Provincial-Territorial Envelope Initiatives
Yukon
$4,537,282
The Yukon Territory's Department of Health and Social Services is taking a two-fold approach to implementing primary health care renewal:
- Increasing emphasis on health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and management of chronic diseases, particularly related to alcohol and drug abuse; and
- Facilitating co-ordination and integration with other health services.
Objective:
To ensure the sustainability and affordability of the Yukon Territory's primary health care system.
Activities:
The Department is undertaking two strategic initiatives, using a two-fold approach, with each having planning and co-ordination, human resource, and implementation elements.
The first initiative refocuses organizational structures and processes to engage stakeholders, including service providers and non-governmental organizations, in identifying structural, policy, and process barriers and solutions toward greater integration of services and an emphasis on health promotion in the primary health care context. Human resource development activities include increased training on interdisciplinary collaboration, health promotion and prevention of disease and injury, and understanding the needs of clients with substance abuse, mental health and/or fetal alcohol syndrome/effects. Clarification of scopes of practice and service provider roles within a multidisciplinary team environment is also being clarified. Initial implementation activities focus on the augmentation of alcohol and drug related workers and their integration within the primary health care delivery system. Further programmatic implementation activities will emerge through consultation processes with stakeholders .
The second initiative entails the development of technological system supports to enhance primary health care information systems. Enhancements will be supported by: staff training to facilitate effective use of enhanced systems; and, change management activities to facilitate a quick and efficient introduction to and increased uptake of information system changes. The development and introduction of a standard client registration database for primary health care settings will be the foundation for an integrated information system that will be incrementally expanded to include applications for drug management, mental health, alcohol and drugs, and public health services.
Expected Results:
- Improved health status of Yukoners;,
- Improved relationships among all partners in health care;
- Improved systems and standards for communication and information sharing;
- Clarified roles and responsibilities for service providers; and
- Improved data available on health status to support more effective program planning and management.
Contact:
Jan Horton, Policy Analyst
Yukon Health and Social Services (H-1)
Government of Yukon
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse, YK Y1A 2C6
Tel: (867) 667-5695
Fax: (867) 667-3096
Email: jan.horton@gov.yk.ca
 http://www.hss.gov.yk.ca/phctf/index.html
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