PHAC has developed an internal accountability framework that
provides a roadmap for how the
Agency will plan, monitor, evaluate and report on the SDS's
results. The framework describes the
Strategy's governance and the roles and responsibilities of
Agency staff involved with its
implementation.
PHAC recognizes the importance of integrating this management
accountability framework with the Agency's Management,
Resources and Results Structure (MRRS) and the resulting Program
Activity Architecture (PAA). Given that many of the Agency's
internal management structures are still under development, this
integration is not yet possible, but will be pursued now that
Treasury Board has approved the PAA.
PHAC will report annually to Parliament on the SDS's
implementation through its Departmental Performance Report. This
second and more comprehensive SDS, rather than the first SDS
deposited with the Clerk of the House of Commons in August 2006,
will form the basis for reporting.
PHAC's Office of Sustainable Development has overall
responsibility for reporting on SD performance measurement to
PHAC's Management Committee. OSD provides the necessary tool
for collecting and analyzing performance measurement information;
it will issue regular call letters to all working group members
with responsibility for accomplishing particular targets to update
information in the tracking tools.
Performance will be assessed against results-based indicators
developed for each of the targets
(Table 1). While the emphasis of this report is
currently on process or output indicators, the Agency has provided
some outcome indicators, and will be working over the next three
years to improve and define the indicators to ensure that they are
results-based (eg. value for money, accountability, transparent and
effective management). PHAC will review the strategy's
implementation before preparation of its next SDS . Conducting
reviews on a three-year cycle facilitates a continuous improvement
approach to implementing the SDS in the Agency.
Target |
Performance
Indicators |
Target 1.1.1
Include SD considerations in all Population Health Fund
solicitation documents by December 2009.*
* The Population Health Fund, in future calls for proposals,
will identify priorities for new projects to address issues of SD
that focus on the social, economic and environmental determinants
of health.
|
- Percentage of solicitations that address SD issues
- Percentage of eligible employees that received SD training
- Percentage of funding that involves SD criteria
- Number of solicitations where SD is mentioned
|
Target 1.1.2
By March 31, 2008, review outcomes of Population Health Fund
projects funded by the Quebec Region to determine project SD
contribution. |
- Number of funded projects with SD elements
- Number of families and/or individuals reached through projects
either directly or indirectly
|
Target 1.1.3
Develop a working group by July 2007 that increases awareness of
and that advises program and policy areas on the health
implications of changes in climate by December 2009. |
- Number of programs that consider the health implications of a
changing climate
- Number of PHAC policies that consider the health implications
of a changing climate
- Integration of climate change considerations in PHAC policy and
program development
- Cross-jurisdictional consideration of climate change in its
relation to activities associated with human health
- Development of a PHAC approach to the human health implications
of a changing climate
- Number of files receiving input from climate change
committee
- Number of presentations to senior management, interdepartmental
fora, meetings, conferences, etc.
|
Target 1.2.1
Genetically fingerprint antimicrobial-resistant strains to describe
patterns in human antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance by
December 31, 2009.*
* The National Microbiology Laboratory , the Canadian Nosocomial Infection
Surveillance Program and the Canadian Integrated
Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
(CIPARS) collaborative
group will genetically fingerprint antimicrobial-resistant strains
of eleven community- or hospital-acquired organisms.
|
- Number of databases developed/integrated
- Number of tools developed
- Number of collaborations
- Number of meetings
- Number of presentations delivered
- Number of articles published
- Number of documents created
- Number of educational/training sessions delivered
- Number of recognitions received
- Number of viable suggestions to improve treatment
- Number of fingerprinted strains of antimicrobial-resistant
community- or hospital-acquired organisms
Note: Performance against this target depends on successful
collaboration. |
Target 1.2.2
As a partner in the Northern Antibiotic Resistance Partnership,
study and contribute to the development and delivery of an
education program on infectious organisms that are becoming
increasingly resistant to commonly used antibiotics for both health
care providers and community individuals by December 31, 2008. |
- Education program delivered
- Active surveillance programs developed and implemented
- Number of presentations delivered
- Number of articles published
- Number of health care providers and community individuals
accessing the education program
- Number of recognitions received for research
- Number of viable suggestions to improve treatment
- Number of case control studies
- Number of active surveillance programs
Note: Performance against this target depends on successful
collaboration. |
Target 1.2.3
Contribute to reducing the risks to human health from foodborne and
waterborne diseases arising from animals and the agro-environment
through knowledge generation, knowledge synthesis and
evidence-based interventions. |
- Availability of rapid molecular typing system
- Availability of phage therapy for E. coli O157:H7 in
food animals
- Reporting on results of research activities at the Laboratory
for Foodborne Zoonoses
- Reporting on activities undertaken at the high-performance
disease modelling and Health Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
laboratory
|
Target 1.2.4
Contribute to the sustainability of communities by administering
community-based programs directed at women, children and families
living in conditions of risk, through the Community Action Program
for Children, the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program and Aboriginal
Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities. |
- Number of community-based groups receiving funding
- Number of community-based groups receiving strategic guidance
on programming
- Number of children and families receiving program benefits
|
Target 1.2.5
With provincial/territorial partners and other stakeholders, help
to increase the proportion of Canadians who participate in physical
activity, eat healthier diets and have healthy weights by 20% by
the year 2015. |
- Percentage of Canadians reporting participation in physical
activity
- Percentage of Canadians reporting healthy eating
- Percentage of Canadians reporting healthy weight
Note: Performance against this target depends on successful
collaboration.
|
Target 1.2.6
Strengthen the public health system in numerous ways (eg. continued
funding for public health education and improved surveillance) that
includes establishing Public Health Chairs, in collaboration with
universities, in at least 10 universities by December 2007, with
funding through 2012.
