2023
OPHA’s advocacy priorities for 2022-23	Active	2023-8
2022
OPHA ‘What we heard paper’	Active	2022-5
2018
Informed Decision Making for Labour and Birth v.2.0 (2018)	Active	2018-9 (PP)
2017
Resolution OPHA Expanding Membership Category ‘Public health Supporter,’ For Non-Public Health Organizations	Active	2017-11
Resolution on OPHA’s Response to the Truth and Reconciliation’s Calls to Action	Active	2017-11
The Public Health Implications of the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis	Active	2017-5 PP
2016
Informed Decision-Making for Labour and Birth	Active	2016-11 PP
Investing in Health-Promoting Infrastructure	Active	2016-6 PP
A Health Equity Action Plan for the Ontario Public Health Association	Active	2016-4
2015
Basic Income Guarantee: Backgrounder	Active	2015-10 RES
2014
SHIFT – Enhancing the Health of Ontarians: A Call to Action for Preconception Health Promotion and Care	Active	2014-11 PP
Changes to OPHA Membership Fees	Active	2014-4 RES
Applying a Health Equity Lens	Active	2014-4 PP
2013
Menu Labelling	Active	2013-10 PP
2011
Sports Injuries	Active	2011-11 RES
Community Water Fluoridation	Active	2011-10 RES
Change in OPHA Member Fees	Active	2011-8 RES
2010
Provincial Expansion and Promotion of the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)	Active	2010-4 RES
Mandatory Training for Personal Services Workers	Active	2010-3 RES
The WHO Code and the Ethical Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes	Active	2010-1 PP
The Reappointment of Public Health Engineers at MOHLTC	Active	2010-1 RES
2009
Adults in Dental Pain	Active	2009-3 RES
Strengthening Public Health Laboratories	Active	2009-2 RES
Community Water Fluoridation	Active	2009-1 RES
2008
OPHA Injury Prevention Workgroup	Active	2008-5 RES
A Ban on all Commercial Advertising Targeted to Children Under 13 Years of Age	Active	2008-4 RES
Regulation and Inspection of Splash Pads and Other Similar Forms of Recreation	Active	2008-3 RES
Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada	Active	2008-2 RES
Violence Prevention – Resolution	Active	2008-1 RES
Violence Prevention – Position Paper	Active	2008-1 PP
2007
Advocate for a Provincial Strategy for Alcohol and Other Drugs	Active	2007-7 RES
Reaffirming the Importance of Strict Firearm Regulation to Prevent Firearm Deaths and Injuries	Active	2007-6 RES
Access to a Nutritious Diet for All	Active	2007-5 RES
Public Health System Renewal in Ontario	Active	2007-4 RES
Breastfeeding Position Paper – revision of 1993 paper	Active	2007-03 PP 2007-03 RES
Oral Health Promotion	Active	2007-01 PP 2007-01 RES
2006
Amending Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act	Archived	2006-6 RES
Amending Ontario’s Off-Road Vehicle Act	Active	2006-5 RES
Volunteer Involvement in Ontario’s Public Health	Active	2006-02 PP 2006-03 RES 2006-04 RES
Diversity Competent Public Health Professionals	Active	2006-01 PP 2006-01 RES 2006-02 RES
2005
Public Health Responds to the Challenge to Reduce Poverty and Enhance Resiliency in Children and Youth	Active	2004-05 PP 2004-10 RES
Determinants of Health	Active	2005-3 RES
Position Statement on Poverty and Children’s Oral Health	Active	2005-02 PP 2005-04 RES
Child and Youth Health: Strengthening Inter-Ministerial Integration	Active	2005-01 PP 2005-01 RES 2005-02 RES
2004
Physical Punishment of Children	Active	2004-08 RES 2004-09 RES
Trans Health Project	Active	2004-6 PP
Improving the Access and Quality of Public Health Services for Bisexuals	Active	2003-04 PP 2003-02 RES
Climate Change and Human Health	Active	2004-03 PP 2004-07 RES
