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GOV DOC CA2 AL COHIO A56 1990/1991 GOV PUB I PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY ■ ANNUAL AND APPEAL BOARD I REPORT 1990 - 9 1 /dlberra HEALTH Ex LIBRIS UNIVERSITATIS ALBERT/ENSIS /dlberra Office of the Minister HEALTH 323 Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5K 2B6 403/427-3665 May, 1992 The Honourable Dr. David J. Carter Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 325 Legislature Building Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 Dear Sir: I have the honour to present the Annual Report of the Public Health Advisory and Appeal Board for the year August 1, 1990 to July 31, 1991. Respectfully submitted. Nancy J. Betkowski Minister UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF U^-"t PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY AND APPEAL BOARD Mailing Address: 3rd Floor, Seventh Street Plaza, 10030 - 107 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 3E4 403/427-2813 May, 1992 The Honourable Nancy J. Betkowski Minister of Health 323 Legislature Building Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 Madam Minister: I have the honour and privilege to present the Annual Report of the Public Health Advisory and Appeal Board for the year ending August 1, 1990 to July 31, 1991. Respectfully submitted, Max McCann Chairman Public Health Advisory and Appeal Board PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY AND APPEAL BOARD Chairman: Vice Chairman: Muriel Abdurahman (Fort Max McCann (St. Albert) - Appointed Board Chairman Saskatchewan) — Appointed Vice-Chairman August, August, 1988. Presently President of Idavon 1988. Presently chairman of Management Consultants, Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Past President of the a governor of the Hospital Tourism Industry Foundation and member of Association of Alberta, a Northern Alberta Advisory senator in the Canada Board for TransAlta Utilities Corporation. Former Mayor JFaoyrcmeeesr.l y in restaurant and councillor of Fort business for 18 years. Saskatchewan and Chairman of the Health Unit St. Albert's citizen of the Association of Alberta. year in 1985. Members: Jean Fisher (Priddis) — Jeannette Bourget Background in secretarial work and physical (Bonnyville) — Past chairman of the Social education. Extensive Services Advisory and volunteer work in church and Appeal Board for the Municipal District of community organizations. Bonnyville, pastoral care Former library trustee. volunteer at the Bonnyville Health Centre. Former MLietmebraerry CClaulbg,a r Ayl u Wmonmie n's Bonnyville Catholic School representative on Faculty of Trustee, founder and past Humanities Council, University of Calgary. president of the Dove Centre, Bonnyville; a facility for the disabled. Frank Wilkinson Hilton R. Pharis b(uSsainngeusdso ) m a—n a gFeorr,m e Pru blic (Lundbreck) — Cattle Relations Representative and Rancher. Elected to Council Extention Specialist with a of Municipal District of large grain handling Pincher Creek from 1961 to organizaion for 33 years. 1989. Chairman Oldman Former County Councillor, River Local Advisory Board of Education Trustee Committee from 1985 to and Chairman of a Health present. Former Chairman Unit. Presently involved in Oldman River Regional the agricultural sector as a Planning Commission. small farmer. Maureen Gagnon Dr. Jim Oshiro (Coaldale) (Calgary) — Present ly — Retired physician. Past Secretary-Treasurer of president of the Alberta Joli Fou Petroleums Ltd., a Medical Association, and a director of the Victorian former Chancellor of the Order of Nurses, Calgar\ University of Lcthbridgc and the board representative Former activities include to Victorian Order of Nurses service as medical officer of Alberta. A former instructor health of Barons Eureka of nursing who has served Warner Health I H it and in varied capacities in the community including the s(t ahfuft cphh y sHiocsipaint a lfso r o In' n itthced board of Alberta coast of British Columbia Synchronized Swimming Councillor for Town of Association, a division of Coaldale and member of the Canadian Amateur County School Board Swimming Association. Served in Canadian Army during Second World War Sid Wallace (Calgary) — Former Royal Canadian Navy (Medical) Service, later Canadian Forces Medical Services. Enroled as a Probationary Sick Berth attendant, early retirement as a Lieutenant Commander. Former Assistant to Dean (Administration) Faculty Medicine, University of Calgary. Former self- employed, Concept Health Corporation. Advisory and Appeal Advisory and Appeal Secretariat: Secretariat: Jenny Malanchuk — Margaret Anne Milne Coordinator. Seeretar\ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/annualreporthealth1990_91 TABLE OF CONTENTS History and Mandate - Advisory Activities 3 Appeal Activities i Summary of Appeals 7 Other Activities 13 HISTORY AND MANDATE The mandate of the Public Health The Public Health Advisory and Appeal Board was formed on Advisory and Appeal Board is July 31, 1985, under Section 2 of stated in Section 3 of the Public the Public Health Act, Chapter Health Act as follows: P. 2 7.1 Statutes of Alberta 1984. It a) to advise the Minister on replaced the Provincial Board of hmeaatlttehr,s pertaining to the public Health, which had its origins in Alberta's first Public Health Act b) to make investigations or (c.1909). inquiries into, collect infor- mation relating to or conduct The purpose of the Provincial research into any matter Board of Health, as stated in the relating to the public health 1908 Act, was 'to take cognizance and make its report in the of the interests of health and life, manner and at the time among the people of the specified by the Minister; province.' It had appeal and c) on the request of the advisory functions and used its Lieutenant-Governor in powers broadly for the protection Council, hold public hearings and improvement of health and for the purpose of receiving prevention of disease. The board submissions on matters was made up mostly of pertaining to the public health government officials from various aMinndi s tmeark;e its report to the departments concerned with health issues. d) hear appeals pursuant to Section 4 of the Public Health Act. To bo caarrdr y c oomupt r itshiess m nainndea te the members with varied professional backgrounds who represent all parts of the province. 2