Approved Position Papers, Resolutions & Motions
The following is a list of the position papers, resolutions and motions adopted by the Association since 1988.
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
| 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 |
| 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 |
2009
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Water Fluoridation | Active | 2009-01 (RES) | |
| Strengthening Public Health Laboratories | Active | 2009-02 (RES) | |
| Adults in Dental Pain | Active | 2009-03 (RES) |
2008 
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence Prevention - Resolution | Active | 2008-01 (RES) | |
| Violence Prevention - Position Paper | Active | 2008-01 (PP) | |
| Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada | Active | 2008-02 (RES) | |
| Regulation and Inspection of Splash Pads and Other Similar Forms of Recreation | Active | 2008-03 (RES) | |
| A Ban on all Commercial Advertising Targeted to Children Under 13 Years of Age | Active | 2008-04 (RES) | |
| OPHA Injury Prevention Workgroup | Active | 2008-05 (RES) |
2007
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Health Promotion | Active | 2007-01 (PP) 2007-01 (RES) |
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| Informed Decision-making and Infant Feeding | Active | 2007-02 (PP) 2007-02 (RES) |
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| Breastfeeding Position Paper - revision of 1993 paper | Active | 2007-03 (PP) 2007-03 (RES) |
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| Public Health System Renewal in Ontario | Active | 2007-04 (RES) | |
| Access to a Nutritious Diet for All | Active | 2007-05 (RES) | |
| Reaffirming the Importance of Strict Firearm Regulation to Prevent Firearm Deaths and Injuries | Active | 2007-06 (RES) | |
| Advocate for a Provincial Strategy for Alcohol and Other Drugs | Active | 2007-07 (RES) |
2006
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity Competent Public Health Professionals | Active | 2006-01 (PP) 2006-01 (RES) 2006-02 (RES) |
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| Amending Ontario's Highway Traffic Act | Archived | 2006-06 (RES) | |
| Amending Ontario's Off-Road Vehicle Act | Active | 2006-05 (RES) | |
| Volunteer Involvement in Ontario's Public Health | Active | 2006-02 (PP) 2006-03 (RES) 2006-04 (RES) |
2005
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child and Youth Health: Strengthening Inter-Ministerial Integration | Active | 2005-01 (PP) 2005-01 (RES) 2005-02 (RES) |
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| Determinants of Health | Active | 2005-03 (RES) | |
| Position Statement on Poverty and Children's Oral Health | Active | 2005-02 (PP) 2005-04 (RES) |
2004
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balancing and Communicating Issues Related to Environmental Contaminants in Breastmilk | Active | 2004-01 (PP) 2004-01 (RES) |
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| Building Environmental Health Capacity within Public Health | Active | 2004-02 (RES) | |
| Childhood lead exposure and housing sources: Does a problem exist in Ontario? | Active | 2004-02 (PP) 2004-03 (RES) 2004-04 (RES) 2004-05 (RES) 2004-06 (RES) |
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| Climate Change & Human Health | Active | 2004-03 (PP) 2004-07 (RES) |
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| Position Paper on Fish Consumption with respect to Methylmercury Content, by Pregnant Women, Women of Childbearing Age and Young Children | Active | 2004-04 (PP) | |
| Physical Punishment of Children | Active | 2004-08 (RES) 2004-09 (RES) |
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| Public Health Responds to the Challenge to Reduce Poverty and Enhance Resiliency in Children and Youth | Active | 2004-05 (PP) 2004-10 (RES) |
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| Trans Health Project | Active | 2004-06 (PP) | |
| Motion re Funding | Active | 2004-01 (MT) |
2003
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health in Cities: the Role for Public Health | Active | 2003-01(PP) | |
| Health Risks of Cellular Telephones: the Myth and the Reality | Active | 2003-02(PP) | |
| Promoting Healthy Communities: A Framework for Alcohol Policy and Public Health in Ontario | Active | 2003-03(PP) | |
| Phase-out Coal-fired Power Plants | Active | 2003-01(RES) | |
| Improving the Access and Quality of Public Health Services for Bisexuals | Active | 2003-04(PP) 2003-02 (RES) |
