2017 CACHC
CONFERENCE SEPT 25-27
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COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES
agents of care, agents of change
CALGARY, AB
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CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE All conference sessions are held in the Willow Ballroom.
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14:00 – 18:00 AGM and Conference Registration 17:00 – 18:30 CACHC 2017 Annual General Meeting 18:30 – 22:00 Conference Welcome Reception
07:30 – 12:00 Conference Registration 07:30 – 9:00 Breakfast 08:30 – 9:00 Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks 09:00 – 9:45 OPENING SESSION: Calgary’s Multi-Sector Response to Improve Care and Support for Homeless Calgarians 09:45 – 10:30 Refreshment Break and Buses load for Sessions at Local Community Health Centres (Hotel Entrance) 10:30 – 16:00 Sessions at Local Community Health Centres 16:00 – 16:30 Buses return to hotel 17:30 – 18:00 Buses load for dinner at The Alex CFC 18:00 – 21:00 Dinner & Entertainment at The Alex CFC
07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast 08:30 – 10:00 PLENARY SESSION: Advancing Team-Based Primary Health Care 10:00 – 10:20 Refreshment Break & Hotel Check-out 10:20 – 11:30 PLENARY SESSION: Improving mental health services for Canadians and the role of CHCs 11:30 – 12:45 PLENARY SESSION: Supervised injection services and overdose prevention: Progress to date and next steps across Canada 12:45 – 13:45 Lunch 13:45 – 14:45 PLENARY SESSION: Telling the CHC story: Translating experience into effective public engagement 14:45 – 15:00 Conference Wrap-Up
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Welcome from CACHC Co-Chairs We are honoured to welcome delegates to the third biennial CACHC conference, in Calgary. This gathering builds on successful past conferences in Ottawa (2015) and Saskatoon (2013). Over these few days together we look forward to joining you for discussions that will inspire and move us to further action. We are confident that you will amass insights and resources to support you and your organization, and we hope that you will establish and renew working relationships that embody our shared vision for a healthier and more equitable society. We are, of course, excited to welcome staff and board members from Community Health Centres across Canada, as well as Australia and the United States. But we are equally excited to welcome delegates from a broad range of partner organizations spanning sectors that include health and social services, housing, health professional associations, government, academia, and other sectors. As team-based, multi-sector agencies, Community Health Centres are intrinsically partnership-oriented, and so our goal this week is to not only explore the strategic role of Community Health Centres but to strengthen local, provincial and federal partnerships. Only by working together, across agencies, sectors and borders will we be able to achieve healthier public policy and to scale up the health and social service innovations that residents of Canada want and deserve. As an association, CACHC will play its part to advance and amplify the momentum we achieve here in Calgary. We appeal to you, as conference delegates, to use our time together this week as a launching pad for increased networking and collaboration across organizations, and across borders. Let us work beyond provincial and professional silos. The vision of a healthier and more united Canada is truly ours for the making. So, let’s get started! We wish you an exceptional conference experience and we look forward to our time together this week. Yours in health and solidarity,
Nicole Chammartin CACHC Board Co-Chair
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Irene Clarence CACHC Board Co-Chair
SEPTEMBER 26 Conference Welcome & Opening Remarks 8:30 - 9:00 am Willow Ballroom
Casey Eagle Speaker (Blackfoot Confederation) Elder Nicole Chammartin (Winnipeg, MB) Co-Chair, Canadian Association of Community Health Centres Irene Clarence (Vancouver, BC) Co-Chair, Canadian Association of Community Health Centres Cecilia Blasetti (Edmonton, AB) President, Alberta Association of Community Health Centres His Worship Naheed Nenshi (Calgary, AB) Mayor of Calgary
Calgary’s Multi-Sector Response to Improve Care & Support for Homeless Calgarians 9:00 - 9:45 am Willow Ballroom
In 2015, the Calgary Recovery Services Task Force (CRSTF) was established, with representation from 26 homeless serving agencies, government, and other community stakeholders, including Calgary’s Community Health Centres. CRSTF partners have come together to respond collaboratively to the complex healthcare, housing and other social needs of homeless individuals in Calgary. In 2016, the CRSTF released its final report and recommendations, which partners are currently working to implement. Learn more about this city-wide vision and the role that Calgary’s Community Health Centres are playing as multisector, multi-service partners in the CRSTF.