Childhood lead exposure and housing sources: Does a problem exist in Ontario?	Active	2004-02 PP 2004-03 RES 2004-04 RES 2004-05 RES 2004-06 RES
Building Environmental Health Capacity within Public Health	Active	2004-2 RES
Motion re Funding	Active	2004-1 MT
2003
Trans Health Project	Active	2003-06 PP 2003-07 RES
Public Health and Violence Prevention: Maintaining the Momentum	Active	2003-05 PP 2003-03 RES 2003-04 RES 2003-05 RES 2003-06 RES
Promoting Healthy Communities: A Framework for Alcohol Policy and Public Health in Ontario	Active	2003-3 PP
Health Risks of Cellular Telephones: the Myth and the Reality	Active	2003-2 PP
Phase-out Coal-fired Power Plants	Active	2003-1 RES
Health in Cities: the Role for Public Health	Active	2003-1 PP
2002
International Law	Active	2002-2 MT
Ethical Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Lesbians and Gay Men	Active	2002-1 RES
Development of National and Provincial Urban Health Strategies	Active	2002-1 MT
A Systemic Approach to Community Food Security: A Role for Public Health	Active	2002-1 PP
2001
Balancing and Communicating Issues Related to Environmental Contaminants in Breastmilk	Active	2004-01 PP 2004-01 RES
Non-Essential Use of Chemical Pesticides on Public and Private Lands	Active	2001-2 RES
Protecting our Food Supply: Public Health Implications of Food Biotechnology (Français)	Active	2001-1 PP
Protecting our Food Supply: Public Health Implications of Food Biotechnology	Active	2001-1 PP
Healthy Babies Healthy Children Funding	Active	2001-1 MT
Continuation of Funding to Ensure Sustainable Heart Health Promotion Programming in Ontario	Active	2001-1 RES
2000
Position Paper & Resolution on Ontario Regulation 586/99 Amendments to the Ont. Food Premises Regulations	Archived	2000-02 PP 2000-03 RES
Improving the Access to and Quality of Public Health Services for Lesbians and Gay Men	Active	2000-01 PP 2001-02 RES
Comprehensive Approach to School-Based Health Promotion	Active	2000-1 RES
1999
Extending the Principles of the Canada Health Act to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services	Active	1999-2 RES
Health Impacts of Coal-Fired Generating Stations	Active	1999-1 RES
A Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention	Archived	1999-1 PP
1998
Early Postpartum Discharge — Supporting Documents	Archived	1998-02 PP 1998-02 RES
1997
Child Poverty	Archived	1997-3 RES
Early Postpartum Discharge	Active	1997-2 RES
Violence: A Public Health Issue	Archived	1997-1 RES
Opposition to the Transfer of Public Health Funding to the Municipal Government	Archived	1997-1 MT
1996
Health Impacts of Homelessness	Archived	1996-4 RES
Health Impacts of Workfare	Archived	1996-3 RES
Promoting Healthy Communities – a position paper on alcohol policy and public health	Active	1996-1 PP
1995
Support of the Lung Association’s Official Environmental Health Program in Air Quality	Active	1995-5 RES
OPHA Endorsement of Food Security Goals	Active	1995-4 RES
The Accelerated Phase-out of Persistent Toxic Substances	Active	1995-3 RES
Delivery of Health Promotion Programs in Ontario	Active	1995-2 RES
Public and Community Health Research for Health Promotion and Disease / Injury Prevention in Ontario	Archived	1995-1 PP
OPHA Participation in the Provincial Discussion Regarding Health Care Support	Archived	1995-1 MT
OPHA Endorsement of Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion	Active	1995-1 RES
1994
Stricter Gun Control Regulation	Archived	1994-6 RES
Female Genital Mutilation	Archived	1994-5 RES
Ethnoracial Health Research and Data Collection	Archived	1994-4 RES
Increase Taxes on Tobacco Products	Archived	1994-3 RES