Each recipient university will establish, by 2009, a continuing
education strategy aimed at local public health workers and a
community-oriented applied public health research program.
|
- Number of teaching positions funded
- Number of exchanges between university training centres and
local public health organizations (e.g. workshops conducted, joint
activities)
- Number of continuing education strategies established
- Number of community-oriented applied public health research
programs established
Note: Performance against this target depends on successful
collaboration.
|
Target 2.1.1
Provide procurement training to 75% of materiel managers and
integrate green procurement into training for acquisition cards by
December 31, 2008.
|
- Percentage of materiel managers trained
- Number of training courses offered
- Number of participants in training courses
- Percentage of acquisition card holders that have received green
procurement training
|
Target 2.1.2
By July 1, 2007, meet the Government of Canada standards for
purchase and by March 31, 2010, meet the guidelines for operations
of office equipment.
|
- Percentage of inventory that is ENERGY STAR-compliant
- Number of LCD monitors vs. CRT monitors
- Percentage of LCD monitors
- Number of duplex printers vs. regular printers
- Percentage of printers with duplex capacity
- Number of stand-alone printers replaced
- Number of individual printers replaced with group printers
- Percentage of group printers moved to well-ventilated
areas
|
Target 2.1.3
Establish a baseline of PHAC's green procurement patterns by
December 31, 2007, and explore options to develop an effective,
efficient and affordable green tracking system by December 31,
2008.
|
- Baseline of PHAC's procurement patterns established
- Report on tracking options
|
Target 2.1.4
Increase awareness of “green travel” options to 50% of
all PHAC employees by March 31, 2009.
|
- Level of awareness of green travel options among PHAC
employees
- Number of people attending information sessions on green travel
options
- Number of times telephone, video and Web conferencing services
used
- Percentage of employees using green travel options
- Percentage of employees using alternative modes of
transportation
- Percentage of employees using telephone, video and web
conferencing services
|
Target 2.2.1
By March 31, 2010, institute effective hazardous waste monitoring
and reporting.
|
- Tools developed for effective hazardous waste monitoring and
reporting
|
Target 2.3.1
Improve energy efficiency and reduce water consumption in
PHAC-owned laboratory buildings under normal operating conditions
by 2% by FY 2009-2010, using FY 2005-2006 energy and utility
management data as the baseline.
|
- Percent reduction in water and energy consumption
|
Target 2.3.2
Reduce energy use in rented or leased buildings.*
*In order to increase resource efficiencies in the operation of
leased or rented buildings, PHAC will:
a) effective April 1, 2007, initiate actions to maximize its office
space occupation density in tenant buildings by reducing the size
of workstations, increasing the use of team offices, reducing
growth in office space requirements in tenant buildings by meeting
Government of Canada standards for cubicle size, by encouraging use
of hotelling (drop-in workstations) and renewing the Agency's
telework policy.
b) effective April 1, 2007, request Public Works and Government
Services Canada to ensure that all new lease and fit-up projects
undertaken on PHAC's behalf include requirements for:
- the use of environmentally friendly designs and construction in
the fit-ups, such as increased use of solar heating and recycled
construction materials,
- cleaning contracts to be issued for daytime work only (which
would result in lower building lighting, heating and cooling
costs), and
- fit-up to the 8 ft. × 8 ft. (2.3 m × 2.3 m) open
office concept for employees and the standard for those entitled to
closed offices in most new sites.
|
- Number of offices that meet the 8 ft. × 8 ft. (2.3 m
× 2.3 m) standard cubicle size
- Number of hotelling workstations
- Number of employees who telework
- Percent change in energy use in PHAC tenant
buildings
|
Target 3.1.1
Track Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) of policy, plan
and program proposals by March 30, 2008.
|
- Number of SEAs conducted for new policies, plans and
programs
- Percentage of policy, plan and program proposals entered in the
system that have completed SEAs, on an annual basis
|
Target 3.1.2
75% of PHAC employees understand how SD applies to their work by
March 31, 2009.
|
- Percentage of PHAC employees who understand how SD applies to
their work
- Number of awareness-building activities
|
Target 3.2.1
Develop and implement a Sustainable Development Policy by March 31,
2010.
|
- Percentage of PHAC employees who understand their
responsibilities in relation to SD
- Policy implemented by March 31, 2010
|
Target 3.2.2
Provide a sustained and accessible Geographic Information Systems
infrastructure for public health and SD practice, 2006-2008.
|
- Number of provinces where the GIS services are available to
public health professionals
- Percent increase in the number of public health professionals
using the GIS services between June 2006 and December 2008
|
Target 3.3.1
Report progress to management on SD goals and objectives twice a
year as of December 31, 2007
|
- Number of progress reports submitted per year
- SD listed as a standing item on Management Committee meeting
agenda
- Number of SD discussions in Management Committee meetings
|
Target 3.3.2
Integrate SDS commitments into PHAC's key planning and
reporting processes by March 31, 2010
|
- Number of strategic, human resources and planning documents in
which SD considerations are integrated
|
Target 3.3.3
Consider SD principles in all budget review processes undertaken
within PHAC by March 31, 2010.
|
- Number of budget review processes that consider SD
principles
- Percentage of budget review processes that consider SD
principles
|
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