PRESENTERS: Loretta Dobbelsteyn (Calgary, AB) Senior Director of Operations, The Alex Community Health Centre and Co-Chair, CRSTF Health Services Working Group Darryn Werth (Calgary, AB) Senior Director of Program Strategy, CUPS Calgary and Co-Chair, CRSTF Governance Working Group
Sessions at Local Community Health Centres 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Various Sites
Three coach buses will carry participants to a morning site visit and then an afternoon site visit. At the location of the morning site visit, a catered lunch will be provided by a local community social enterprise, the goal being to support community initiatives through the conference. Bus 1 Morning: ACFA/Clinique francophone Bus 1 Afternoon: The Alex CHC Bus 2 Morning: CUPS Calgary Bus 2 Afternoon: The Alex CHC Bus 3 Morning : The Alex CHC Bus 3 Afternoon: CUPS Calgary
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ACFA Régionale de Calgary ACFA Régionale de Calgary is a multi-sector organization that officially became a “Community Health Centre” in 2015 through addition of a new French-language primary care clinic. As Canada’s newest French-language CHC, l’ACFA Régionale de Calgary provides fresh experiences and faces ongoing challenges in terms of advancing its mission as a French-language CHC. Learn about the history and current services of l’ACFA Régionale de Calgary and participate in a moderated discussion on strategies and opportunities to expand access to French-language CHC services across Canada.
The Alex CHC In summer 2017, The Alex CHC moved into its new 61,000 square foot central location, bringing under one roof its various programs and services. The Alex CHC’s three mobile units continue to operate as remote service units attached to the new operational site. Be among the very first to visit The Alex CHC’s new site and learn more about its various programs such its Youth Health Centre, Family Health Centre, Breastfeeding Clinic and Housing First Program. Get a firsthand look at the CHC’s three mobile units – the Community Health Bus, the Youth Health Bus, and the Dental Health Bus.
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CUPS Calgary is a dynamic, multisector Community Health Centre that offers a wide range of services and programs under three organizational clusters: Health, Housing, and Education. Learn about CUPS Calgary’s organizational approach to these three clusters of services. Hear specific presentations regarding CUPS Calgary’s dental services for lowincome Calgarians; its Two-Generation approach to dealing with trauma; its Connect to Care (C2C) program, which supports people living at or below the poverty to avoid hospital re-admissions; its diverse education services; and its direct housing accommodations and services.
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SEPTEMBER 27 Advancing Team-Based Primary Health Care 8:30 - 10:00 am Willow Ballroom
In recent years, more provincial governments and provider associations across Canada have begun to promote a shift toward interprofessional, collaborative primary care. Much of the discussion, however, has been detached from the experiences of organizations like Community Health Centres that have delivered inter-professional, collaborative care for decades. There are many unchallenged assumptions and policy/funding proposals are often heavily influenced by local and regional politics. This session will explore issues and questions such as: What does collaborative care look like in practice? How do we support all providers to work toward full scope of practice? What policy, funding and operational factors are essential? What considerations need to be made when designing and funding services for different populations?
MODERATOR: Julie Kerr Senior Operating Officer for Community, Rural & Mental Health Services for Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone PRESENTERS & PANELISTS: Thy Dinh (Ottawa, ON) Director of Health Economics and Policy, Conference Board of Canada Ryan Grubb (Edmonton, AB) Social Worker / Health Advocate, Boyle McCauley Health Centre Cliff Ledwos (Toronto, ON) Director of Primary Health Care and Initiatives at Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services Dr. Francesco Mosaico (Edmonton, AB) Family Physician, Boyle McCauley Health Centre
Improving Mental Health Services for Canadians and the Role of CHCs 10:20 - 11:30 am Willow Ballroom
In order to improve mental health for diverse populations across Canada it is essential to address the social determinants of health and better coordinate services and supports across sectors such as healthcare, housing, education, employment and others. This session will examine the need to bridge these gaps, and will place emphasis on the powerful role of CHCs as multi-sector agencies that integrate services across sectors and work collaboratively with a wide range of local partners.
