Official Languages Minority Communities Envelope - French-Speaking Minority Communities Initiatives (Completed March 2003)

Setting the Stage

$4,005,000

Société Santé en français (SSF) [Francophone Health Society] has as its mandate to implement initiatives aimed at developing networks and improving access to primary health care services for Francophones living outside Quebec.

Partners:

The 17 provincial and territorial networks affiliated with the SSF, as well as provincial and territorial health departments, in particular those in charge of planning the organization of health services.

Objectives:

Support the planning of primary health care in French in all regions where government officials responsible for providing care wish to improve access to these services for their minority Francophone community.

Activities:

Develop primary health care plans for each of the provinces and territories and include the following elements: an update on the health situation of the various Francophone minority communities; needs identification and the determination of which needs have priority; primary health care priorities with a view to the situation of each Francophone minority community (by territory and by province); and the best strategies to reach the identified priorities (by territory and by province).

Expected Results:

Provide decision makers in the various health systems with a set of relevant data to make informed decisions as to the best ways of offering quality health services to their Francophone populations. These plans will specify the needs of the populations involved and will provide service organization models that take into account existing services and best practices in the various Primary Health Care areas.

Contact:

Paul-André Baril
Société Santé en français inc.
Suite 400
260 Dalhousie Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4
Tel: (613) 244-1889
Fax: (613) 244-0283
Email: pa.baril@forumsante.ca
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