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| Public Health and Violence Prevention: Maintaining the Momentum | Active | 2003-05(PP) 2003-03 (RES) 2003-04 (RES) 2003-05 (RES) 2003-06 (RES) |
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| Trans Health Project | Active | 2003-06(PP) 2003-07 (RES) |
2002
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Systemic Approach to Community Food Security: A Role for Public Health | Active | 2002-01(PP) | |
| Ethical Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Lesbians and Gay Men | Active | 2002-01(RES) | |
| Development of National and Provincial Urban Health Strategies | Active | 2002-01(MT) | |
| International Law | Active | 2002-02(MT) |
2001
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuation of Funding to Ensure Sustainable Heart Health Promotion Programming in Ontario | Active | 2001-01(RES) | |
| Non-Essential Use of Chemical Pesticides on Public and Private Lands | Active | 2001-02(RES) | |
| Protecting our Food Supply: Public Health Implications of Food Biotechnology | PDF
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Active | 2001-01(PP) |
| Healthy Babies Healthy Children Funding | Active | 2001-01(MT) | |
| Laboratory Services Branch Staff Layoffs | Active | 2002-01(MT) |
2000
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Approach to School-Based Health Promotion | Active | 2000-01(RES) | |
| Improving the Access to and Quality of Public Health Services for Lesbians and Gay Men | Active | 2000-01(PP) / 2001-02(RES) | |
| Position Paper & Resolution on Ontario Regulation 586/99 Amendments to the Ont. Food Premises Regulations | Archived | 2000-02(PP) / 2000-03(RES) |
1999
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
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| Health Impacts of Coal-Fired Generating Stations | Active | 1999-01(RES) | |
| Extending the Principles of the Canada Health Act to HealthPromotion and Disease Prevention Services | Active | 1999-02(RES) | |
| A Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention | Archived | 1999-01(PP) |
1998
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
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| Towards a Public Health Approach to Reducing Child Poverty and Enhancing Resiliency | Active Archived |
1998-01(PP) 1998-01(RES) |
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| Early Postpartum Discharge — Supporting Documents |
Archived | 1998-02(PP) / 1998-02(RES) |
1997
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence: A Public Health Issue | Archived | 1997-01(RES) | |
| Early Postpartum Discharge | Archived | 1997-02(RES) | |
| Child Poverty | Archived | 1997-03(RES) | |
| Opposition to the Transfer of Public Health Funding to the Municipal Government | Archived | 1997-01(MT) |
1996
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promoting Healthy Communities - a position paper on alcohol policy and public health | Active | 1996-01(PP) / 1996-01(RES) | |
| Tanning Lamps and Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure | Active | 1996-02(RES) | |
| Health Impacts of Workfare | Archived | 1996-03(RES) | |
| Health Impacts of Homelessness | Archived | 1996-04(RES) |
1995
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPHA Endorsement of Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion | Active | 1995-01(RES) | |
| Delivery of Health Promotion Programs in Ontario | Active | 1995-02(RES) | |
| The Accelerated Phase-out of Persistent Toxic Substances | Active | 1995-03(RES) | |
| OPHA Endorsement of Food Security Goals | Active | 1995-04(RES) | |
| Support of the Lung Association's Official Environmental Health Program in Air Quality | Active | 1995-05(RES) | |
| Public and Community Health Research for Health Promotion and Disease / Injury Prevention in Ontario | Archived | 1995-01(PP) | |
| OPHA Participation in the Provincial Discussion Regarding Health Care Support | Archived | 1995-01(MT) |
1994
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of the Social Contract on Public Health Sector | Active | 1994-01(RES) | |
| To Eliminate Environmental Tobacco Smoke From Workplaces and Public Places | Archived | 1994-02(RES) | |
| Increase Taxes on Tobacco Products | Archived | 1994-03(RES) | |
| Ethnoracial Health Research and Data Collection | Archived | 1994-04(RES) | |
| Female Genital Mutilation | Archived | 1994-05(RES) | |
| Stricter Gun Control Regulation | Archived | 1994-06(RES) |
