Ottawa
Board of Health
MINUTES 12
Thursday,
November 3, 2016, 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
[email protected]
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
The
Ottawa Board of Health met in the Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on Thursday, November 3, 2016 beginning at 5:00 PM.
The
Chair, Shad Qadri, presided over the meeting.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES
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Chair Qadri presented a certificate to
Ottawa Public Health employees in recognition of the Government Technology
Exhibition and Conference (GTEC) award nomination for the Parenting in Ottawa
website and Facebook pages, and in appreciation of all employees who contributed
to this innovative project.
Ms. Gillian Connelly, accepted the
certificate on behalf of staff, noting the particular contributions of a
number of employees.
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ROLL CALL
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Member Tilley was absent from the
meeting.
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REGRETS
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Member Tilley sent his regrets.
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Two communication items were
received (held
on file with the Board of Health Secretary)
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MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS
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Motion 12/01
Moved by Member Fleury
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the
Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report;
2017 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health–Tabling report;
Sesquicentennial Celebrations – Ottawa Public Health Implications report;
Regulating Personal Services Settings report; Towards a Culture of Alcohol
Moderation report; Health Inequities in Ottawa: Implications for Action by
Ottawa Public Health report; and the Ottawa Board of Health 2017 Meeting
Schedule report be received and considered.
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CARRIED
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1.
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CHAIR
OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT
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ACS2016-OPH-BOH-0006
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information.
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Chair Qadri provided the Board with an update on recent
events. The attached memo includes the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal
Update.
The report recommendation was then put to the Board.
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RECEIVED
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2.
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MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT
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ACS2016-OPH-MOH-0007
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information.
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Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health, provided the
Board with an update on recent developments. The attached memo includes the
Medical Officer of Health Verbal Update.
The report recommendation was then put to the Board.
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RECEIVED
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3.
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2017
DRAFT OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH
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ACS2016-OPH-IQS-0009
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That, at its meeting of November 3,
2016, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive
and table the 2017 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health; and
2.
Direct
staff to forward the 2017 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of
Health to Ottawa City Council on November 9 2016, as part of the City
Council’s tabling of the City of Ottawa 2017 Draft Operating and Capital
budget.
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Ms. Esther Moghadam, Deputy Director and Chief Nursing
Officer, Health Promotion and System Support Branch, and Ms. Brenda Gorton,
Account Manager of Financial Services Unit, spoke to a PowerPoint
presentation, which served to provide the Board with some context on this
report. Ottawa Public Health staff took questions from Board members. This
discussion lasted approximately 10 minutes. A copy of the presentation is
held on file with the Board of Health Secretary.
Following the discussion, the report recommendations 1
and 2 were put to the Board.
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RECEIVED and TABLED
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SESQUICENTENNIAL
CELEBRATIONS – OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
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ACS2016-OPH-EHP-0001
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive
for information this report, which provides an overview of additional
pressures and potential implications related to the sesquicentennial
celebrations planned for 2017; and
2.
Direct
staff to explore alternative funding opportunities to offset added
operational costs due to the sesquicentennial celebrations planned for 2017
and report back to the Board as appropriate.
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Chair Qadri introduced the report, and Dr. Isra Levy
took questions from Board Members. This discussion lasted approximately 5
minutes.
The report recommendations were then put to the Board.
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CARRIED
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5.
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REGULATING
PERSONAL SERVICES SETTINGS
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ACS2016-OPH-EHP-0002
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive
the results of the 2015 public consultation survey with respect to Personal
Services Settings, as outlined at Document 1; and
2.
Recommend
that Council direct relevant City Departments work with Ottawa Public Health
staff to bring forward a by-law to register and regulate Personal Services
Settings, for consideration by the appropriate Standing Committee and
Council.
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Dr. Vera Etches, Deputy Medical Officer of Health, and
Ms. Siobhan Kearns, Senior Public Health Inspector and Manager, Environment
and Health Protection, spoke to a PowerPoint presentation, which served to
provide the Board with context on this report. Dr. Etches and Ms. Kearns then
took questions from Board Members. This discussion lasted approximately 45
minutes. A copy of the presentation is held on file with the Board of Health
Secretary.
Following the discussion, the report recommendations
were put to the Board.
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CARRIED
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DIRECTION TO STAFF:
That the Medical Officer of Health provide updates to
the Board of Health, as appropriate, with respect to the development of the
proposed registration by-law.
