THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

REPORT NO. 6

OF THE REGIONAL

HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 4, 2007

For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on October 18, 2007

Chair:                           Regional Councillor J. Frustaglio

Members:                      Regional Councillor J. Heath, Vice-Chair

                                    Regional Councillor J. Taylor

                                    Regional Councillor T. Wong

                                    Regional Chair B. Fisch, ex-officio

Staff Present:                N. Barrette, L. Bigioni, P. Casey, K. Kurji, B. Macgregor, J. Mitchell,

                                    S. Neill, L. Russell, J. Simmons, S. Turner, M. Woolhead

The Health and Emergency Medical Services Committee began its meeting at 2:05 p.m. on October 4, 2007.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[The following links open .pdf files of the Reports and Attachments]

1  ENHANCEMENTS TO HEALTH CONNECTION PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE

2  RESUSCITATION OUTCOMES CONSORTIUM

[see also Attachment 1]

3  PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS 2006 CERTIFICATE OF SETTLEMENT

[see also Attachment 1]

4  HEALTHY BABIES, HEALTHY CHILDREN PROGRAM 2006 YEAR END SETTLEMENT

[see also Attachment 1]

5  EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 2006 YEAR END SETTLEMENT

[see also Attachment 1A]

[see also Attachment 1B]

6  UPDATE - COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

The Health and Emergency Medical Services Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by Health and Emergency Medical Services Committee with the following action:

COMMUNICATIONS

[The following links open .pdf files of the Communications]

1. Hon. George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care dated September 7, 2007 regarding Dr. Karim Kurji's appointment to the position of Medical Officer of Health for York Regional Board of Health. Received.

2. Central LHINfo Source � June, 2007. Received.

3. Local Health Integration Network � Communication from Central LHIN regarding the Aging at Home Strategy. Received.

OTHER BUSINESS

1.  Resolution regarding Children and Smoke-Free Cars. Recommended for endorsement as follows:

WHEREAS children exposed to second-hand smoke are at a higher risk for respiratory illnesses including asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and increased incidences of cancer and heart disease in adulthood;

AND WHEREAS the World Health Organization and Health Canada agree that second-hand smoke is carcinogenic to humans, causing more than 1,000 deaths per year in non-smokers in Canada;

AND WHEREAS the Ontario Medical Association concludes that levels of second-hand smoke can be 23 times more concentrated in a vehicle than in a house because circulation is restricted within a small space;

AND WHEREAS in 2004 approximately half of all Canadian parents smoked in their home, 44 per cent of them also frequently smoked in their vehicle, and only 54 per cent said they never smoked with children under the age of 18 in the vehicle;

AND WHEREAS the Ontario Medical Association is calling for the province to protect Ontarians from second-hand smoke by banning smoking in vehicles carrying children;

AND WHEREAS California and South Australia recently joined several jurisdictions of the United States of America (Arkansas; Louisiana; Bangor, Maine; Keyport, New Jersey and Rockland County, New York) in banning smoking in vehicles carrying children;

AND WHEREAS the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit reports that support for banning smoking in motor vehicles in Ontario increased from 68 per cent in 2002 to 78 per cent in 2005;

AND WHEREAS one of the 2005 pan-Canadian health goals states that "Canada is a country where: our children reach their full potential, growing up happy, healthy, confident and secure";

AND WHEREAS Canada's Child Health Charter, July 2007, put forward by the College of Family Physicians of Canada with the Canadian Paediatric Society indicates that children need clean air to develop to full potential;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government amend the Smoke-Free Ontario Act to ban smoking in vehicles carrying children, and provide adequate resources for the enforcement of this legislation;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Regional Clerk distribute this resolution to area municipalities for their endorsement, with copies sent to the Premier of Ontario, the provincial Minister of Health Promotion and all York Region MPP's.

The Health and Emergency Medical Services Committee adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

October 4, 2007                                                                                  J. Frustaglio

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                            Chair

Susan Neill

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