11.3 Grey Bruce Health unit resolution Does council want to support?Senter, 2015 PUBLIC Hon Exe Hoskins ett Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 1 Floor, Hepburn Block 80 Grosvenor Steet “ronto, Ontario MTA 204 liberal ola. Re: Publ Health Funding ‘On Septemrer 25,2015, the Bord of Health forthe Gey Bruce Health Unt considered the atached resolution ‘rom Poripine Health Unit and passed the following resolution, #2015-88. Moved by: Mitch Twolan Seconded by: David Shearman WHEREAS, the Ministry of Heath and Long-Term Care has, on September 4, 2015 released the 2013 report of the Funding Review Working Group with respec oa public health funding model fo Mandatory Programs, ‘which ithe accepted fr the 2015 budget year and beyond; and WHEREAS, based upon current information, the model indicates that approximately 80% of Public Health Units inthe Provnce of Ontario are overfunded, which in and of itself alls nto question, the validity of sid model; and WHEREAS, in some large cenres ther is possibilty that these extra public health Funds could effectively be consumed by lager minicpal budgets and not uilized fr aditinal public health services and WHEREAS, under thi model, heath units who have been idemifiedas being overfanded, may have many years of shrinking public health services, nthe face of higher oss, due to having to deal with a flaind budget | allocation, [NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Bord of Health forthe Grey Bruce Heath Unit support {he resolutnn fom the Porcupine Health Unit nd opposes this new funding model and the radical long-term shifing of pbli health resources wo wealthier urban cnues ofthe Province, a the direct expense of Northern tnd Rural Heath Units inthe Province, who ze much les able to replace thos lost funds than our growing turban centered heath units, and FURTHER THAT, the Board of Heath forthe Grey Bruce Health Unit call forthe Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care o revere their decision to support this pom, and revise the feng formula which appears biased agaist smaller, Northern and Rural Health Unis; and FURTHER THAT, this resolution be forwarded tothe Premier of Ontario, the Miniter of Heath and Long- ‘Term Care,AMO, ROMA, aH, Local MP's and MPP's, All Municipalies in Gry and Bruce Counties and {All Ontario Boards of Health cared Topaer we bald aly communities, ( flyin Haze Lymn M0, FFP MRS Mil Otero Hah Grey Brac Heath Uni‘September 21, 2015, ear Public Health Stakeholder, Please find attached, a copy of Resolution #2015.39 adopted by the Board of Health forthe Porcupine Health Unit, tits meeting held September 18, 2015, “The Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit strongly objects to the radical change in public health funding, in the Province of Ontario, which ‘the Province has begun implementing in 2015. Itis the Board of Health's position that this drastic change will effectively ‘transfer scarce public health financial resources to areas of the Province of relative health and wealth, and away from those areas of the Province such _as Northern and rural areas, which have the greatest public health needs. “We would requast your support in opposing this massive redistribution of public health funding in Ontario. Yours very truly, Sas Donald W West BMath, CPA, CA Chief Administrative Officer wine fn pe: Faderation of Norhern Ontario Municipalities FONOM) "Nowheasem Ontario Municipal Associaton (NEOMA) [Nothern Onto Municipal Associaton (NOMA) ‘Asocation of ocal Publ Heats Agencies (PHa) {Local Member Municipalities Dr. Ed Hoskins, Miniter of Health & Long-Term Care MMOHLTO) Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario Provincial Pry Leaders Northern Member of Provincial Parfiament (Ontario Nurses Ascition (ONA Canadian Unien of Public Employees (CUPE) ‘Ontario Board of HealtDate: 15/09/18, ym 2015.39 Move BY: Gilles Chartrand Claude Bourassa ‘SECONDED Bt WHEREAS, the Ministry of Healt and Long-Term Care has, on September 4, 2015, released the 2013 report ofthe Funding Review Working Group with respect oa public heath funding ‘model for Mandatory Programs which ithas accepted forthe 2015 budget year and beyood: and WHEREAS, based upon curent lformaton, the model indeates hat apprximately 80% of Public Heath Units inthe Povine of Ontario are overfunded, which i ad af ef cals io ‘question the validity of said mods and WHEREAS, this funding mode! wl esl in an inevitable significant longterm ranster of public ‘ath resources orlatvely weather and heater, lage urban stings and wil cause reuctons in public health service in Norhern and rua area of te Province, and WHEREAS, in some large centresthere sa possibilty that these extra public heath funds could cffecively be consumed by larger municipal budgets and not tlizd for addtional public heals services and WHEREAS, unde this model, hecth units whe have been identified as being verunded, may have many years of sinking public healt) services, nthe face of higher costs, ve to having to eal with a atined budget allocation; and WHEREAS, Unorganized Terris funding for public health services wil not be allocate in the same manner asthe Mandatory Programs funding appears that equitable access to public health resources depend on where you ive In this Province, and since only Norther health Unis have Unorganized Tertoes funding, and the Ministry of Heath and Long Term Care has indicated that there will only be aonesime adjustment to that funding. this model, with Implementation inconsistencies, particularly detrimental o those health unis in Noche ‘Ontario: [NOW THEREFORE BE I RESOLVED THAT, the Board of Heal fr the Porcupine Heath Unit “opposes this new funding model and the radical longtem shifting of public heal resources to “welt urban centres ofthe Province, at the erect expense of Northern and rra health units inthe Province, who are moch les able o replace those lst funds than our growing urban -cenred health unt and FURTHERMORE THAT, the Minisey of Heath and Long-Term Care reverse thelr decision to “suppor this report which appears based against smale, Northern, and rural health unis; and FURTHERMORE THAT, this resohtion be forwarded to FONOM, NEOMA, NOMA, alPHa, local member municipalities, the minster of Heath and Long-Term Care, the Premier of ‘Ontro, Provincial Party leaders, Northern member of Provincial Paianent, ONA, CUPE, and ‘Ontario Boards of Heath. Chim Bosh (Chair Board of Heath