Letters - K-Z
OPHA invites you to review the record of our correspondence on the following issues:
LGBTTI2QQ Issues | Mental Health | Nutrition | Social Determinants of Health | Violence Prevention
LGBTTI2QQ 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)
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Letter to the Editor: Fat is the new tobacco: Obesity fight top priority of new Ontario Minister [PDF] (July 15, 2005)
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Draft Nutrition Recommendations for Canadians [PDF] (August 10, 2004)
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School Meal Funding [PDF] - Children's Breakfast Programs (June 28, 2004)
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Healthier Beverage Choices in Schools [PDF] (January 6, 2004)
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Healthier Food Choices in Schools [PDF] (November 26, 2003)
Social Determinants of Health
SDOH WG Letter of Introduction to Minister Broten [PDF] Joint Working Group on the Social Determinants of Health. (April 12, 2010)
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Joint Letter with alPHa re social assistance and health as part of Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy: Breaking the Cycle [PDF], March 23, 2010
Violence Prevention
Amendment of Private Members Bill C-289 - including snow sport helmets into the Hazardous Product Act [PDF] (October 15, 2010)
- Download the Briefing Note on Snow Sport Helments
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OPHA encourages Federal government support for gun control Bill C-68 [PDF], February 13, 2009; sent to the Leaders of Federal Parties.
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OPHA Submission to the Review of the Roots of Youth Violence [PDF], February 21, 2008
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OPHA Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights (SSCHR) re: Physical punishment of children [PDF], May 31, 2007
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The OPHA Violence Prevention Workgroup requests that violence prevention be included within the scope of the MHPSG review [PDF], Letter to Minister Jim Watson (March 17, 2006)