Item - 2024.HL13.3
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Board of Health on May 27, 2024 and was adopted with amendments.
HL13.3 - 2024 Toronto Urban Health Fund Allocations and Review Process
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Decision
The Board of Health:
1. Authorized the Medical Officer of Health to allocate $653.4 thousand in 2024 for seven (7) one-year projects.
2. Authorized the Medical Officer of Health to allocate $1,867.7 thousand to seventeen (17) three-year projects to implement year two services in 2024 as recommended by the 2023 Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) Review Panels and as outlined in Tables 2 and 3 and Appendix 2 to the report (May 13, 2024) from the Medical Officer of Health.
3. Authorized the Medical Officer of Health to execute Grant Agreements with the applicants identified in Appendix 2 to the report (May 13, 2024) from the Medical Officer of Health.
4. Directed the Medical Officer of Health to work in collaboration with urban Indigenous community organizations to evaluate and reset the Toronto Urban Health Fund Indigenous funding stream using an Indigenous-led approach to redesign, in keeping with principles of Indigenous-self determination and the City of Toronto’s commitments to Truth and Reconciliation.
Origin
Summary
The Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) provides grants to community-based HIV prevention and substance use initiatives. Projects funded through the TUHF complement existing Toronto Public Health programs to provide effective services that focus on HIV, substance use and harm reduction programming to populations and groups that Toronto Public Health cannot access due to linguistic, cultural, and geographic barriers.
This report outlines the TUHF’s program criteria and priorities, application review process, and 2024 grant recommendations for Board of Health approval. The 2024 TUHF Review Panel recommend granting $653.4 thousand for seven (7) one-year projects and $1,867.7 thousand for seventeen (17) three-year projects that were approved in 2023. The grants total $2,521.1 thousand for the twenty-four (24) projects and are to be used between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. The 2024 recommended projects focus on HIV prevention through sexual transmission, harm reduction, child and youth resiliency, and Indigenous health promotion.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-245594.pdf
Appendix 1 - Review Panel Members Appointed by the Medical Officer of Health
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-245627.pdf
Appendix 2 - Project Summaries and Recommended Activities for Approved Applications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-245609.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That the Board of Health:
1. Direct the Medical Officer of Health to work in collaboration with urban Indigenous community organizations to evaluate and reset the Toronto Urban Health Fund Indigenous funding stream using an Indigenous-led approach to redesign, in keeping with principles of Indigenous-self determination and the City of Toronto’s commitments to Truth and Reconciliation.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) May-27-2024
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 10 | Members that voted Yes are Alejandra Bravo, Abinaya Chandrabalan, Lindsay Kretschmer, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise (Chair), Charles Ozzoude, Ramanjeet Singh, Anu Sriskandarajah, Michael Thompson, Stephanie Zhou |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Amber Morley, Gord Perks, Suman Roy (Interest Declared) |
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) May-27-2024
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 10 | Members that voted Yes are Alejandra Bravo, Abinaya Chandrabalan, Lindsay Kretschmer, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise (Chair), Charles Ozzoude, Ramanjeet Singh, Anu Sriskandarajah, Michael Thompson, Stephanie Zhou |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Amber Morley, Gord Perks, Suman Roy (Interest Declared) |
Declared Interests
Suman Roy - as he is the Board Chair of Scarborough Arts, who is one of the recipients.
Written Declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=11979