Alliance for Healthier Communities

This webinar was presented by Dr. Sean Kidd and Mariya Bezgrebelna from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Sean and Mariya are scientists whose research explores the health impacts of climate change with a particular focus on how these impacts disproportionately affect people who face barriers, such as housing insecurity or homelessness. 

If you have follow-up questions for Sean and Mariya or would like to stay connected, you can reach out to them at ClimateHealth@CAMH.ca. 

In 2017, the Auditor General reviewed the CHC program &developed Recommendations. The MOH has responded in 2019 and reported on progress to-date . additional progress & details are provided in this PowerPoint.

In her press conference, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk was asked what stood out from her review of 5 different health care sectors --She said it was CHCs & the comprehensive services they provide under one roof: "They are pretty neat. It was most surprising to understand that type of operation exists in Ontario.“

For this lunch 'n' learn webinar, held on June 22, 2023, we convened a panel of experts in primary health care quality and virtual care delivery from the Alliance for Healthier Communities, Healthcare Excellence Canada, Canada Health Infoway, and Ontario Health. They presented an overview of their organizations' virtual care resources and helped us understand how these resources can be used together when planning and delivering care.

The 2022-23 Annual Report of the Alliance for Healthier Communities. 

Voir-le en français ici.

#Introduction

During the fall of 2022, the Alliance for Healthier Communities (Alliance) launched a research project to pilot the implementation and use of the EQ-5D patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs) tool within 6 Community Health Centres (CHCs).

Optimal and thorough utilization of one-time funding helps build a case for renewed and ongoing Mental Health and Addictions funding for primary care teams across Ontario.

In 2020, the Alliance for Healthier Communities and its member centres embarked on a research study to explore the challenges and opportunities inherent in a shift towards virtual care. The study involved extracting EMR data from 36 CHCs, an organizational survey, as well as conducting phone interviews with 36 providers and 31 clients. This 2-page handout summarizes the main findings.