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Shaun Mackie A/Regional Environmental Health Manager. Health Canada Program Update Southern Tribal Council and Large/Unaffiliated First Nations Meeting October 24, 2012. Environmental Public Health Program Objective. The Environmental Public Health Program is to identify and - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Health Canada Program Update
Southern Tribal Council and Large/Unaffiliated
First Nations Meeting
October 24, 2012
Shaun MackieA/Regional Environmental Health Manager
Environmental Public Health Program Objective
The Environmental Public Health Program is to identify and
prevent environmental public health risks that could
negatively impact the health of First Nations community
residents and to recommend corrective action to reduce these
risks.
Guiding Principles
1. Work with First Nations communities as active partners in the Environmental Public Health Program.
2. Collaborate with public health workers, provincial and local health authorities, First Nations organizations and other federal, provincial and municipal departments and agencies when delivering environmental public health programming in First Nations communities.
3. Strive for a level of on-reserve environmental public health services that is comparable to that available off-reserve and consistent from region to region.
Thunder Bay East
Sioux Lookout
Southern Ontario
Thunder Bay West
Senior EHO Offices
Program Service Boundaries
Ontario Organization of EHOs
Sioux Lookout • 31 First Nations
• 1 Senior EHO - Sioux Lookout
• 4 EHOs: all in Sioux Lookout
Thunder Bay West• 39 First Nation communities
• 1 Senior EHO - Thunder Bay
• 4 EHOs: Kenora, Fort Frances, Thunder Bay (2)
Thunder Bay East• 39 First Nation communities
• 1 Senior EHO – Sudbury
• 5 EHOs: Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury(2), Timmins(2)
Southern Ontario• 25 First Nations
• 1 Senior EHO - Brantford
• 5 EHOs: London, Brantford, Washago, Toronto, Ottawa
• 1 transferred EHO serving Akwesasne
New HC Regional Staff
Regional Executive (Regional Director)
Keith Conn
Regional Community Medicine Specialist
Dr. Maureen Carew
Preparing Lab RFP
Current lab contracts expire March 2013
Currently five contracts:
Cadeuceon, chemical & bacterial
ALS, bacterial x2
Near North, bacterial
Community Based Water Monitor
Funding program for weekly sampling of community water systems/public systems
This year, 37 communities are participating
HC Drinking Water Workshops
Education/training workshops for 2012/2013
Four planned: Niagara Falls, Sault Ste Marie, Thunder Bay x2
Ontario First Nations Drinking Water Advisories (as of Oct 19th)
A total of 54 drinking water systems in 28 First Nations are under an advisory
Sioux Lookout 22 Systems 12FN
Thunder Bay 19 Systems 11FN
Southern 12 Systems 4FN
Moose Factory 1 System 1FN
Reasons for Advisory
Inadequate disinfection/residuals 38%
Equipment malfunction 32%
Poor microbiological quality 16%
Source water deterioration 8%
Elevated turbidity 4%
System may compromise public health 2%
Disease outbreak 0%
Public Advisory Disclosure
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/promotion/public-publique/water-eau-eng.php
“As of September 30, 2012, there were 116 First Nations communities across Canada under a Drinking Water Advisory.”
Thank You
Questions?
Shaun Mackie A/REHMBrantford, ON519-751-6447Shaun.Mackie@hc-
sc.gc.ca