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MODERATOR: Julie Kerr Senior Operating Officer for Community, Rural & Mental Health Services for Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone PRESENTERS & PANELISTS: Dr. David Swann (Calgary, AB) MLA for Calgary Mountain View and Co-Chair of the Alberta Mental Health Committee Nicole Chammartin (Winnipeg, MB) Executive Director, Klinic Community Health and Sexuality Education Resource Centre Tanya Leavitt (Calgary, AB) Mental Health Programs Manager, CUPS Calgary Bernadette MacDonald (Yarmouth, NS) Executive Director, Tri County Women’s Centre Cheryl Prescod (Toronto, ON) Executive Director, Black Creek Community Health Centre
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Supervised Injection Services: Progress to date & next steps across Canada 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Willow Ballroom
Although Canada’s first supervised injection site (SIS) was established in Vancouver in 2003, it was not until very recently that SIS were approved for other jurisdictions across Canada. It is anticipated that by 2018, a total of fifteen SIS will be operational in six cities across Canada. In 2016, CHCs across Canada adopted a national resolution calling for expansion of SIS so this recent progress is applauded. At the same time, it comes at a moment when an injection drug use and opioid crisis is gripping communities across the country and the need for action is greater than ever. This session will provide updates on progress with SIS, overdose prevention sites and other local solutions across Canada and engage participants on how to advance harm reduction and support across the country.
MODERATOR: Julie Kerr Senior Operating Officer for Community, Rural & Mental Health Services for Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone PRESENTERS: Cecilia Blasetti (Edmonton, AB) Executive Director, Boyle McCauley Health Centre Rob Boyd (Ottawa, ON) Director of Oasis Clinic, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre Chelsea Burnham (Calgary, AB) Peer Advocate Lorraine Chin (Calgary, AB) Peer Advocate Darwin Fisher (Vancouver, BC) Program Coordinator for Insite/CTCT/PSS, PHS Community Services Society Donald MacPherson (Vancouver, BC) Executive Director, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Lynne Raskin (Toronto, ON) Chief Executive Officer, South Riverdale Community Health Centre
Telling the CHC Story: Translating experience into effective public engagement 1:45 - 3:00 pm Willow Ballroom
Community Health Centres face many common challenges in shifting public and political discussion from illness treatment to the need for integrated, multi-sector approaches to wellness, including healthcare services delivered by collaborative teams of providers. This session will outline some of these key challenges and focus on experiences and practical solutions to help CHCs and CHC associations across Canada engage the public, media and different levels of government more effectively.
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PRESENTERS AND PANELISTS: Theresa Oswald (Winnipeg, MB) Executive Director, Women’s Health Clinic Jessie Richardson (Melbourne, Australia) Communications Specialist, North Richmond Community Health / Wulempuri-Kertheba Grey Showler (Victoria, BC) Director of Health and Support Services, Victoria Cool Aid Society and President of the British Columbia Association of Community Health Centres Adrianna Tetley (Toronto, ON) Chief Executive Officer, Association of Ontario Health Centres Scott Wolfe (Toronto, ON) Executive Director, Canadian Association of Community Health Centres
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Cecilia Blasetti
For over 30 years Cecilia has worked in the not for profit, charitable sector in Calgary and Edmonton and has been the Executive Director of the Boyle McCauley Health Centre for the past 17 years. She has been on the Board of Directors of Elizabeth Fry, Recovery Acres and Niginan Housing Ventures and is the past chair of the Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness and Right At Home Housing Society. She is a passionate advocate of social justice with a focus on ensuring that all the members for our community have safe, affordable housing and comprehensive, responsive health care. She is also currently President of the Alberta Association of Community Health Centres.
Rob Boyd
@rboyd6 Rob Boyd is Director of the Oasis Program at Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, in Ottawa, where he helps lead a variety of harm reduction programs and services offered by the CHC and its local partners. Rob has been part of the Sandy Hill CHC team working to establish new supervised injection services at Sandy Hill CHC.
Nicole Chammartin @nchamm
Nicole is the Executive Director of two Manitoba organizations, Klinic Community Health and Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC MB), and has served on the CACHC Board since 2015. Previously, she was the Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Winnipeg Region for seven years, the last year of which she
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oversaw the amalgamation of the Winnipeg and Manitoba offices and acted as Executive Director for both. Prior to this Nicole was employed in management with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority where she was responsible for a range of services in community including mental health, public health and home care, as well as community development and health promotion activities. Early in her career Nicole spent time working with government and school divisions on community engagement around population health and early child development. Nicole is a passionate advocate for mental health issues and promotion, community health and health equity.
