Ottawa Board of Health
AGENDA 16
Monday, June 19, 2017, 5:00
PM
Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Contact for the
Ottawa Board of Health:
Diane Blais, Board
of Health Secretary
613-580-2424 ext. 21544
Diane.Blais@ottawa.ca
Board Members:
Chair: S. Qadri
Vice-Chair: J. Poirier
Members: D. Chernushenko, M. Fleury, A. Kapur, L. Leikin, C. McKenney, S.
Pinel, M. Qaqish, M. Taylor, P. Tilley
Simultaneous interpretation in both official languages is available for
any specific agenda item by calling the Board of Health contact at least 24
hours in advance of the meeting.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon
request.
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REGRETS
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Member Pinel has sent regrets.
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Twenty-three communication items
have been received (held on file with the Board of Health Secretary)
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UPDATE ON OTTAWA PUBLIC
HEALTH’S IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY
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ACS2017-OPH-HPDP-0004
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive,
for information, an update on implementation of Ottawa Public Health’s
Immunization Program: a multi-phased immunization strategy; and
2.
Approve
that the Chair of the Board of Health write a letter to the Minister of
Health and Long-Term Care recommending that social determinants of health
data be collected and analysed in the Panorama database.
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6.
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LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS
– A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO MINIMIZE HARMS OF USE
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ACS2017-OPH-HPDP-0006
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive,
for information, an overview of Bills C-45 and C-46, as described in this
report and detailed in Document 1; and
2.
Approve
that the Board of Health make recommendations to the federal government with
respect to:
a.
Regulating
and restricting access to edible cannabis products within the current
legalization time frame, as described in this report; and
b.
Strengthening
restrictions on packaging and labelling to require THC content and dose per
serving size, health warnings, and plain packaging of cannabis products as
described in this report.
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NEXT MEETING
Regular Meeting
Monday, September 18, 2017 - 5:00 PM – Champlain Room
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with matters in a closed session. A form requesting such a review may be
obtained, without charge, from the City’s website or in person from the Chair
of this meeting. Requests are kept confidential pending any report by the
Meetings Investigator and are conducted without charge to the Requestor.
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any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal
contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available
to the Board of Health and the public.