Ontario health units worried about province`s plans to consolidate 35 agencies into 10 to cut spending
(WorldNews Canada)

TORONTO — Public health units across Ontario are raising concerns about a sweeping amalgamation of their services planned by the province, saying the changes could affect the delivery of programs and lead to layoffs. Dr. Robert Kyle, president of the Association of Local Public Health Agencies, said the units have so far received only “high level� information from the government about the consolidation of 35 units into 10 — a process set to get underway later this year. The planned transformation comes as the government lowers its public health spending, requiring municipalities to contribute millions more to their health budgets than anticipated. By 2021-2022, the...