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Community Engagement

Consulting with the health service providers, civic officials and members of the public, provides local insight about priorities.  From 2006 to 2011 the Central West LHIN board members and staff have facilitated over 130 public consultations involving more than 4500 individuals.

In 2010/11 more than 670 individuals were part of Central West LHIN community engagement events.  The LHIN held consultations in Shelburne and Bolton regarding the establishment of Health and Care Centres in those communities.  A special consultation was held with members of the Somali community where 80 community members discussed how the local health system is meeting their needs.  In addition to these engagements, the Board of Directors of the Central West LHIN met with boards of health service providers to develop means of working together to enhance the accessibility and quality of services in the community. 

 

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Jun 7, 2011Community Engagement Plan 2011-12
Community engagement is established as a core function of the LHINs. As outlined in the newly established LHIN Community Engagement Guidelines and Toolkit, community engagement refers to the methods by which LHINs interact, share, and gather information from and with local stakeholders. Community engagement activities can be ongoing or project specific.
 
Apr 6, 2011Central West LHIN Summary of Somali Community Engagement
On Saturday, March 5th, 2011, the Central West LHIN planned and organized a community engagement session with the Somali residents located in the Etobicoke/ Rexdale/ Dixon area.  The session was well attended with diverse members from the community including women, men, youth, children and seniors from.  The objectives of the session were to educate the residents about the Central West LHIN and facilitate discussions with the local community to identify key healthcare needs.  More importantly, the LHIN’s community engagement session with the Somali community aimed to get a deeper understanding of the community’s perspectives of the healthcare system and suggested solutions on how to meet the community’s needs. 
 
Feb 17, 2011LHIN Community Engagement Guidelines and Toolkit - February 2011 - FINAL
This document is intended to be used for all LHIN community engagement activities in an effort to promote consistency across the province. These documents contain the minimum core requirements for LHINs community engagement and may be supplemented by adding more material so long as the existing minimum specifications remain the same.
 
Feb 17, 2011Primary Care Physician Engagement Resource Guide and Toolkit v1.0 December 2010
Effective primary care is essential to a high performing health system. Well integrated primary care models can achieve distinct health, service and system goals simultaneously. Research indicates that improvements in health care require direct and meaningful involvement of physicians.