Agenda - January 23, 2025 - Board of Health Meeting
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7 p.m.
MLHU Board Room – CitiPlaza
110-355 Wellington Street
London, ON N6A 3N7
If you would like to view the livestream of this meeting, please email Board@mlhu.on.ca before Wednesday, January 22 at noon.
Reflection on Reconciliation
Meeting Procedures
Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
Approval of Agenda
Approval/Receipt of Minutes
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Meeting Procedures |
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Election of 2025 Board of Health Executive |
Appendix A |
To fulfill the election/appointment of Chair/Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and approve the 2025 Board of Health reporting calendar. Lead: Emily Williams, Outgoing Secretary and Treasurer |
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X | X |
Appointment of 2025 Board of Health Committees |
Appendix A |
To appoint members to the Standing Committees of the Board of Health. Lead(s): 2025 Secretary and Treasurer |
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X | X |
Amending the 2025 Board of Health and Committee Schedule |
Appendix A |
To seek approval from the Board of Health to amend the 2025 Board and Committee meeting schedule. Lead(s): 2025 Secretary and Treasurer |
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Taking Action for Reconciliation Plan Implementation Progress Report
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To provide the Board of Health with updates on the Health Unit’s Taking Action of Reconciliation Plan. Lead: Sarah Maaten, Director, Public Health Foundations Presenting: Christian Daboud, Manager, Health Equity and Indigenous Reconciliation Delegates: Ida Cornelius, Health Administrator, Oneida Health Centre and Kim Fisher – Health Director, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Health Centre |
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2025 Health Promotion Priorities |
To provide information to the Board of Health on the Health Unit’s Health Promotion priorities for 2025. Lead: Jennifer Proulx, Director, Family and Community Health and Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health |
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A Framework to Support Healthy Public Policy: The Built, Natural, and Social Environments |
To provide information to the Board of Health on the Health Unit’s framework for supporting the built environment within the community. Lead: Jennifer Proulx, Director, Family and Community Health Presenting: Sarah Neil, Public Health Nurse and Heather Thomas, Health Promotion Specialist |
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| 7 | X |
Submission to Health Canada on the Proposed Tobacco Cost Recovery Framework |
To provide the Board of Health with a submission made to Health Canada in late 2024 on the proposed tobacco cost recovery framework. Lead: Jennifer Proulx, Director, Family and Community Health Presenting: Linda Stobo, Manager, Social Marketing and Health System Partnerships |
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| 8 | X |
Current Public Health Issues (Verbal Update) |
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To provide an update on current public health issues in the Middlesex-London region. Lead: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health |
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| 9 | X |
Medical Officer of Health Activity Report for December |
To provide an update on the activities of the Medical Officer of Health since the last Board of Health meeting. Lead: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health |
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| 10 | X |
Chief Executive Officer Activity Report for December |
To provide an update on the activities of the Chief Executive Officer since the last Board of Health meeting. Lead: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer |
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Board Chair and Vice-Chair Activity Report for November and December |
To provide an update on the activities of the Board of Health Chair and Vice-Chair since November. Leads: 2024 Board Chair Matthew (Matt) Newton-Reid and 2024 Vice-Chair Michael (Mike) Steele |
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X | January Correspondence |
To receive items a) through d) for information: a) Public Health Sudbury and Districts re: Calling for the Selection of Indigenous Municipal and Provincial Appointees for Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury and Districts b) Ontario Ministry of Health re: Strengthening Public Health Updates c) Peterborough Public Health re: Federal Strategy to Address Severity and Prevalence of Household Food Insecurity d) Middlesex-London Board of Health External Landscape for January |
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Other Business
The next meeting of the Middlesex-London Board of Health is Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Closed Session
The Middlesex-London Board of Health will move into a closed session to approve previous confidential Board of Health minutes and to discuss matters which pertain to one or more of the following, as per section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25:
(a) the security of the property of the municipality or local board;
(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees;
(c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board;
(d) labour relations or employee negotiations;
(e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board;
(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
(g) a matter in respect of which a council, board, committee or other body may hold a closed meeting under another Act;
(h) information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them;
(i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization;
(j) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; or
(k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.
Adjournment
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