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A Snapshot of Equity Initiatives on LHIN Websites–South East LHIN

Links

http://www.southeastlhin.on.ca

Integrated Health Service Plan (2006)

Equity Highlights

2009-10 Annual Business Plan (Awaiting Ministry Approval)

  • The LHIN’s goal is for the local health care system to autonomously monitor and adapt service provision to meet the changing needs of our population, and implement solutions that achieve equity of access and high quality outcomes within our region
  • The LHIN is also actively engaged with the roll out of a new community health centre and the expansion of existing CHCs through the introduction of 3 satellites (this should increase access to primary care for residents of Napanee, Belleville and Quinte West)
  • The Napanee and Belleville sites should also improve access to primary care services for the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and Deseronto residents (discussions with First Nations leadership to further improve the health care of these residents are ongoing)
  • The CHCs’ Program objectives are to “improve equity of access to primary health care services”

IHSP (October 2006)

  • The LHIN is committed to equity and respect for diversity in communities, including respecting the requirements of the FLSA and recognizing the role of First Nations and Aboriginal peoples in the planning and delivery of health services in their communities
  • Opportunities for improvement include centralized wait list strategies that could improve access and equity for specialist services
  • The LHIN is also developing data sets to demonstrate the effectiveness of community mental health services for improving equity
  • After the IHSP, 2 CHCs were opened (improving access to primary care) and a new CHC and satellite were approved
  • Residents often have difficulty accessing care geographically (because of multiple appointments that require extensive travel). So the LHIN plans to develop regional strategies to increase supply of medical specialists and improve access to specialists for consultation
  • The LHIN also developed integrated multi-disciplinary models of primary health care to help people with their chronic disease management
  • The LHIN also planned to engage with Aboriginal communities to identify issues and opportunities to improve services; the plan is to develop and implement a framework for ongoing dialogue with First Nations and off-reserve communities

IHSP Draft (2010/11 – 2012/13)

  • The LHIN recognizes the needs of specialized groups such as the French Language and Aboriginal communities

Local Priorities (primary health care, mental health and addiction, supportive care, and specialized care and emergency) recognize and support equity with a focus on French language and Aboriginal peoples

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.