HEALTH LINKS CHCs are actively involved in every Health Link province-wide.
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of the 45 Health Links are led or co-led by CHCs.
the report “Towards Equity in Access” enabled dialogue with decision makers about the need for improving access through appropriate planning. Meanwhile, promising initiatives led by CHCs are now underway in the Champlain, South-East and South-West LHINs that are paving the way for more people to access the benefits of our model.
No Time to Wait: Healthy Kids Strategy Defining our principles and commitments Between 2012-2015 AOHC also clearly articulated what we believe are the most important elements for system transformation. In the summer of 2012 AOHC released “An Emerging Primary Care Strategy for Ontario” that outlined changes required from provincial and LHIN decision makers. It also set out seven commitments from our member centres to enhance their contribution to an improved primary care system.
AOHC has also made progress ensuring our members and those they serve benefit from provincial programs focused on upstream interventions to prevent illness and promote healthier populations. In 2013, we organized a forum to spotlight the Healthy Kids programs (including prenatal and early years) at multiple member centres. Shortly afterwards, the provincial government’s announcement of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge provided funding for four AHACs and two Aboriginal CHCs as leads, and 22 CHCs working in partnership with their municipalities, to deliver local programs and activities that will support children to be more active and healthy.
As the province and the LHINs increased their focus on performance measurement, AOHC has also been developing the capabilities to report on our members’ efforts advancing these commitments. An updated CHC sector snapshot that demonstrates our progress is included with this report and was drawn from data from the Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT), Practice Profiles, and the results of the new organizational survey.
Advocating for population needs-based planning AOHC has also made strides facilitating the implementation of population needs-based planning. This work is aimed at increasing and improving access to primary care for populations that face barriers. The release of 7
REPORT ON STRATEGIC PLAN 2012-2015
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