Irene Clarence @irene_clarence
Irene has served as a Board Member of CACHC since 2005 (CACHCA until 2012) and believes that primary health care must have a stronger place in shaping health policy in Canada. Her passion for health promotion and prevention spans 30 years of work in health care. Irene graduated from the University of Alberta just prior to the restructuring of Alberta’s health care system in the 1990s. Working in the hospital sector during these years strengthened her belief that community-based health care is the key to real integration of acute, long-term, and end of life care. She is greatly concerned about the trend away from inclusive health promotion and towards the development of restrictive eligibility criteria in primary care. In addition to her role with CACHC, Irene is also a founding board member of the British Columbia Association of Community Health Centres, established in early 2017.
Thy Dinh @ntvdinh
Thy Dinh is the Director of Health Economics within the Public Policy division at the Conference Board. The majority of her research falls under the Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care (CASHC). At the Conference Board, Thy has led research on the health and economic impact of inter-professional primary care teams and the health economics of healthy active living. She is co-author of the Conference Board of Canada series Improving Primary Health Care Through Collaboration. Thy has an Master of Science degree in Epidemiology from Queen’s University and a PhD in Population Health from the University of Ottawa.
Loretta Dobbelsteyn @lorettad_yyc
With over 25 years in the healthcare sector as both a clinician and director, Loretta thrives on professional challenges. Starting her career as a clinical physiotherapist and eventually moving into healthcare management with the completion of her Masters in Community Health and Epidemiology. Early on, she worked in Zimbabwe where she found a passion for international work. This interest took her and her young family to The Philippines and China where she worked for a number of years. Returning to Canada, Loretta was a Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board in the Refugee Protection Division. Currently working with The Alex Community Health Centre, in Calgary, she finds the combination of the complexities of the clients with the responsiveness of The Alex staff to be inspiring.
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Darwin Fisher Darwin is the Program Coordinator at Insite, Vancouver’s Supervised Injection Site – the first such site in North America. He works for PHS Community Services Society, a community health centre that runs a broad variety of health and social services in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Darwin has 20 years experience in the Downtown East Side and has worked at Insite since September 2004.
Ryan Grubb Ryan Grubb is a registered social worker whose role is as Health Advocate at Boyle McCauley Health Centre, in Edmonton. He is responsible for working with the Community Health Centre’s clients to access diverse health and social services at the CHC and in the broader community. Prior to joining the team at Boyle McCauley Health Centre, Ryan spent 10 years working in Vancouver’s downtown east side on a long-term case management team for people with co-occurring disorders and two years in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia where he worked in mental health residential programs.
Julie Kerr @juliekerrahs
Julie Kerr is Senior Operating Officer for Community, Rural and Mental Health services within the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services. She enjoys the challenges and opportunities of improving health outcomes for Albertans through a focus on healthy communities and upstream services and has a particular interest in improving health services for marginalized populations. Julie holds degrees in Psychology and her career prior to
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coming to AHS was focused in the areas of Mental Health, Behavioral Therapy, Family Preservation, Child Welfare and Public and Population Health programs. Julie has been in Alberta for five years. Previous to this, she spent 17 years in Northern BC, where she particularly enjoyed the privilege of working with First Nations communities. She believes health and wellbeing happen within the context of healthy, vibrant, active, inclusive and connected neighbourhoods, families, schools and workplaces.
Tanya Leavitt Tanya Leavitt is a Mental Health Professional with a Master’s degree in Education, specializing in Counselling Psychology, from the University of Calgary. She has 17 years of experience working in various capacities with vulnerable populations with mental illness, including counselling, outreach, and psycho-education. She is also a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and has developed Trauma Informed Care training. Tanya manages the mental health program at CUPS Calgary, and has worked there for the last 12 years. Her program was awarded the CFPC/CPA Collaborative Mental Health Care Award in 2015.
Cliff Ledwos Cliff is currently Director of Primary Health Care and Initiatives at Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, a multi-site Community Health Centre in Toronto, where he has worked since 2008. Cliff brings over 20 years of experience in senior and executive management in the non-profit sector. In particular, he has played a key role in inspiring high performance standards in the community-based primary
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health and community services sector through Community Health Centres. From program design and implementation to innovative community initiatives, research, media relations and multiple-source fundraising, Cliff brings skilled communication, coaching, strategic thinking – and a commitment to social change.
Bernadette MacDonald Bernadette MacDonald is a feminist and has been working in women-centred work in Nova Scotia for thirty plus years. Achieving lasting freedom and liberation for women and girls is her goal. As Executive Director of the Tri County Women’s Centre, she works across the health and social services sectors to address equality and social justice as it impact women and their families. Her work is grounded in the reality of women’s lives. She works in collaboration with many community and government partners across her rural community and the province on Nova Scotia. Through these collaborations, she has been involved in establishing; services for women and girls, a community health centre, housing coalitions, services for at-risk youth, a substance use prevention model for youth, and a collaborative approach to ending sexualized violence against women and children, that includes articulating the impact pornography and prostitution have on women, children, and men.
