Letters - General Public Health
OPHA has sent these letters advocating on a wide range of issues impacting general Public Health:
General Public Health
OPHA responds to recently released 2009 Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) Annual Report [PDF] (March 8, 2011)
OPHA supports implementing the comprehensive set of recommendations put forward in the report, Building on Our Gains, Taking Action Now: Ontario’s Tobacco Control Strategy for 2011 – 2016 [PDF] (October 28, 2010)
OPHA offers input into the proposed legislative changes being recommended by The H1N1 Pandemic – How Ontario Fared report by Dr. Arlene King. [PDF] (September 13, 2010)
OPHA expresses grave concern on potential elimination of the mandatory Long Form Census [PDF] (July 2010)
Support letter encouraging the government to move forward on the Panorama project [PDF] (June 22, 2010)
Support Letter regarding the Ontario Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum for Grades 1-8. [PDF] (May 10, 2010)
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Supporting Letter to Premier McGuinty re Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Strategy (SFOS) [PDF], June 5, 2009
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OPHA requests the Federal government to consider Keynesian strategies for economic stimulus [PDF], December 23, 2008
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OPHA's input re the Review of the Personal Health Information Protection Act 2004 [PDF], August 25, 2008
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Letter supporting the revision of the Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program rates to reflect actual living costs [PDF], July 22, 2008
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Letter welcoming Minister Kaplan to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care [PDF], July 16, 2008
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Letter to Minister of Child and Youth Services re: poverty reduction initiative [PDF], May 13, 2008
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Letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty re: new dental health program [PDF], December 21, 2007
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Letter to Medical Officers of Health re: Diversity Competent Public Health Professionals Resolution [PDF], May 18, 2007
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OPHA's submission re: Bill 171, Health Systems Improvement Act, 2007 [PDF], April 24, 2007
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Letter to Health Minister George Smitherman re: SARS Commission final report [PDF], February 9, 2007
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Letter to Health Minister George Smitherman re: Health System Improvements Act [PDF], December 29, 2006
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Letter to Boards of Health and Public Health Units re: amending the Off Road Vehicle Act [PDF], December 13, 2006
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Letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty re: amending the Off Road Vehicle Act [PDF], December 13, 2006
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Letter to Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield re: amending the Highway Traffic Act [PDF], December 13, 2006
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Letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty re: the sale and distribution of unpasteurized milk [PDF] (December 11, 2006)
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OPHA urges Minister Smitherman to adopt the recommendations in the Capacity Review Committee's Report [PDF], June 6, 2006
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OPHA joins with other professional organizations in endorsing the Capacity Review Committee Report's recommendations [PDF] - May 17, 2006
CPHA assesses Health Canada as a "business" [PDF] (op-ed piece submitted to the Globe and Mail, May 11, 2005)
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OPHA commends Minister Smitherman on Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives [PDF], May 6, 2005
OPHA commends Dr. Basrur's support of Equal Access Standards being a part of the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines (MHPSG) review [PDF] , March 14, 2005
Letter to the Premier: First Ministers' Health Summit [PDF] (July 20, 2004)
- CPHA Fact Sheet referred to in letter: “What is Public Health?” produced by Canadian Public Health Association
Letter to Dr. Basrur in response to Operation Health Protection Report [PDF] , July 7, 2004
Welcome Letter to George Smitherman, Ontario's new Minister of Health and Long-Term Care [PDF] , October 23, 2003
2003 Ministers of Health Meeting [PDF] , August 22, 2003
Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy [PDF] , July 29, 2003
OPHA signed on to the following Open Letter on the establishment of a National Health Council [PDF] (May, 2003)
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OPHA supports the Romanow Report [PDF], December 9, 2002
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Recommendations of the Canadian Advocates for Nutrition & Physical Activity Policy [PDF], November 6, 2002
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Letter to Senator Kirby re: his Support of Public Health [PDF], November 6, 2002
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Joint letter on the process of Five Mandatory Health Programs review [PDF], October 28, 2002
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Funding for Local Boards of Health [PDF], October 4, 2002
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The Ontario Tobacco Strategy [PDF], June 24, 2002
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The Community Care Act: Submission to the Romanow Commission by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) [PDF], May 8, 2002
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Investing in disease prevention and health promotion [PDF], March 4, 2002
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Ministry of Health Laboratory Services Branch Staff Layoffs [PDF], November 30, 2001
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Termination of the Ontario Heart Health Program [PDF], November 21, 2001