1993
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Assistance Reform | Archived | 1993-01(RES) | |
| Shaping the Shift to Community Health | Active | 1993-02(PP) 1993-02(RES) |
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| Breastfeeding Position Paper | Archived | 1993-01(PP) |
1992
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy and Health | Archived | 1992-01(PP) | |
| The Use of Multiple Strategies to Improve the Health of Communities | Active | 1992-02(PP) | |
| Youth Alienation | Archived | 1992-01(RES) | |
| Food Security | Archived | 1992-02(RES) | |
| AIDS and Health Promotion | Archived | 1992-03(RES) | |
| Partnership in Education and Health | Archived | 1992-04(RES) | |
| Identification of a Probable Human Carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethlamine (NDMA), and exposure risk in foods | Archived | 1992-05(RES) | |
| Guaranteed Annual Income | Archived | 1992-06(RES) | |
| Anti-Racist Health | Archived | 1992-07(RES) | |
| Progressive Tax Reform | Archived | 1992-08(RES) | |
| Regulation and Inspection of Water Slide Receiving Basins and Similar Forms of Wet Recreation | Active | 1992-09(RES) |
1991
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation of Comprehensive Strategy to Control Youth Access to Tobacco | Archived | 1991-01(RES) | |
| Identification of Enforcement Issues Regarding Youth Tobacco Legislation | Archived | 1991-02(RES) | |
| Health Care Workers with HIV | Archived | 1991-03(RES) | |
| Confidentiality and Privacy for People Living with HIV/AIDS | Archived | 1991-04(RES) | |
| Sexual Abuse of Patients by Physicians | Archived | 1991-01(MT) |
1990
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reclassification of AIDS and Quarantining | Archived | 1990-01(RES) | |
| Intervention Strategies for Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS Infection | Archived | 1990-02(RES) | |
| Payment of HIV Therapies | Archived | 1990-03(RES) | |
| Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Homophobia and Violence Against Gay and Lesbian People | Archived | 1990-04(RES) | |
| Domestic Violence | Archived | 1990-05(RES) | |
| Financial Support for Primary Caregivers | Archived | 1990-06(RES) | |
| Role of Environmental Health | Archived | 1990-01(MT) |
1989
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous/Non-Nominal Testing for HIV | Archived | 1989-01(RES) | |
| Access to Condoms and Clean Needles | Archived | 1989-02(RES) | |
| Personal Power of Attorney/Spouse Re-Defined | Archived | 1989-03(RES) | |
| Home Care | Archived | 1989-04(RES) | |
| Funding for Contraceptive/Barrier Methods | Archived | 1989-05(RES) | |
| Therapeutic Abortion: Rights and Services | Archived | 1989-06(RES) | |
| Funding for Community Health Promotion and Prevention Efforts | Archived | 1989-07(RES) | |
| Support for Ontario Advocacy Coalition Statement of Principles | Archived | 1989-08(RES) | |
| Emergency Resolution - El Salvador | Archived | 1989-09(RES) |
1988
| Document Name | File Type | Status | Code |
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| Community Research | Archived | 1988-01(RES) | |
| Health Promotion Research | Archived | 1988-02(RES) | |
| Use of Locally Produced Foods by OPHA | Active | 1988-03(RES) | |
| Foodhandler Education | Archived | 1988-04(RES) | |
| Balloon Release | Archived | 1988-05(RES) | |
| Ad-Hoc Legislative Review Committee | Archived | 1988-06(RES) | |
| HIV Education Funding | Archived | 1988-07(RES) | |
| HIV Research Funding | Archived | 1988-08(RES) | |
| HIV Testing/Counseling | Archived | 1988-09(RES) | |
| HIV Education for Educators and Care Providers | Archived | 1988-10(RES) | |
| Workplace HIV Education and Policies | Archived | 1988-11(RES) | |
| Raising the Drinking Age | Archived | 1988-12(RES) | |
| Implementation Strategy for Healthy Public Policy | Archived | 1988-13(RES) | |
| Community-Managed Health Care System | Archived | 1988-14(RES) | |
| Health Status Information | Archived | 1988-15(RES) | |
| Adequate Resources for Revised Mandatory Programs | Archived | 1988-16(RES) | |
| Sale of Tobacco to minors | Archived | 1988-17(RES) | |
| Regulation of Bill C-51: The Tobacco Products Control Act | Archived | 1988-18(RES) | |
| Health Care Needs of the Developmentally Disabled | Archived | 1988-19(RES) | |
| Alcohol Policy Framework | Archived | 1988-01(PP) | |
| Healthy Public Policy: A Framework | Archived | 1988-02(PP) | |
| Strengthening Community Health | Archived | 1988-03(PP) |