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TOWARDS
A CULTURE OF ALCOHOL MODERATION
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ACS2016-OPH-HPDP-0007
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive
for information the Status of Alcohol in Ottawa: Let’s Continue the
Conversation report, attached at Document 1; and
2.
Approve
a community engagement approach for the strategic initiative Towards a
Culture of Alcohol Moderation, as outlined in this report.
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Ms. Jacqueline Roy, Program Manager, Prevention of
Injury and Substance Misuse, Ms. Gillian Connelly, Manager, Health Promotion
Disease Prevention, and Ms. Jacqueline Willmore, Epidemiologist, spoke to a
PowerPoint presentation, which served to provide the Board with some context
on this report.
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At 6:52 p.m., Member Fleury moved a motion to extend
the meeting.
MOTION 12/02
Moved by Member Fleury
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of
Health approve that the meeting time be extended past 7:00 p.m. pursuant to
Subsection 8.(1)(c) of the Procedural By-law.
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CARRIED
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Ms. Roy, Ms. Connelly and Ms. Willmore then took
questions from Board members. This discussion lasted approximately 35
minutes. A copy of the presentation is held on file with the Board of Health
Secretary.
The report recommendations were then put to the Board.
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CARRIED
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HEALTH
INEQUITIES IN OTTAWA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ACTION BY OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH
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ACS2016-OPH-CP-0002
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive
for information the technical report titled “Health Equity and Social
Determinants of Health in Ottawa”, at Document 1;
2.
Approve
the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health’s framework for
Public Health Roles to Improve Health Equity as Ottawa Public Health’s guide
to action on health equity, as described in this report; and
3.
Approve
that Ottawa Public Health enhance the assessment and reporting of health
inequities in Ottawa, as described in this report.
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Mr. Andrew Hendriks, Manager, Clinical Programs, and
Mr. Cameron McDermaid, Epidemiologist, spoke to a PowerPoint presentation,
which served to provide the Board with some context on this report. A copy of
the presentation is held on file with the Board of Health Secretary.
The report recommendations were then put to the Board.
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CARRIED
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MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS
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Motion 12/03
Moved by Member Fleury
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the
Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health
Verbal Report; 2017 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health–Tabling
report; Sesquicentennial Celebrations – Ottawa Public Health Implications
report; Regulating Personal Services Settings report; Towards a Culture of
Alcohol Moderation report; Health Inequities in Ottawa: Implications for
Action by Ottawa Public Health report; and the Ottawa Board of Health 2017
Meeting Schedule report be received and adopted.
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CARRIED
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CONFIRMATION BY-LAW
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Motion 12/04
Moved by Member Fleury
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation
By-law no. 2016-5, a by-law of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa
Health Unit to confirm the proceedings of the Ottawa Board of Health at its
meeting of November 3, 2016, be read and passed.
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CARRIED
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ADJOURNMENT
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The Board adjourned the meeting at 7:13
p.m.
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NEXT MEETING
Special Meeting
Monday, December 5, 2016 - 5:00 PM – Champlain Room
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BOARD SECRETARY
BOARD CHAIR
DATE: November 3, 2016
3 novembre 2016
FILE NUMBER: ACS2016-OPH-BOH-0006
SUBJECT: CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT
OBJET : RAPPORT VERBAL DU PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL
DE SANTÉ
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Hello
everyone, bonjour à tous. We
have a full agenda this afternoon. So let’s get started.
I
have just a few events, which I would like to highlight as part of my verbal
update this evening.
I
would like to begin by highlighting the recent launch of a new online video
series that addresses the importance of mental health in the workplace.
The
videos were developed by Ottawa Public Health in collaboration with our
partners at the Mental Health Commission of Canada to foster mental health in
our community, and to help improve the psychological health and safety of
employees.
Research
has shown that mental health disability claims have overtaken cardiovascular
disease as the fastest growing category of disability costs in Canada.
On
average, Canadian workers spend about 60 per cent of their waking hours at
work, while 70 per cent of working Canadians are concerned about psychological
health and safety in the workplace.
I
believe there is no health without mental health. And I encourage you to check
out the videos at: www.HaveThatTalk.ca
Talking
about mental health and wellness at work opens the door to ‘have that talk’ at
home, with friends and in the community.
Next,
you will recall at our meeting last November that we welcomed Allison Fisher,
Executive Director of the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, to provide an
update on Dental Health Services in Ottawa. At that time, we were announcing
that Ottawa Public Health received 100% provincial funding to build a dental
clinic at the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health to provide preventive and treatment
services in a culturally safe environment.
