Board of Health
The full agenda, as filed
All 7 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
HL5.1amended
Healthy Summer - Toronto Public Health's work to support summer activities
Under the Health Protection and Promotion Act and its regulations, Toronto Public Health (TPH) has environmental health responsibilities, including ensuring food safety, protecting the safety of water used for drinking and recreation, preventing the spread of infectious diseases transmitted by animals or insects (e.g. Rabies) and protecting the public from chemical and physical risks in the environment (e.g. heat relief network). Within TPH, these important components of public health practice are largely carried out by staff that are part of the Healthy Environments (HE) portfolio. This includes Public Health Inspectors (PHIs), Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physicians, Clerks, Quality Assurance Specialists and Tobacco Enforcement Officers. This report provides an overview of how HE protects the health of Toronto residents by providing a specific issue as an example in each area, with a focus on summer activities.
The Board of Health: 1. Requested the Medical Officer of Health to explore the feasibility of requiring a Food Safety Management Plan for each organization that applies for a special events permit that includes the provision of food, in consultation with relevant City divisions, and report back to the Board of Health on the outcomes of this work by the fourth quarter of 2024. 2. Requested that the Medical Officer of Health assemble the current public health advice and evidence in response to wildfire smoke into a Toronto Public Health Wildfire Smoke Response Strategy, which should: a. reflect the best available public health evidence and guidance to respond to poor air quality in Toronto due to wildfire smoke; b. include specific recommendations and actions for residents most vulnerable to the negative impacts of poor air quality; and c. be iterative and responsive to new evidence on the health impacts of wildfire smoke.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Medical Officer of Health recommends that: 1. The Board of Health request the Medical Officer of Health to explore the feasibility of requiring a Food Safety Management Plan for each organization that applies for a special events permit that includes the provision of food, in consultation with relevant City divisions, and report back to the Board of Health on the outcomes of this work by the fourth quarter of 2024.
HL5.2received
Toronto Public Health Budget Update - July 2023
The Director, Finance and Administration, Toronto Public Health will give a presentation on Toronto Public Health Budget Update - July 2023.
The Board of Health: 1. Received the presentation (July 4, 2023) from the Director, Finance and Administration, Toronto Public Health for information.
HL5.3amended
2023 Toronto Urban Health Fund Allocations and Review Process
The Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) provides grants to community-based HIV prevention and substance use initiatives. Projects funded through TUHF complement existing Toronto Public Health (TPH) programs to provide effective services that focus on HIV, substance use and harm reduction programming to populations and groups that TPH cannot access due to linguistic, cultural and geographic barriers. This report outlines the TUHF's program criteria and priorities, application review process, and 2023 grant recommendations for Board of Health approval. The 2023 TUHF Review Panel and the TUHF Indigenous Review Panel recommend granting $61,637 for one one-year project and $1,849,676 for seventeen three-year projects. The grants total $1,911,313 for the eighteen projects and are to be used between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. The 2023 recommended projects focus on HIV prevention through sexual transmission, harm reduction, child and youth resiliency, and Indigenous health promotion.
The Board of Health: 1. Authorized the Medical Officer of Health to allocate $1,911,313 in 2023 for one one-year project totaling $61,637 and seventeen three-year projects totaling $1,849,676, $1,867,746 in 2024 and $1,870,409 in 2025, as recommended by the Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) Review Panels and as outlined in Tables 2 and 3 and Appendix 2 to the report (June 19, 2023) from the Medical Officer of Health. 2. Authorized the Medical Officer of Health to execute Grant Agreements with the applicants identified in Appendix 2 to the report (June 19, 2023) from the Medical Officer of Health. 3. Directed the Medical Officer of Health to review the Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) program and report back to the Board of Health with recommendations ahead of the next 3-year funding cycle. 4. Directed the Medical Officer of Health to consult with stakeholders in her review of the Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) program, to ensure that recommendations are both community and data-informed, including specific consultation with: a. Indigenous partners; b. Board of Health Directors; c. Agencies currently in receipt of grants from TUHF and unsuccessful applicants to the TUHF program; and d. Previous members of the TUHF Review Panel and TUHF Indigenous Review Panel.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Medical Officer of Health recommends that: 1. The Board of Health authorize the Medical Officer of Health to allocate $1,911,313 in 2023 for one one-year project totaling $61,637 and seventeen three-year projects totaling $1,849,676, $1,867,746 in 2024 and $1,870,409 in 2025, as recommended by the Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) Review Panels and as outlined in Tables 2 and 3 and Appendix 2 to this report. 2. The Board of Health authorize the Medical Officer of Health to execute Grant Agreements with the applicants identified in Appendix 2 to this report.
HL5.4adopted
Service Agreements Awarded and Executed by the Medical Officer of Health for 2023
The purpose of this report is to provide information on the purchase of service contracts awarded and executed by the Medical Officer of Health for 2023, according to the delegation of authority by City Council.
The Board of Health recommends that: 1. City Council receive the report (June 19, 2023) from the Medical Officer of Health for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Medical Officer of Health recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
HL5.5amended
2022 Performance Appraisal - Medical Officer of Health
This report provides information respecting the 2022 performance appraisal for the Medical Officer of Health.
The Board of Health: 1. Amended Confidential Recommendation 2 from the Board of Health - Performance Appraisal of the Medical Officer of Health Committee by deleting "Confidential Attachment 1 to the report" and replacing it with "Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report". 2. Adopted Confidential Recommendations 1 and 2 from the Board of Health - Performance Appraisal of the Medical Officer of Health Committee, as amended by Part 1. 3. Directed that the Confidential Attachment to the letter (June 27, 2023) from the Board of Health - Performance Appraisal of the Medical Officer of Health Committee, Revised Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 13, 2023) from the Medical Officer of Health and Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 13, 2023) from the Medical Officer of Health remain confidential in their entirety, as they relate to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including a municipal or local board employee.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Medical Officer of Health recommends that: 1. The Board of Health direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety, as it relates to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including a municipal or local board employee.
HL5.6adopted
The Board of Health will introduce and enact: Bill No. 1 - To repeal By-law 2-2019 Governing the Proceedings of the Board of Health for the City of Toronto Health Unit. Bill No. 2 - To Govern the Proceedings of the Board of Health for the City of Toronto Health Unit.
The Board of Health introduced and enacted the following: 1. Bill No. 1 - To repeal By-law 2-2019 Governing the Proceedings of the Board of Health for the City of Toronto Health Unit. 2. Bill No. 2 - To Govern the Proceedings of the Board of Health for the City of Toronto Health Unit.
HL5.7received
Training Session on Meeting Processes
The Committee Administrator, City Clerk's Office will give a presentation and training session on Board of Health meeting processes. The Board of Health may meet in closed session on this item in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 which permits the closing of a meeting for the education or training of the Directors.
The Board of Health: 1. Received the presentation (June 30, 2023) from the Committee Administrator, City Clerk's Office for information.