Health Unit Board - Sudbury and District

Ministry

Health

URL

phsd.ca

Address

1300 PARIS ST
SUDBURY
P3E3A3

Phone

P3E 3A3

Fax

705.522.5182

Background

Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7, Part VI, s. 48; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 559, s. 26 (opens a new window)

Function

Boards of health are responsible for providing public health programs and services to the area communities in the health unit. The programs include chronic diseases and injury prevention, family health, infectious diseases prevention and protection, health hazard investigation and public health program planning and evaluation. The health unit delivers legislated public health programs and services under the leadership of the Medical Officer of Health and governance of the Board of Health. Public Health Sudbury & Districts is a progressive agency committed to improving health and reducing social inequities in health through evidence-informed practice.

Membership

The Board of Health of the Sudbury and District Health Unit shall no fewer than three and no more than thirteen municipal members. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint one or more persons as members of a board of health, but the number of members so appointed shall be less than the number of municipal members of the board of health.

Term

Members serve for terms of one, two or three years. When a member is unable to complete a term of office, a new member is appointed to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Meetings

The health unit is designated as the territorial districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin. There are eight meetings per year held on the third Thursday of the month at the unit's main office. Some preparation time is required.

Remuneration

Appointees to the Health Unit Board are paid by the Health Unit.

Appointments & Vacancies