The ODPH seeks to raise the profile and power of:
The Society
To make sure that ODPH members are respected as experts and leaders in public health dietetics, and that ODPH is recognized as a valuable organization
Our Profession
To make sure that dietitians are recognized as crucial voices in public health conversations
Our Advocacy Efforts
To make sure that the steps we take to providing a healthier environment are effective, and to ensure that the partnerships and collaborations we engage in move us closer to this goal. Our advocacy efforts include letters, endorsements and position statements.
| Document Name | Type | Description | Categories | Status | Uploaded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPNP Advocacy Letter |
Advocacy letter urging for an increase in funding for CPNP and CAPC programming. |
Advocacy 2024 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| ODPH Response to HC Infant Formula Consultation |
Submission to Health Canada on their proposed restructured framework regarding Foods for Special Dietary Use and Infant Foods |
Advocacy 2024 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Letter to PHAC on the Postpartum Guide to health and caring for your baby. |
This is an advocacy letter sent to Public Health Agency of Canada recommending changes to the resource. |
Communications FHNAG Advocacy activities 2024 | Public | Executive | |
| PHAC Letter for suggested changes to: Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy Resource |
This is an advocacy letter to Public Health Agency of Canada, suggesting changes to the resource "Your Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy" |
Communications FHNAG Advocacy activities 2024 | Public | Executive | |
| Letter re: Livable Basic Income ACt |
Letter sent to members of the National Finance Committee of the Senate of Canada urging their support of Bill S-233, National Framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income Act. |
Advocacy 2023 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Ob*sity Canada Pediatric Guidelines |
Letter expressing concern with Ob*sity Canada's blog supporting the release of the 2023 AAP CPG |
Advocacy 2023 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| ODPH and Food Allergy Canada Letter |
Letter to Minister Jones requesting ODB program amendments to cover specialized infant formulas to support infants and children with medical diagnosis. |
Advocacy 2023 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| ODPH & Food Allergy Canada - Call to Action |
Letter to Health Canada requesting amendments to the ODB program to cover specialized infant formulas to support infants and children with medical diagnosis |
Advocacy 2023 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Letter to Health Canada on the History of Canada's Food Guide |
Letter to Health Canada highlighting concerns ODPH has with how the history of Canada’s Food Guide currently is represented on their website. |
Advocacy 2023 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Recommendations to PHAC Postpartum Guide |
Letter to PHAC regarding their new resource Your Guide to Postpartum Health and Caring for Your Newborn and the weight-based content within this resource. |
FHNAG Advocacy Body Diversity and Health Equity 2023 | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| ODPH FSWG Submission ERO109-6813 |
FSWG Submission to the proposed provincial planning statement (ERO109-6813) - submitted July 27 2023 |
Communications Advocacy | Public | Food Systems Workgroup | |
| Letter re HC consultation on restricting food advertising to children June 15 2023 |
Response to Health Canada's consultation on proposed policy re: restricting food and beverage advertising to children. |
Communications response letter Advocacy activities 2023 | Public | Executive | |
| Backgrounder: Monitoring Food Affordability and Inadequacy of Social Assistance Rates |
Backgrounder accompanying resolution Food Affordability Monitoring and Inadequacy of Social Assistance Rates submitted by ODPH for alPHa AGM in June 2023 |
Communications FIWG Advocacy 2023 | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Monitoring Food Affordability and Inadequacy of Social Assistance Rates |
resolution submitted by ODPH to alPHa for consideration at June 2023 AGM |
Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy 2023 | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| ODPH Submission to Ontario Pre-Budget Consultation |
ODPH FIWG submission to Ontario Government pre-budget consultation - February 10, 2023 |
Communications Advocacy 2023 | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Letter to CODE-COMOH re SNP advocacy Jan 30 2023 |
f/u letter re recommendations for SNPs from 2021 letter |
Communications SNP School Nutrition Workgroup Advocacy 2023 | Public | School Nutrition Workgroup | |
| Letter re federal consultation on school food policy |
Letter on behalf of ODPH written by SNWG and FIWG Dec 2022 |
Communications Executive December Advocacy 2022 | Public | Executive | |
| ODPH FSWG response to Bill 23 Nov 2022 |
FSWG Response to Bill-23 "More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022" submitted November 17 2022 |
Communications Advocacy | Public | Food Systems Workgroup | |
