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The Report of the Medical
Officer of Health On the State of the Health
Unit In the Year 1999
At
the beginning of the new millennium it is with
pleasure, and a sense of privilege that I
reflect on our progress over the past year.
Our challenges in 1999 included the unexpected
change in our funding relationship with the
province. Our Long Range Resource Planning
Options 1999 to 2004 report provides us with
the documented justification for base-funding
increases that will help us better fulfill our
mandate in the years to come. Although ongoing
effort will undoubtedly be required to ensure
the adequacy of our resource base, this report
will serve as the cornerstone in this pursuit.
The Health Unit underwent considerable
internal review, revision, renewal and growth
over the past year. We revised our
organizational structure by a means involving
our staff, that was directed at meeting their
occupational needs. Overall our complement of
staff increased.
We are committed to our mandate - to protect
and promote the health of the citizens of
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. In 1999, we had
success on this front in numerous ways as
reflected in the program activities described
throughout this report. We acknowledge that
the achievement of better health for all is a
responsibility that we share with our many
partner agencies and with the community at
large and have succeeded in working well with
them.
The Board of Health continues to be steadfast
in its leadership of the Health Unit, and in
its support for our mandate and our staff. We
are also fortunate to have a body of highly
skilled, insightful and dedicated staff, who
consistently perform to their utmost. Overall,
we pursued a proactive approach in meeting our
challenges, and will continue in this way into
the year 2000 and beyond.
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