Donald MacPherson @donaldmacmac Donald is the Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and one of Canada’s leading figures in drug policy. He advocates policies based on principles of public
health, human rights, social inclusion, and scientific evidence and moving away from a criminal justice paradigm where people with health problems are criminalized. MacPherson worked for the City of Vancouver for 22 years, first as Director of the Carnegie Community Centre in the Downtown Eastside and the last 12 as Drug Policy Coordinator for the City. In 2000 he published Vancouver’s groundbreaking Four Pillars Drug Strategy that precipitated a broad public discussion on issues related to addiction. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his leadership including the 2007 Kaiser Foundation National Award of Excellence in Public Policy in Canada and the 2009 Richard Dennis Drug Peace Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Drug Policy Reform from the Drug Policy Alliance in the United States. Donald is involved at local, national and international levels and is a founding member of the Drug Policy Coalition.
Dr. Francesco Mosaico Dr. Mosaico is a family physician who completed medical school at the University of Alberta and then residency at Queen’s University. He has practiced medicine full-time in Edmonton at the Boyle McCauley Health Centre for the past 10 years where he is currently the Associate Medical Director. He is also a member of the core committee of Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network. Dr. Mosaico is involved in the Integration of Opiate Replacement Treatment in Primary Care initiative; he is a Clinical Lecturer with the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; and regularly helps to train medical students and residents. He has also
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helped to lead and participate in the Change in Mind Initiative, a partnership between several Alberta non-profit organizations, including the Boyle McCauley Health Centre and the Palix foundation, and he serves on committees to improve the health status of members of the community who are incarcerated or otherwise involved with the Justice system.
Naheed Nenshi @nenshi
Naheed Nenshi, A’paistootsiipsii, was sworn in as Calgary’s 36th mayor on October 25, 2010 and was re-elected in 2013. Prior to being elected, Mayor Nenshi was with McKinsey and Company, later forming his own business to help public, private and non-profit organizations grow. He was Canada’s first tenured professor in the field of nonprofit management, at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business. He was awarded the 2014 World Mayor Prize by the UK-based City Mayor’s Foundation as the best mayor in the world. In 2014, he was also honoured by Elder Pete Standing Alone with the Blackfoot name A’paistootsiipsii, which means “Clan Leader” or “He who moves camp and the others follow”. Mayor Nenshi holds a Bachelor of Commerce (with distinction) from the University of Calgary, where he was President of the Students’ Union, and a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Theresa Oswald @TheresaOswaldMB Theresa Oswald joined Women’s Health Clinic as Executive Director in early 2017. Prior to her role at WHC, Theresa was a member of
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the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2003-2016. She served as the Minister of Healthy Living, Minister of Jobs and the Economy, and held the position of Minister of Health for over seven consecutive years, placing her as Canada’s longest serving health minister since Medicare. Theresa was also the first sitting cabinet minister in Manitoba to have a baby while in office. Well, not IN her office, but you know what we mean.
Cheryl Prescod @CPrescod Cheryl Prescod is the Executive Director at Black Creek Community Health Centre in Toronto and a board member of the Association of Ontario Health Centres. She has considerable experience in community development and advocacy, gained through her work with diverse populations, many of whom face significant barriers to achieving optimal health. Prior to her tenure at BCCHC which began as a youth program coordinator, Cheryl developed and facilitated leadership programs focused on anti-oppression, equity and inclusion for students and educators in several Ontario school boards and communities. Cheryl’s passion for community health, wellbeing and social justice is evident in her many volunteer activities. Along with her academic background in Health Science, Cheryl is a graduate of the Advanced Health Leadership Program at the Rotman School of Management and holds a Masters Certificate in Healthcare Management from the Schulich School of Business.
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Lynne Raskin Lynne Raskin has worked in community health and mental health for over 20 years at local, municipal, provincial and national levels. She has taught, participated in, presented and led initiatives involving health, mental health, chronic health conditions, health equity and circumstances affecting the lives of vulnerable populations. She has done this work in the classroom, as chair and participant on many boards, as a delegate and key note speaker, through research and as an invited member of think tanks and strategic planning groups. In her role at South Riverdale CHC, Lynne has been involved in the development and delivery of many projects with the goal of building healthier communities. She has served as a Board Member of the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres since 2008, and as CACHC’s representative on the Directing Council of the International Federation of Community Health Centres (IFCHC). Her background is in Nursing and Psychology.
