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Contents | Considered by City Council on |
Board of Health |
Meeting No. | 27 | Contact | Candy Davidovits, Committee Administrator | |
Meeting Date |
Monday, January 18, 2010 |
Phone | 416-392-8032 | |
Start Time |
1:00 PM |
boh@toronto.ca | ||
Location |
Committee Room 1, City Hall
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Chair | Councillor John Filion |
Item | ||
HL27.4 | Budget Adjustment to the Toronto Public Health 2009 Approved Operating Budget for Flu Assessment Centres (Ward: All) | |
HL27.6 | Additional Funding for Built Environment and Health Project (Ward: All) | |
HL27.9 | Funding for Heat Vulnerability Assessment Mapping Project (Ward: All) | |
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Committee Report | Considered by City Council on |
Board of Health |
HL27.4 |
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Adopted on Consent |
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Ward: All |
Budget Adjustment to the Toronto Public Health 2009 Approved Operating Budget for Flu Assessment Centres |
City Council Decision |
City Council on January 26 and 27, 2010, adopted the following:
1. City Council increase the Toronto Public Health 2009 Operating Budget for one-time funding of $135.0 thousand gross and $0.0 net, provided by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to reimburse the cost for implementation of flu assessment centres during the fall of 2009 as part of the City’s H1N1 pandemic response. |
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Committee Recommendations |
The Board of Health recommends that:
1. City Council increase the Toronto Public Health 2009 Operating Budget for one-time funding of $135.0 thousand gross and $0.0 net, provided by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to reimburse the cost for implementation of flu assessment centres during the fall of 2009 as part of the City’s H1N1 pandemic response. |
Origin |
(December 21, 2009) Report from Medical Officer of Health |
Summary |
The purpose of this report is to request a budget adjustment to Toronto Public Health’s (TPH) 2009 Operating Budget. This adjustment reflects 100 per cent funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) Emergency Operations Centre, for the reimbursement of extraordinary costs to implement flu assessment centres, as part of the City’s response to the second wave of H1N1 in fall of 2009.
Toronto Public Health implemented five flu assessment centres in partnership with other health service organizations in the city i.e. hospitals, family health teams and community health centres. The flu assessment centres provided temporary relief for hospital emergency room services and primary care, offering alternate point of care access for patients who required influenza assessment, treatment and referral in accordance with the planning and response principles outlined in the Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (OHPIP) and the Toronto Public Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (TPHPIP). |
Background Information (Committee) |
HL27.4 - Budget Adjustment to the Toronto Public Health 2009 Approved Operating Budget for Flu Assessment Centres - Staff Report (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-26242.pdf) |
HL27.6 |
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Amended |
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Ward: All |
Additional Funding for Built Environment and Health Project |
City Council Decision |
City Council on January 26 and 27, 2010, adopted the following:
1. City Council approve an increase of $165.0 thousand gross and $0.0 net to Toronto Public Health’s 2010 Operating Budget to reflect confirmed 2010 funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the lead agency for Coalitions Linking Action and Science Prevention (CLASP) funding.
2. City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to award, execute and amend a Purchase of Service contract with Urban Design 4 Health, Inc. for research services on the Built Environment and Health Project. |
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Committee Recommendations |
The Board of Health recommends that:
1. City Council approve an increase of $165.0 thousand gross and $0.0 net to Toronto Public Health’s 2010 Operating Budget to reflect confirmed 2010 funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the lead agency for Coalitions Linking Action and Science Prevention (CLASP) funding.
2. City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to award, execute and amend Purchase of Service contracts with Dr. Larry Frank of the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Mary Thompson of the University of Waterloo for research services on the Built Environment and Health Project. |
Origin |
(December 21, 2009) Report from Medical Officer of Health |
Summary |
The purpose of this report is to inform the Board of Health about additional funding to be allocated to Toronto Public Health (TPH) for participation in a partnership with a pan-Canadian group of agencies on the Built Environment and Health initiative. This report also seeks City Council approval for a one-time budget adjustment to the TPH 2010 Operating Budget for the 100 percent funding provided by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
The initiative is funded through Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP), overseen by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC). In November 2009, CLASP, through the lead agency, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada awarded funding of $199.0 to TPH to hire a Project Co-ordinator. Since then, the Heart and Stroke Foundation has committed to provide TPH with additional one-time funding of $415.0 thousand, covering the period February 2010 to March 2012. The purpose of the additional funding is to enable TPH to enter into Purchase of Service contracts with external experts to implement surveys, and to develop and pilot test a decision-support software tool for use in the land use and transportation planning process. |
Background Information (Committee) |
HL27.6 - Additional Funding for Built Environment and Health Project - Staff Report (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-26243.pdf) HL27.6 - Additional Funding for Built Environment and Health Project - Attachment 1 (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-26244.pdf) |
HL27.9 |
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Adopted on Consent |
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Ward: All |
Funding for Heat Vulnerability Assessment Mapping Project |
City Council Decision |
City Council on January 26 and 27, 2010, adopted the following:
1. City Council approve an increase of $93.0 thousand gross and $0.0 net to Toronto Public Health’s 2010 Operating Budget to reflect confirmed 2010 funding from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, the lead agency for disbursing Natural Resources Canada funding to members of the Ontario Regional Adaptation Collaborative.
2. City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to award, execute, and amend Purchase of Service contracts with Dr. Claus Rinner of Ryerson University, Dianne Patychuk of Steps to Equity, and Dr. Kate Bassil of Simon Fraser University for research and geospatial analysis services on the heat vulnerability mapping project. |
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Committee Recommendations |
The Board of Health recommends that:
1. City Council approve an increase of $93.0 thousand gross and $0.0 net to Toronto Public Health’s 2010 Operating Budget to reflect confirmed 2010 funding from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, the lead agency for disbursing Natural Resources Canada funding to members of the Ontario Regional Adaptation Collaborative.
2. City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to award, execute, and amend Purchase of Service contracts with Dr. Claus Rinner of Ryerson University, Dianne Patychuk of Steps to Equity, and Dr. Kate Bassil of Simon Fraser University for research and geospatial analysis services on the heat vulnerability mapping project. |
Origin |
(December 21, 2009) Report from Medical Officer of Health |
Summary |
The purpose of this report is to inform the Board of Health about funding to be allocated to Toronto Public Health (TPH) for participation in an Ontario-wide initiative to help communities adapt to climate change. This report also seeks City Council approval for a one-time budget adjustment to the TPH 2010 Operating Budget for the 100 percent funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
TPH is a member of the Ontario Regional Adaptation Collaborative (ORAC), which was recently awarded funding by Natural Resources Canada. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment will be administering the funding and has committed to provide TPH with one-time funding of $135.0 thousand, covering the period February 2010 to March 2012. The purpose of the funding is to enable TPH to enter into Purchase of Service contracts with external experts to implement, test, and refine a map-based decision support approach for hot weather response. The products will improve the ability of public health staff and other community partners to effectively deliver health-protective services to the most vulnerable populations during extreme heat events. |
Background Information (Committee) |
HL27.9 - Funding for Heat Vulnerability Assessment Mapping Project - Staff Report (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-26248.pdf) HL27.9 - Funding for Heat Vulnerability Assessment Mapping Project - Attachment 1 (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-26249.pdf) |
Submitted Monday, January 18, 2010 Councillor John Filion, Chair, Board of Health |