| FINAL ODPH response to discussion paper questions Feb 2020 |
sent to ministry Feb 14 2020 |
Communications February Executive Advocacy 2020 | Public | Advocacy Committee | |
| FINAL- letter to PH Modernization team |
Final version sent to ministry Feb 14 2020 |
Communications February Executive Advocacy 2020 | Public | Advocacy Committee | |
| Response to proposed amendments to the Ontario Food Premise regulations - Nov 2019 |
ODPH response to proposed changes to Food Premise Regulations 493/17 November 2019 - submitted by email form |
Communications November Executive Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| Response to proposed changes to the HMCA 2015 - Nov 2019 |
ODPH response to proposed amendments to the HCMA 2015; submitted as an attachment to an email form Nov 2019 |
Communications November Executive Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| Ontario Healthy Parks Healthy People consultation responses Nov 22 2019 |
content submitted by on-line survey |
Communications Executive Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| ODPH, DC and CPS letter: Recommendation to set a maximum level for arsenic in apple juice and rice products for infants and young children |
Letter to the Minister of Health, Health Canada and the CFIA regarding setting a maximum level for arsenic in rice products and apple juice for young children. |
Communications FHNAG Family Health Nutrition Advisory Group Advocacy 2019 | Public | Family Health Nutrition Advisory Group | |
| letter re Public Health Modernization - final June 3 2019 |
letter to Minister Elliott re Public Health Modernization June 3 2019 |
Communications June Executive Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| ODPH support for Children Count Task Force recommendations |
April, 9, 2019 ODPH members sent a letter of support to Ministers. Lisa Macleod, Lisa Thompson, Christine, Elliott and MPP Robin Martin regarding the recommendations of the Children Count Task Force. |
Communications Executive School Nutrition Workgroup Family Health Nutrition Advisory Group Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| Letter in Support of Bill 60, establishing a Social Assistance Research Commission |
ODPH members support Bill 60, establishing a Social Assistance Research Commission |
Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy 2019 | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Letter of support to pass Bill S-228, the Child Health Protection Act |
ODPH members support passing of Senate Bill S-228 regarding marketing to children |
Communications Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| Federal Cannabis Edibles Consultation - Health Canada |
ODPH Edible Cannabis WG response to Cannabis Act- Feb. 2019 |
Communications Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| ODPH Consultation letter to Guide to Application of Child Health Protection Act |
ODPH M2K Workgroup response to Guide to Application of Child Health Protection Act Bill S-228 Feb. 2019 |
Communications Advocacy 2019 | Public | Executive | |
| ODPH letter Food Literacy in the Curriculum Dec 2018 |
letter from ODPH re food literacy in the curriculum, response to consultation Dec 2018 |
Communications Executive December Food Literacy Workgroup School Nutrition Workgroup 2018 Advocacy | Public | Executive | |
| Joint letter on Food Literacy to Ministry of Education Dec 2018 |
letter from ODPH, DC, OHEA, OPHA for MEd Curriculum consultation Dec 2018 |
Communications Executive December Food Literacy Workgroup School Nutrition Workgroup 2018 Advocacy | Public | Executive | |
| ODPH Letter re: Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy |
Letter to the Federal Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development regarding Opportunity For All: Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy, Household Food Insecurity Measurement and Basic Income Pilot. |
Communications Executive Food Insecurity Workgroup 2018 Advocacy | Public | Executive | |
| Letter of thanks - DC - unlockfood. ca | Communications 2018 Advocacy | Public | Executive | ||
| Food Security Workgroup Letter to CBC Radio |
Letter to CBC Radio about their 2016 Sounds of the Season campaign from an income response to food security perspective. |
Communications food security workgroup FSWG 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| ODPH FSWG Thank You Letter to alPHa, June 2016 |
ODPH FSWG Thank you letter written to alPHa for their endorsement of our Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity, June 2016. |
Communications June food security workgroup FSWG 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Letter to the Premier, Deputy Premier and Minister of Community and Social Services about the ODPH Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity |
Letter to the Premier, Deputy Premier and Minister of Community and Social Services about the ODPH Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity and urging them to make social policy reforms that could diminish poverty (April 2016). |
Communications food security workgroup FSWG 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup |
| Document Name | Type | Description | Categories | Status | Uploaded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorsements for Food Insecurity Position Statement |