Jessie Richardson Jessie Richardson is the communications specialist at North Richmond Community Health, a community-governed Community Health Centre working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. As a consultant, Jessie works with a variety of organizations from the corporate, government and community sectors. A former journalist, she now provides strategic advice to organizations who are looking to build more sustainable, effective organizations through communication. Jessie’s approach to communication prior-
itizes empathy and inclusion, with listening as important as speaking. To become effective advocates, she believes community health organizations must embrace the diversity, challenges and strengths of their communities. Jessie is currently leading North Richmond Community Health’s campaign for a supervised injecting facility, with a focus on building strategic partnerships, engaging with the media and consultation with the community.
Grey Showler Grey Showler is Director of Health and Support Services for the Victoria Cool Aid Society in Victoria BC. He is also a founding member and President of the BC Association of Community Health Centres (BCACHC). Grey has spent the majority of his career working as an RN, first in acute care, then in home and community care, and for the past decade at Victoria Cool Aid Society. He has a particular focus on providing health and social services for people living in poverty with chronic mental health and substance use challenges. Grey has also been instrumental in providing direct care and advocacy around end of life care for people experiencing homelessness, and is currently working to open Victoria’s first shelter-based hospice. He is also in the progress of collaborating to introduce the first managed alcohol program (MAP) and injectable opiate agonist therapy (iOAT) programs in Victoria.
Dr. David Swann
@davidswann David Swann graduated from the University of Alberta with his M.D. in 1973 and practiced as a family physician from 1975 to 1984, and then as a public health consultant
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from 1988 to 2004. He was first elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary Mountain View and is currently serving his fourth consecutive term as MLA. Dr. Swann was Leader of Alberta Liberal Party while serving as Official Opposition from 2008 to 2010, and was later named interim leader between 2015 and 2017. Dr. Swann was responsible for initiating the Healthy City Project in Calgary in 1987. Long an advocate on health issues, Dr. Swann was invited by Premier Rachel Notley in 2015 to co-chair a review of Alberta’s mental health and addictions system. The ensuing report, Valuing Mental Health: Report of the Alberta Mental Health Review Committee, was made public in February 2016.
Adrianna Tetley @AdriannaTetley
Adrianna Tetley is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ontario Health Centres, the provincial association for Community Health Centres in Ontario. Adrianna has been in this role since 2004. She has over 35 years’ experience in advocacy, public administration, community development, financial and staff management, policy and board development. Her work in government, the labour movement and several community-based associations has focused on issues related to health care and determinants of health.
Darryn Werth Darryn Werth is the Senior Director of Program Strategies at CUPS (Calgary Urban Project Society) and a Co-Chair of the Calgary Recovery Services Task Force (CRSTF). Darryn has a BSc and BEd from the
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University of Alberta and an MBA from Athabasca University. As a Senior Director at CUPS, Darryn is responsible for program initiatives that integrate Health, Family & Child Development, and Housing services to assist low-income and homeless Calgarians overcome the adversity of poverty and trauma. Prior to this, Darryn worked extensively in Alberta’s education system as a teacher and administrator for several public, private, and charter schools. Additionally, Darryn was the Director of Promotions and Ministry Development for Impact Ministries, supporting community and child development in rural communities in Guatemala.
Scott Wolfe @ScottAWolfe
As Executive Director for the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres (CACHC), Scott is responsible for the association’s overall operational management. He is also currently the Acting Coordinator for the International Federation of Community Health Centres (IFCHC). Prior to joining CACHC in 2010, Scott was Senior Policy Advisor (2004-2008) for the Association of Ontario Health Centres, Ontario’s Community Health Centres associations, during which time Ontario’s network of CHCs doubled in number and reach throughout the province. He has also served as Director of Global Health Policy for the International Association of Providers in AIDS Care (Chicago, Johannesburg) and Communications Advisor at the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (Washington, DC).
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What is a Community Health Centre? Community Health Centres are multi-sector health and healthcare organizations that deliver integrated, people-centred services and programs that reflect the needs and priorities of the diverse communities they serve. A Community Health Centre is any not-for-profit corporation, co-operative, or government agency which adheres to all five of the following domains: 1
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