Moved by Bailey – Huska. Approved by the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, February 15, 2018.
WHEREAS Public Health Sudbury & Districts supported the development of a Ministry-funded Northern Ontario Health Equity Strategy in partnership with Health Quality Ontario and other northern stakeholders; and
WHEREAS health equity is a longstanding priority of the Board of Health, is a strategic priority in the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, and is a Foundational Standard within the Ontario Public Health Standards, 2018;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts endorse in principle the establishment of a Northern Network for Health Equity, the Strategy’s key recommendation; and
FURTHER THAT the Board directs the Medical Officer of Health to ensure appropriate organizational participation in the Northern Network for Health Equity.
CARRIED