To Eliminate Environmental Tobacco Smoke From Workplaces and Public Places	Archived	1994-2 RES
Impact of the Social Contract on Public Health Sector	Active	1994-1 RES
1993
Shaping the Shift to Community Health	Active	1993-02 PP 1993-02 RES
Social Assistance Reform	Archived	1993-1 RES
Breastfeeding Position Paper	Archived	1993-1 PP
1992
Regulation and Inspection of Water Slide Receiving Basins and Similar Forms of Wet Recreation	Active	1992-9 RES
Progressive Tax Reform	Archived	1992-8 RES
Anti-Racist Health	Archived	1992-7 RES
Guaranteed Annual Income	Archived	1992-6 RES
Identification of a Probable Human Carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethlamine (NDMA), and exposure risk in foods	Archived	1992-5 RES
Partnership in Education and Health	Archived	1992-4 RES
AIDS and Health Promotion	Archived	1992-3 RES
Youth Alienation	Archived	1992-2 RES
The Use of Multiple Strategies to Improve the Health of Communities	Active	1992-2 PP
Literacy and Health	Archived	1992-1 PP
Food Security	Archived	1992-1 RES
1991
Confidentiality and Privacy for People Living with HIV/AIDS	Archived	1991-4 RES
Health Care Workers with HIV	Archived	1991-3 RES
Identification of Enforcement Issues Regarding Youth Tobacco Legislation	Archived	1991-2 RES
Sexual Abuse of Patients by Physicians	Archived	1991-1 MT
Implementation of Comprehensive Strategy to Control Youth Access to Tobacco	Archived	1991-1 RES
1990
Financial Support for Primary Caregivers	Archived	1990-6 RES
Domestic Violence	Archived	1990-5 RES
Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Homophobia and Violence Against Gay and Lesbian People	Archived	1990-4 RES
Payment of HIV Therapies	Archived	1990-3 RES
Intervention Strategies for Preventing the Spread of HIV/AIDS Infection	Archived	1990-2 RES
Role of Environmental Health	Archived	1990-1 MT
Reclassification of AIDS and Quarantining	Archived	1990-1 RES
1989
Emergency Resolution – El Salvador	Archived	1989-9 RES
Support for Ontario Advocacy Coalition Statement of Principles	Archived	1989-8 RES
Funding for Community Health Promotion and Prevention Efforts	Archived	1989-7 RES
Therapeutic Abortion: Rights and Services	Archived	1989-6 RES
Funding for Contraceptive/Barrier Methods	Archived	1989-5 RES
Home Care	Archived	1989-4 RES
Personal Power of Attorney/Spouse Re-Defined	Archived	1989-3 RES
Access to Condoms and Clean Needles	Archived	1989-2 RES
Community Research	Archived	1989-1 RES
Anonymous/Non-Nominal Testing for HIV	Archived	1989-1 RES
1988
Raising the Drinking Age	Archived	1988-12 RES
Workplace HIV Education and Policies	Archived	1988-11 RES
HIV Education for Educators and Care Providers	Archived	1988-10 RES
HIV Testing/Counseling	Archived	1988-9 RES
Health Care Needs of the Developmentally Disabled	Archived	1988-9 RES
Regulation of Bill C-51: The Tobacco Products Control Act	Archived	1988-8 RES
HIV Research Funding	Archived	1988-8 RES
Sale of Tobacco to Minors	Archived	1988-7 RES
HIV Education Funding	Archived	1988-7 RES
Ad-Hoc Legislative Review Committee	Archived	1988-6 RES
Adequate Resources for Revised Mandatory Programs	Archived	1988-6 RES
Health Status Information	Archived	1988-5 RES
Balloon Release	Archived	1988-5 res
Foodhandler Education	Archived	1988-4 RES
Community-Managed Health Care System	Archived	1988-4 RES
Use of Locally Produced Foods by OPHA	Archived	1988-3 RES
Strengthening Community Health	Archived	1988-3 PP
Implementation Strategy for Healthy Public Policy	Archived	1988-3 RES
Healthy Public Policy: A Framework	Archived	1988-2 PP
Health Promotion Research	Archived	1988-2 RES
Alcohol Policy Framework	Archived	1988-1 PP