As part of her verbal report, Dr. Etches talked about reconciliation actions OPH is supporting and undertaking, shared an update on the COVID-19 situation and our health system at this time, and provided an update on how OPH is adjusting the scale of our COVID-19 response while remaining flexible and growing capacity to catch up on more public health services. She also touched on OPH’s response to the May 21 storm that affected virtually every area of our City and talked about how OPH is responding to Monkeypox. In closing, the announced that Pauline Tam would be joining the OPH team in mid-July, taking on the role of Director of Stakeholder Relations and Community Engagement and she thanked Jessica Breckenridge for taking on the role in an acting capacity during a challenging period of change.
The Board received one (1) written submission from Greg Macdougall with respect to procedures on public availability of delegations, follow-up on a response about COVID spread in schools, and the health service crisis. A copy of this submission is held on file with the Board Secretary.
Discussions on this item lasted approximately 37 minutes.