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Dear colleagues, The ORBSS advisory committee is pleased to share with you our final report, “Moving Risk and Behaviour Surveillance Forward in Ontario: A Proposal and Recommendations.” In this report the ORBSS advisory committee outlines a bold vision, mission, goals and values to support our common understanding and development of risk and behaviour surveillance in Ontario. To move forward on this vision where “public health priorities and decisions are informed by a province-wide risk and behavior surveillance system,” the advisory committee identifies 15 recommendations in three groupings: coordination, central analytics and funding. These recommendations are directed to the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP) which the advisory committee feels is uniquely positioned to receive these recommendations and promote change across the public health system. Many of you contributed to the development of this report through your valuable feedback and for this we thank you. Specifically, many of you provided input in our second round of consultations either through invited feedback to the ORBSS email address or through the four focused discussions:
Next steps The advisory committee has now completed its work, submitted the report to OAHPP for their consideration and posted the report on the project website. It is recognized that accomplishing our vision is a complex undertaking, requiring support from multiple stakeholders made even more challenging in this time of fiscal constraint. The ORBSS advisory committee would like to thank you for your interest and participation in this planning project and ask that you continue to support efforts related to risk factor surveillance as we collectively work together to achieve a province-wide risk and behaviour surveillance system for Ontario. Please feel free to share this update with your colleagues. If you have any other questions or comments related to ORBSS, please contact us at orbss@oahpp.ca. Yours truly, Ian Johnson
Dear colleagues, The ORBSS advisory committee is pleased to invite you to participate in our final round of consultations. Many of you provided input in our initial round of consultations either through an online survey or subsequent focused discussions that were held with the Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (APHEO) or government stakeholders in the fall of 2010. Click here to read the full initial consultation report. As stakeholders interested in risk factor surveillance and the public health system within Ontario, your feedback is critical as the draft recommendations related to risk and behaviour surveillance in Ontario have system-wide implications. Your feedback will help guide the ORBSS advisory committee as it finalizes its recommendations at the end of March on how to move risk and behaviour surveillance forward in Ontario. Your participation will help to ensure that proposed recommendations reflect the field’s perspective, needs and priorities and align with helping the broader public health system support the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS). How to participate in the consultation We welcome your feedback on the proposed ORBSS recommendations and specifically your thoughts on:
Below is a recorded video of the presentation which is approximately 22 minutes long. To download a printable copy of the presentation click here.
As part of our final consultation process, the ORBSS advisory committee has already held three focused discussions on the draft ORBSS recommendations: one with the Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health (COMOH) in February, and another with the Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) participating health units and a third with the Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (APHEO) early in March. There is one additional focused discussion planned for March with the government ministries responsible for public health. To provide feedback, please send your suggestions to orbss@oahpp.ca by Friday, March 18, 2011. Next steps The ORBSS advisory committee will use the results of the consultations to finalize their recommendations and submit them to PHO at the end of March 2011. A final report will be posted to the ORBSS website. The ORBSS advisory committee would like to thank you for your interest and participation in this planning project and your continued support as we collectively work together to implement a province-wide risk and behavior surveillance system for Ontario. Please feel free to share this update with your colleagues. If you’ve received this information from a colleague and you’d like to be added to the ORBSS Project mailing list, or if you have any other questions or comments related to ORBSS, please contact us at orbss@oahpp.ca. Yours truly,Ian Johnson Chair of ORBSS advisory committee Scientific Advisor Public Health Ontario Suite 300, 480 University Avenue Toronto ON M5G 1V2 Phone: 647 260 7415 Fax: 647 260 7600 Email: Ian.Johnson@oahpp.ca
