PREPARED BY: Planning and Strategic Initiatives
DATE: 2025-05-15
SUBJECT: 2025 BoH Competency Self-Assessment
BACKGROUND
The Ontario Public Health Standards (2021), under the Good Governance and Management Practices Domain, states: “the board of health shall have a self-evaluation process of its governance practices and outcomes that is completed at least every other year. Completion includes an analysis of the results, board of health discussion, and implementation of feasible recommendations for improvement, if any”.
To meet this requirement, the WECHU developed a competency-based self-evaluation survey for Board of Health (BoH) members. The survey includes twelve competency areas used to identify the strengths of the BoH, as well as opportunities to provide additional training and support for the BoH.
CURRENT INITIATIVES
The survey was sent to current BoH members in March 2025. Analysis of the results from the 2025 BoH survey demonstrated that the top strengths of the BoH were Community Partner and Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership and Governance, and Performance Management and Quality Improvement. Identified areas of opportunity were Legal, Risk Management, and Public Health Programs/Services. Future training opportunities will be provided to the BoH to support their efforts; as well, quarterly feedback opportunities will be provided to support effective BoH operations and decision-making.