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Premier's directions to Ministers now public
Our review of the new mandate letters sent September 25th from the Premier to her Ministers indicate opportunities for AOHC and members to make our case regarding our vision for primary health care and the need to shift the focus upstream. Highlights of the directions to Minister Hoskins include:
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achieve an accountable, efficient and transparent system;
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build a culture of health and community wellness;
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promote healthier lifestyles for people through shared responsibility across government;
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develop a policy on community hubs that reflect health and wellness;
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ensure everyone in Ontario has a primary care provider, and the system has the required health human resources;
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invest in community infrastructure to help shift care from hospitals to community settings.
For more information visit: http://www.ontario.ca/government/mandate-letters
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Stop medical tourism in Ontario
AOHC is opposed to medical tourism - for profit hospital care targeted to patients arriving from outside Canada based on their ability to pay. AOHC has a firm commitment to a not-for-profit, publicly funded health system and is concerned that medical tourism represents a shift to for-profit, private health care.
AOHC has joined with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) and other health provider organizations to call for the Ontario government to ban medical tourism.
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City of Cornwall signs proclamation for Community Health and Wellbeing Week
Mayor Bob Kilger signs a proclamation in his office in Cornwall on Tuesday, making the week of Oct 5 - 11, 2014 Community Health and Wellbeing Week. He is joined by Seaway Valley Community Health Centre's Corrie D'Alessio and Ivan Labelle from the Centre de santé communautaire de l'Estrie.
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| How to bring our shared vision of the future - the best possible health and wellbeing for everyone in Ontario - to life
Together, AOHC and our member centres are on a journey upstream - away from sickness and toward health and wellbeing - and the Model of Health and Wellbeing is the blueprint for our journey.
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ePrivacy online sessions available
The National Institutes of Health Information (NIHI) has released dates for a number of upcoming online ePrivacy sessions.
These 7 sessions cover practical steps to addressing legal privacy requirements as well as look into the interactions and principles needed to manage privacy-related security risks.
For more information the upcoming sessions and topics, visit the NIHI website (www.nihi.ca ).
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Demonstrating the new CI Resource webinar
Thursday, October 2 - 1:00 - 2:00
The CI Resource was designed specifically for our Community Health Centres (CHCs) to document the effectiveness of CIs in improving health within communities that are engaged in community development work. Conceived by CHC staff themselves, the resource has both inventory as well as evaluation components.
The purpose of the event is to walk individuals through using the new CI Resource.
Register now
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Register now for the Health Promotion and Community Development Professional Learning Event
October 21 & 22
Register now and take advantage of early bird pricing for the Health Promotion and Community Development Professional Learning Event on October 21 and 22.
This is a peer driven dynamic learning event designed annually with you, to build on new thinking and strategies; share tools, methods and good practices; and achieve and demonstrate results for people and community-centred health and wellbeing.
Early bird pricing ends October 3.
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