Letters - K-Z
OPHA invites you to review the record of our correspondence on the following issues:
LGBTTTIQQ Issues | Nutrition | Violence Prevention
LGBTTTIQQ Issues
OPHA supports the Sherbourne Health Centre’s proposal for an Ontario Rainbow Health Resource Centre [PDF] (March 22, 2006)
Egale Saddened By Ont. Decision To Kill Funding For Sex Reassignment Surgery [PDF] (May, 2004)
Mental Health
OPHA commends the Minister's Advisory Group on Mental Health for their consultation paper, Every Door is the Right Door (December 15, 2009)
Nutrition
OPHA commends Minister Watson on Ontario's Action Plan for Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) (August 10, 2006)
Letter to the Editor: Fat is the new tobacco: Obesity fight top priority of new Ontario Minister [PDF] (July, 2005)
Draft Nutrition Recommendations for Canadians [PDF] (August, 2004)
School Meal Funding [PDF] - Children's Breakfast Programs (June, 2004)
Healthier Beverage Choices in Schools [PDF] (January, 2004)
Healthier Food Choices in Schools [PDF] (November, 2003)
Violence Prevention
OPHA encourages Federal government support for gun control Bill C-68 [PDF, 64kb], February 13, 2009; sent to the Leaders of Federal Parties.
OPHA Submission to the Review of the Roots of Youth Violence [PDF, 86kb], February 21, 2008
OPHA Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights (SSCHR) re: Physical punishment of children [PDF, 62kb], May 31, 2007
The OPHA Violence Prevention Workgroup requests that violence prevention be included within the scope of the MHPSG review [PDF, 60kb], Letter to Minister Jim Watson (March 17, 2006)