I am
proud to say that on October 21st I attended the opening of the new
Wabano Dental Clinic and presented Ms. Fisher with a congratulatory certificate
on behalf of Mayor Jim Watson and the City of Ottawa. It was a wonderful event,
and I was joined by our Board colleague, Councillor Matthieu Fleury, along
with:
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Elder
Paul Shanks
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MPP
John Fraser
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Dr.
Martin Lin, Vice-President of the Ottawa Dental Society
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Dr.
Vera Etches, Deputy Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health, and,
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The
Wabano dental team: Dr Sylvain Quirion (dentist); Ms. Keisha Manning (dental
assistant), Ms. Zena Tomlin-Cortez
The
new Wabano Dental Clinic will:
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Improve
equitable and timely access to dental health treatment and prevention services;
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Provide
services in a culturally safe place;
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Improve
health outcomes, such as being free from infection and oral pain; and
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Maximize
system efficiency integration services in to an already well-established
agency.
Together
with the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, OPH will continue its work to
ensure that eligible Ottawa residents continue to receive accessible public
health dental services.
Finally,
on November 24th, the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Steering Committee is hosting an important Community Leaders Networking
Breakfast.
Children's
Mental Health Ontario tells us that more than 500,000 young children in
Ontario, or 1 in 5 – have mental health problems. This may include depression,
anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress, among
others.
In
Ottawa, since 2010, mental health emergency visits at CHEO have increased by
75%. Our vision is for children and youth in Ottawa to have the opportunity to
reach their full potential.
This
networking breakfast event is an opportunity to engage community leaders and
local service providers in developing a collective voice on the importance of
promoting and protecting infant and early childhood mental health.
If
you have not already RSVP’d for this event, I encourage you to do so by
contacting Diane Blais, our Board Secretary.
I
look forward to joining with you to talk about the future of children in
Ottawa.
That
concludes my comments this evening. I would be happy to take any questions from
members of the Board.
Thank
you, merci.
DATE: November
3, 2016
3 novembre 2016
FILE NUMBER: ACS2016-OPH-MOH-0007
SUBJECT: MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT
OBJET : RAPPORT VERBAL DU
MÉDECIN CHEF EN SANTÉ PUBLIQUE
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Hello everyone, bonjour à
tous.
You’ll be pleased to know
that my comments tonight are brief. I want to touch, only, on the federal
government’s multi-year Healthy Eating Strategy, which Minister Philpott
announced about 10 days ago.
Health
Canada has started a process to implement a comprehensive Healthy Eating
Strategy. The idea is to place an ever greater emphasis on scientific evidence
to better support Canadians in making healthier food choices. That will show in
a planned revision of Canada’s Food Guide to provide better
nutritional advice to Canadians, and new approaches to labeling and health
claims on food and beverages. Also envisioned are regulatory approaches, including
restricting marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to young audiences; reducing
the sodium content in prepackaged and restaurant foods, and considering the
elimination of industrially-produced trans fat in foods.
Currently, a government
consultation is focused on the healthy eating information portion of this
strategy. Health Canada has opened consultation on the revision to the Food
Guide, which is available online until December 8, 2016. OPH will provide a
response from professional staff to the online questionnaire. A response from
OPH professional staff will also be provided on the front-of-package nutrition
labelling consultation, which Health Canada expects to launch in the next few
weeks.
I have
publicly welcomed the announcement of a strategy to address an individual’s
nutrition knowledge and skills, as well as improving the food environment,
because this initiative, along with the provincial menu labelling regulations,
has the potential to complement the work we are doing locally in the context of
our own Healthy Eating Active Living strategy.
Budget Introduction (including Ottawa
2017 celebration implications)
I want to also briefly
mention OPH’s proposed 2017 budget, which will be tabled this evening.
As you know, we are will continue to be stretched to
meet community health needs in 2017. Areas of pressure include needs related to
overdose prevention, indigenous health and mental health, as well as legacy IT
systems used to deliver patient and client services. In addition, 2017 in the
nation’s capital brings with it great excitement as we prepare for Canada’s 150th
birthday and the associated celebrations. We are anticipating an increase in
the number of special events in Ottawa in 2017, which is associated also with
increased need for service in the area of health hazard investigation and food
premise inspection. The balanced, 2017 budget being tabled this evening
accounts for these challenges and pressures. Further funding opportunities are
being explored to address these community needs and several efficiencies have
been identified to address these emerging challenges.
Merci beaucoup. That concludes
my report for this evening.