Item - 2025.HL26.2

The Board of Health:

1. Requested the Medical Officer of Health to consider the findings and recommendations in the Cycle Toronto Pathways to Mobility Report in Attachment 1 to the motion by Councillor Alejandra Bravo as part of the ongoing implementation of the Toronto Public Health Strategic Plan 2024-2028.
 

2. Amended the Toronto Public Health Strategic Plan 2024-2028 Action 8, as presented in Attachment 1 to the report (June 20, 2025) from the Acting Medical Officer of Health, by adding the following so it reads as follows:
 

8. Collaborate on the development of the Toronto Seniors Strategy 3.0 through the Toronto Seniors Accountability Table, including to promote increased access to behaviours and activities that promote health and well-being, such as cycling.

The Acting Medical Officer of Health gave a presentation on the Toronto Public Health's Strategic Plan 2024-2028: 2025 Annual Progress Report.

On July 8, 2024, the Board of Health adopted the Toronto Public Health Strategic Plan 2024-2028, which serves as the guiding blueprint to help the organization navigate key priorities, ensuring continued delivery of high-quality programs and services. The Strategic Plan lays out an ambitious vision: a city where all people can be healthy and thrive.

This report demonstrates the progress made in the past year to implement Toronto Public Health's Strategic Plan. This progress includes:

• Advancing strategic priorities through Board of Health reports and recommendations;
• Developing concrete actions to advance the plan's objectives and priorities; and
• Launching a public dashboard to track implementation of the plan.

Toronto Public Health is implementing the priorities and objectives in the strategic plan and will report annually to the Board of Health on its progress.