A list of endorsements for the Position Statement that have been received as March 31, 2017. |
Resources December food security workgroup FSWG endorsement 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Ottawa Principles Endorsment Letter |
A letter from ODPH to the Childhood Obesity Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation endorsing the ‘Ottawa Principles’. These are a series of principles that outline the scope and regulatory measures needed to curb children’s exposure to persuasive marketing of food and beverages. While the principles do differ slightly from our organization’s position, we have chosen to fully support them. |
Communications March Executive 2015 letter of support endorsement M2K | Public | Executive | |
| Call for action for the development of an Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy - ODPH sponsored alPHa resolution |
ODPH is advocating for the development of an Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy (OFNS), and has contributed to this as a member of the Ontario Collaborative Group for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (OCGHEPHA) – a provincial collaboration of not-for-profit, public health and academic organizations dedicated to addressing population-based issues relating to healthy eating, physical activity, healthy weights and the determinants of health, including food access, availability and adequacy. In April 2012, ODPH sponsored an Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) resolution calling for the developing of a provincial food and nutrition strategy. |
Communications April 2012 Executive letter of support endorsement | Public | Executive | |
| Call for the prohibition of advertising and sale of energy drinks to children and adolescents - ODPH sponsored alPHa resolutio |
ODPH sponsored an Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) resolution to recommend that Health Canada and the Province of Ontario prohibit the advertising and sale of energy drinks to children and adolescents |
Communications April 2012 Executive letter of support endorsement | Public | Executive |
| Document Name | Type | Description | Categories | Status | Uploaded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position Statement and Recommendations on Responses to Food Insecurity 2020 (FR) |
Énoncé de position et recommandations sur les réponses à l'insécurité alimentaire |
Resources position statement | Public | Cent$less | |
| Position Statement and Recommendations on Responses to Food Insecurity 2020 (EN) |
ODPH position statement and recommendations on responses to food insecurity. 2020. English |
Resources position statement | Public | Cent$less | |
| Position Statement and Recommendations on Responses to Food Insecurity 2020 (EN) |
ODPH position statement and recommendations on responses to food insecurity. 2020. English |
Resources position statement | Public | Cent$less | |
| Addressing Weight Bias: Call to Action (FRENCH) |
Les préjugés liés au poids: le temps d’agir. November 2019. Developed for use with public health colleagues or community organizations working to reduce weight bias. |
position statement weight bias | Public | Executive | |
| Food insecurity infographic Nov 2019 |
food insecurity infographic revised Nov 2019. developed for Cent$less campaign |
November position statement FIWG 2019 | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Addressing Weight Bias: Call to Action (English) |
Update coming soon. Developed for use with public health colleagues or community organizations working to reduce weight bias. November 2019 |
position statement weight bias | Public | Body Diversity Workgroup | |
| Health and Wellbeing Philosophy and Approach to Weight |
ODPH Health and Wellbeing Philosophy and Approach to Weight |
June position statement weight bias 2018 | Public | Southwest RD Group | |
| French Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity |
French translation of the position statement on responses to food insecurity. |
November Resources food security workgroup Report FSWG position statement 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| The Nine Essential Elements of a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment |
This document outlines the definitions of success for each of the Nine Essential Elements of a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment. |
WNAG Workplace Nutrition Advisory Workgroup 2015 call to action position statement | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Income-Related Policy Recommendations to Address Food Insecurity |
Income-Related Policy Recommendations to Address Food Insecurity (hyperlink to document) provides a detailed analysis of three policy areas (basic income guarantee, adequate social assistance, and reducing precarious employment) that address the root cause of food insecurity. Developed by the ODPH Food Security Workgroup, November 2015. This document accompanies the Position statement on the Responses to Food Insecurity and the Food Insecurity Infographic. |
November Resources 2015 food security workgroup Report FSWG position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity |
Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity - Developed by the ODPH Food Security Workgroup to increase awareness among public health staff and management about the growing problem of household food insecurity in Ontario and the urgent need to advocate for effective responses. |
November Resources 2015 food security workgroup Report FSWG position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Menu Labelling in Ontario Restaurants - A Position Paper by ODPH (French) |
Un exposé de principes de la Société ontarienne des professionne(le)s de la nutrition en santé publique Groupe de travail sur l’étiquetage des menus |
2014 Resources Key Documents MLWG Menu Labelling Workgroup french Report position statement | Public | Menu Labelling Workgroup (inactive) | |
| Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment - Video |
Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment - video. This video accompanies the Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment - Report and Key Messages Documents, 2012 |
2012 WNAG Workplace Nutrition Advisory Workgroup call to action position statement video | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Serving Up Nutrition Information in Ontario Restaurants: A Position Paper by the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health |
ODPH supports menu labelling and calls upon the provincial government to enact menu labelling legislation requiring the prominent display of calorie and sodium content of food items at the point of sale in restaurants in Ontario, as an important step toward creating healthy and supportive food environments for Ontarians. For more information, e-mail info@odph.ca |
2014 Resources Key Documents MLWG Menu Labelling Workgroup Report position statement | Public | Menu Labelling Workgroup (inactive) | |
| Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment - Report |
Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment - Report. This Report accompanies the Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment Key Messages Document and video, 2012. |
2012 Resources WNAG Workplace Nutrition Advisory Workgroup call to action Report position statement | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment - Key Messages |
Key Messages for the Creation a Healthy Workplace Call to Action - Key Messages. accompanies the Call to Action: Creating a Healthy Workplace Nutrition Environment - Report |
Communications 2012 Resources WNAG Workplace Nutrition Advisory Workgroup call to action position statement key messages | Public | ODPH Admin | |
| Call to Action on Food Security - Food Security Cover Sheet |
Should we be content that some Ontarians are missing-out on a key opportunity for good health – food security? Does it cause you pause that annual Nutritious Food Basket surveys repeatedly show that many people with low-incomes – both from wages as well as from assistance -- can’t afford healthy eating after meeting other essentials such as housing? Are you comfortable that prosperity is being side-tracked and food bank use is substantially increasing? To learn more about solutions you could promote, check-out the "Call to Action on Food Security” toolkit, which has been developed jointly by OPHA’s Food Security Workgroup and the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. (June 2011) |
2011 Resources food security workgroup Report position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Call to Action on Food Security - Food Security Key Messages |
Should we be content that some Ontarians are missing-out on a key opportunity for good health – food security? Does it cause you pause that annual Nutritious Food Basket surveys repeatedly show that many people with low-incomes – both from wages as well as from assistance -- can’t afford healthy eating after meeting other essentials such as housing? Are you comfortable that prosperity is being side-tracked and food bank use is substantially increasing? To learn more about solutions you could promote, check-out the "Call to Action on Food Security” toolkit, which has been developed jointly by OPHA’s Food Security Workgroup and the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. (June 2011) |
2011 Resources food security workgroup Report position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup | |
| Call to Action on Food Security - Food Security Key Messages Background |
Should we be content that some Ontarians are missing-out on a key opportunity for good health – food security? Does it cause you pause that annual Nutritious Food Basket surveys repeatedly show that many people with low-incomes – both from wages as well as from assistance -- can’t afford healthy eating after meeting other essentials such as housing? Are you comfortable that prosperity is being side-tracked and food bank use is substantially increasing? To learn more about solutions you could promote, check-out the "Call to Action on Food Security” toolkit, which has been developed jointly by OPHA’s Food Security Workgroup and the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. (June 2011) |
2011 Resources food security workgroup Report position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG | Public | Food Insecurity Workgroup |
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