STAFF REPORT
February 7, 2000
To: Board of Health
From: Dr. Sheela V. Basrur, Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Appointment of 2000 Public Health Grants Review Panels
Purpose:
To recommend that the Board of Health appoint the individuals put forward by the Medical
Officer of Health to the Public Health Grants Review Panels for AIDS and Drug Abuse
Prevention grants.
Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the Board of Health:
(1) appoint to the AIDS Prevention Review Panel the following individuals: Councillors Rae,
Prue and Augimeri; Lee Zaslofsky; Liz Walker; Trevor Grey; Indra Ramkissoon; Esther
Tharao; Suzette Clunis and Floydeen Charles-Fridal; and
(2) appoint to the Drug Abuse Prevention Review Panel the following individuals:
Councillors Bussin and Korwin-Kuczynski; Kathy Kozma; Marianne Kobus-Matthews;
Eduardo Castro and Khadigia Ali.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Public Health has used Review Panels over the past ten years to bring citizen expertise and
participation to the allocation of grants for AIDS and Drug Prevention. The Review Panels work
with staff to review each application and make recommendations to the Board of Health. The
Review Panels will continue to be important in 2000, as the AIDS and Drug Abuse Prevention
grants programs accept applications from the whole City for the second year.
The Review Panels include City Council members, Board of Health members, informed citizens,
and, in the case of AIDS Prevention, people living with HIV and AIDS. In addition to this, the
Medical Officer of Health has endeavoured to ensure representation from across the City.
Comments:
Given the expertise and diversity of last year's two Public Health grants review panels, former
members were approached and most of them confirmed their participation for this year. Staff
also consulted with Councillors and others to ensure representation from equity seeking groups,
as well as representation from diverse neighbourhoods around the City. In addition, a flyer was
distributed to organizations and agencies across the City to recruit potential new members for the
AIDS Review Panel. The names brought forward represent the result of that outreach and
consultation, balanced by a need to maintain continuity on the Review Panels. Collectively, the
AIDS and Drug Abuse Panels represent the diversity of the City, in addition to the specialized
expertise required for effective service.
Conclusions:
The appointment of the individuals named herein achieves a mix of Councillor and community
representation for the 2000 Public Health Grants Review Panels. The Board of Health is unique
among Municipal Grants Programs in using citizens in the review of applications, carrying on the
long-standing health promotion tradition of citizen participation
Contact:
Maria Lee, Manager
Health Promotion & Healthy Lifestyles
Public Health Planning & Policy
Toronto Public Health
Tel: 392-0807
Fax: 392-0635
Email: mlee@toronto.ca
