Healthy Public Policy

2017 Accomplishments

Major Reports

• Sustainable Diets
• Traffic Related Air Pollution
• Environmental Noise

Major Projects

• Heat/cold impacts & mitigation strategies
• Vector-borne vulnerability assessment
• Advocacy briefs Fair Workplaces Act, Basic Income/Security Reform, Universal Pharmacare
• Public Education - Hasting Lecture, Housing report, Pod casts

Major Projects con't

• Technical Info Provision
• Eg. Autonomous Vehicles, Metrolinx, TTC, Transit Fair Equity
• Eg. Vision Zero, Transform TO
• Changing Standard Lease Provisions to require reporting of smoking status

2018 Priorities

REFLECTIONS FROM 2017

CHALLENGES FOR 2018

• Focus on the Policy Change
• Balance responsive & planned work

Overall Goal:
Shift from report development to policy change.

3 MAIN WAYS

• Strategic Focus
• Human Resources
• Tools

STRATEGIC FOCUS

Example Actions

• Introduce intake form
• Institutionalize policy development framework
• Increase Analysis step
• Say no or not now
• Grandfather issues

EG. TOWER RENEWAL

HUMAN RESOURCES

EXAMPLE ACTIONS

• Add different type and level of positions
• Adjust interviews & P. Planner obj.
• Policy training with U of T and policy analysts
• 1st focus on briefing skills
• & open minded unbiased approach

TOOLS - TO HELP CHANGE PROCESSES

EXAMPLE ACTIONS

• Theory - policy, behaviour & community action
• Evidence - rate the quality
• Policy Development steps
• Focus on stakeholder & feasibility analysis in scoping step

EG. MOH BRIEFINGS

• Purpose of mtg
• Purpose of policy
• Summary of evidence
• Strategic questions
• Summary of actions

MAJOR TOPICS

• TTC Air Qualiy
• Heat Relief Network
• Food vulnerability assessment
• Suicide and Bridges
• Transporation, Housing, Violence

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

• Willing to challenge
• Challenge the idea
• Get better through trial
• Agree to disagree and change position
• Profile staff through publications, presentations

SUMMARY - 2018

• Policy change
• HR & Tools
• Lead by Example