Special advisors working toward renewed Grey Bruce Public Health board

This week, the Province of Ontario and the Counties of Grey and Bruce took an important step to strengthen public health governance by advancing a renewed board of health for Grey Bruce Public Health.

That's the word from Jim Pine and Dr, Eileen de Villa, special advisors to the Ontario chief medical officer of health, Kieran Moore, in a press release issued Friday.

Together, the counties and the province are moving into a renewal phase, concluding the terms of the existing board members and beginning to consider new appointments informed by the jointly-developed skills-based matrix.

The matrix identifies 16 unique skills that should be represented on the board. Each partner will propose members who possess one or more of these skills, enabling the board to provide good governance, strong oversight and effective community relationships.

"We join all governance partners in expressing our appreciation to the previous board members for their service to their communities," states the press release.

"We continue to be encouraged by the strong collaboration and commitment of Grey and Bruce counties, along with the Province of Ontario, as we work together for the communities of Grey-Bruce.

"We thank all of those who have made time to meet and work with us to create this constructive path forward together."

Below, are the 16 unique skills contained in the matrix: