provision of smoke-free housing. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT a copy of this motion be submitted to the Smoke-Free Housing Ontario Coalition, the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, local members of Provincial Parliament (MPP), the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alpha), all Ontario Boards of Health, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FNOM) and Porcupine Health Unit municipalities for their information and support. c) Northern Ontario Evacuations of First Nations Communities MOVED BY: Rick Lafleur SECONDED BY: Marie Leonard THAT the Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit support Thunder Bay District Health Unit's resolu~ion # 50-2015, and The Corporation of the Town of Iroquois Falls resolution # 2015-307, requesting that the provincial government address the ongoing -lack of resources and infrastructure to ensure the safe, efficient and effective temporary relocation of First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario and the James Bay coast when they face environmental and weather related threats in the form of seasonal flooding and forest fires; AND THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Premier of Ontario, Ministers responsible for Health and Long-Term Care, Community Safety and Correctional Services, Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alpha), local area Members of Provincial Parliament and Ontario Boards of Health.
5. 8) RESOURCE COMMITTEE REPORT a) Staff Changes MOVED BY: Gil Hebert SECONDED BY: Claude Bourassa THAT the report of staff changes be received for information. b) Revenues & Expenditures - 9 months ended September 30, 2015 MOVED BY: Drago Stefanic SECONDED BY: Laurier Duciaume THAT the report of revenues and expenditures for the Porcupine Health Unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 be approved. c) Consultant RFP - New PHU Building MOVED BY: Steve Black SECONDED BY: Michel Briere THAT the Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit authorize a Request for Proposal in order to hire a consultant with respect to the proposed new Health Unit office in Timmins. d) MOH Appointment MOVED BY: Laurier Duciaume SECONDED BY: Drago Stefanic THAT the Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit appoint Dr. Lianne Catton to the position of Acting Medical Officer of Health effective April 1, 2016.
6. 8) RESOURCE COMMITTEE REPORT (cont'd) e) alpha Board Nominee MOVED BY: Claude Bourassa SECONDED BY: Steve Black THAT the Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit nominate Patrick Bamford to stand as a candidate for election to the Association of Local Publ ic Health Agencies Board of Directors at alpha's 2016 annual meeting. 9) NEW BUSINESS None. 10) RECEIPT OF MINUTES FOR INFORMATION a) Management Committee Meeting Minutes MOVED BY: Marie Leonard SECONDED BY: Andre Rheaume THAT the minutes of the Management Committee meetings held December 17, 2015, January 15 and February 4, 2016 be received for information. b) Committee of the Whole MOVED BY: Claude Bourassa SECONDED BY: Rick Lafleur THAT the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held January 22, 2016 be received for information.
7. 11) DATE OF NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY: SECONDED BY: Gil Hebert Drago Stefanic THAT the next meeting of the Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit be held on April 22, 2016 at 5:00 pm and that this meeting adjourn. APPROVED BY BOARD, b I 04 I.:la A rib 1;;:J;-~ Date ~ Signature