| Policy Issue 1 |
Effect |
| Health Canada and Ontario Ministry
of Health have both reduced their emphasis on health promotion. |
Less
emphasis on individuals taking responsibility for improving
their health, and increased emphasis on population health.
Fewer health promotion programs and projects funded. |
What needs to be done?
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| Policy Issue 2 |
Effect |
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Ontario Ministry of Health, Public
Health Branch revised mandatory health programs in 1997:
Moved almost completely away from the senior population, with
no mandate to work with seniors except in the area of violence
prevention. | The
focus on general health, and aspects of healthy living, for
seniors were mostly removed. |
What needs to be done?
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| Policy Issue 3 |
Effect |
| Decreased funding from Ontario and Toronto for
recreation services in Toronto. |
Reduced funding to seniors centres, and, as a result, to
their programs.
Many good programs were cancelled.
User fees for many programs that did continue. |
What needs to be done? |
| Policy Issue 4 |
Effect |
| Toronto Board of Education used to fund educational programs; no longer funded by
Ministry of Education. |
Far fewer education programs for seniors.
Almost all the programs in the Homes for the Aged are gone.
Programs now have user fees.
Many programs are no longer offered. |
What needs to be done?
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| Policy Issue 5 |
Effect |
| Toronto Public Health stopped home visits to seniors. |
Support in a wide range of healthy living areas was stopped. |
What needs to be done?
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| Policy Issue 6 |
Effect |
| Ontario government lessened some regulation on environmental protection since it came to office in 1995. |
Reduction in controls may be leading to environmental hazards. |
What needs to be done?
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| Policy Issue 7 |
Effect |
| There is probably a need for stricter control on food, water, and air. |
Genetically modified foods, and our water and air may not be as healthy as we would like. |
What needs to be done?
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