Board of Health

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Confirmation of the Chair and Vice-Chair report; Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; 2014 – 2018 Mid-Term Governance Review – Ottawa Board of Health report; Advancing Healthy Public Policy - Towards a Culture of Alcohol Moderation report; 2016 Operating Budget Year-End Results – Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit Status Report; Ottawa Board of Health Public Health Funding and Accountability Agreement 2016 Year-End Results report; the Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) 2017 Board of Health Winter Symposium report; and the Performance Appraisal of Medical Officer of Health – In Camera report be received and considered.

WHEREAS on February 1, 2017, the Heart and Stroke Foundation released its report titled “ Report on Health of Canadians – The Kids Are Not Alright ”, which examines how industry is marketing unhealthy food and beverages directly to our children and youth and how this affects their preferences and choices, their family relationships and their health; and WHEREAS the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s report includes a list of recommended actions for municipal governments, including: · Conducting a review of food and beverage marketing in child-focused settings; · Reviewing zoning restrictions close to child-focused settings including schools and playgrounds; · Restricting food and beverage marketing to children on municipal property, such as childcare settings, schools, libraries, public transit, recreation centres and parks; · Educating people about the risks associated with unhealthy food and beverage consumption through public awareness campaigns; and · Reviewing and limiting sole-sourced contracts with food and beverage companies to ensure the healthfulness of food and beverage options. This would include the numbers, content and placement of vending machines WHEREAS at its meeting of April 20, 2015, the Ottawa Board of Health approved its Strategic Plan for 2015 – 2018 , which includes a priority related to Healthy Eating and Active Living (H.E.A.L.); and WHEREAS the Board of Health’s Healthy Eating and Active Living (H.E.A.L.) strategic priority seeks to increase healthy eati

WHEREAS an error was detected at page 3 of the above-referenced report; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Table 1 be amended to replace the reference to “11,152” with “11,252” under “Annual Expenditures” for “Provincially Funded Programs”. 7. OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY AGREEMENT 2016 YEAR-END RESULTS ACS2017-OPH-IQS-0002 That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit: 1. Receive for information 2016 year-end results, as outlined in Document 1; 2. Approve that 2016 Performance Reports be sent to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, if requested by the Ministry, for the following indicators: a. % of suspected rabies exposures reported with investigation initiated within one day of public health notification b. % of salmonellosis cases where one or more risk factor(s) other than "Unknown" was entered into iPHIS 3. Direct Ottawa Public Health staff to submit the 2016 year-end results report and supporting documents, as needed, to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation By-law no. 2017-1, 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 February 13, 2017, be read and passed.