Dear colleagues, The Ontario Risk and Behaviour Surveillance (ORBSS) advisory committee conducted an online survey this past August to help inform the development of ORBSS. Many of you provided input either through an online survey or subsequent focused discussions that were held with the Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario (APHEO) on September 21 or government stakeholders on October 13. The ORBSS advisory committee is pleased to be able to share the results of these consultations. Background The ORBSS advisory committee, which is led and centrally supported by the Public Health Ontario, was established in February 2010 to propose a plan for ORBSS, a province-wide surveillance system aimed at producing estimates of health behaviours, attitudes and other risk factors. The system is intended to build on Ontario’s existing surveillance infrastructure and systems to help local health units fulfill the requirements of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS), and to generate quality provincial-level data for the purposes of surveillance, research, policy development and evaluation. For more information, visit the ORBSS project website. Online consultation results The online survey was designed to collect feedback on the preliminary vision, mission, values and goals of ORBSS, and to gather the key priorities for risk and behaviour surveillance in Ontario. The invitation to participate in the online survey was distributed to health units and interested persons/groups who had indicated an interest in ORBSS by signing up to receive updates from the ORBSS e-mail list. A total of 25 out of 36 health units (69.4%) submitted a formal response on behalf of their health unit. An additional 42 respondents completed the general stakeholder survey for an estimated response rate of 54.5%. The main results of the on-line consultation indicated:
Based on the online consultation the ORBSS advisory committee amended the vision, mission, values and goals and identified three key proposed directions for ORBSS related activities, specifically:
These three directions were shared in subsequent focused discussions with APHEO and government stakeholders. Additional consultations A consultation with APHEO was held on September 21 and involved approximately 50-60 public health epidemiologists or those interested in public health epidemiology. The themes from this consultation were similar to those expressed in the online survey but some additional themes arose. These themes included:
The third consultation was held on October 13 with representatives from the Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care, Health Promotion and Sport, and Children and Youth Services. Participants suggested that in addition to health units and government that ORBSS would also be of interest to Local Health Integration Networks. The participants indicated that there is a need for an overall co-ordinated approach to risk factor surveillance in Ontario and that they are looking forward to receiving a detailed proposal to which they could respond. Click here to read the full report. Next steps The ORBSS advisory committee is pleased to have received such thoughtful feedback from a broad range of stakeholders. The next steps in the development of the ORBSS blueprint include:
The ORBSS advisory committee thanks those who participated and offered their valuable insight to date. The committee looks forward to continuing to working with you to plan for a comprehensive province-wide risk and behavior surveillance system for Ontario. Sincerely, Ian Johnson Please feel free to share this update with your colleagues. If you’ve received this information from a colleague and you’d like to be added to the ORBSS Project mailing list, or if you have any other questions or comments related to ORBSS, please contact us at orbss@oahpp.ca.
ORBSS has completed its initial consultation in the community, with a survey that wrapped up on August 16. The ORBSS Advisory Committee is now exploring models for a provincewide risk and behaviour surveillance system that allows for local flexibility and engagement. Results from the initial consultation will be reviewed to help guide model development. Once the committee completes its proposal for a model for ORBSS, it will be shared with the community and input will be sought through another survey.
The ORBSS Advisory Committee is inviting you to participate in an online survey that will help shape the Ontario Risk and Behaviour Surveillance System. The survey is designed to collect feedback on the preliminary vision, mission, values and goals of ORBSS, and to gather your priorities for risk and behaviour surveillance in Ontario. The results will help guide the ORBSS Advisory Committee in exploring models for a provincewide risk and behaviour surveillance system that allows for local flexibility and engagement. Once the committee completes its proposal for a model for ORBSS, it will be shared with the community and input will be sought through another survey. Click here to access the survey. The deadline for completion is August 16, 2010.
Welcome to the ORBSS Project website, where you’ll find regular updates on our progress and opportunities to participate in the ORBSS planning process. Soon, you’ll be able to access reports and publications from the ORBSS Advisory Committee, such as our recent environmental scan and our options paper, which will outline possibilities for a provincewide risk and behavior surveillance system. Be sure to check back often for new information. |
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