Canada’s Organizations for Health Action Applauds Leadership from the Premiers on Fiscal Fairness

Canada’s Organizations for Health Action (HEAL) fully supports the premiers’ July 2015 announcements.  In a communiqué issued on behalf of the Council of the Federation, the premiers noted that Canada’s aging population will have an impact on service delivery in all jurisdictions and requires secure funding. The premiers have also called on the federal government to “commit to increase the envelope of the Canada Health Transfer so its share of health care costs represents a minimum of 25 per cent of all health care spending by provinces and territories.”

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Canada’s Organizations for Health Action Welcomes Report of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation

Members of Organizations for Health Action (HEAL) welcome the release today of the final report of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation chaired by Dr. David Naylor.

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HEAL calls on the federal government to step up its leadership role / HEAL appelle le gouvernement fédéral à assumer son rôle de leadership

Ottawa, ON (Tuesday December 2, 2014) – The Health Action Lobby (HEAL) issued a Consensus Statement today that calls on the federal government to lead with vision and by example.  It calls on the federal government to move forward in The Canadian Way – making change through compassion, collaboration and consensus.  In addition to the federal role in health care and the need for collaboration among all levels of government, the statement focuses on 4 other areas for change.

Ottawa, ON (Mardi 2 décembre 2014) – Le Groupe d’intervention action santé (HEAL) a publié aujourd’hui une déclaration de consensus qui exhorte le gouvernement fédéral à définir sa vision et à montrer l’exemple. Il incite le gouvernement fédéral à progresser dans l’affirmation du Modèle canadien – en opérant des changements inspirés par la compassion, la collaboration et le consensus. Outre le plaidoyer en faveur du rôle du gouvernement fédéral en matière de santé et la nécessité d’une collaboration entre tous les paliers de gouvernement, la déclaration met l’accent sur quatre autres domaines de changement.

• Read News Release / Lire le Communiqué
• Read Consensus Statement / Lire la Déclaration de consensus
• Read Nanos Survey / Prendre connaissance du sondage Nanos
• Read Opening Remarks at News Conference / Lire les remarques liminaires prononcées lors de la conférence de presse
• Interview on Global with Dr. Karen Cohen, Co-Chair, HEAL / Entrevue sur Global avec Dre Karen Cohen, co-présidente, GIAS
• Watch the video of the press conference / voir la vidéo complète de la conférence de presse
• See ad placed in The Hill Times on April 20th, 2015 / voir annonce placée dans The Hill Times le 20 avril, 2015

HEAL Meets with Co-Chair Premiers & Ministers of Health

As co-Chairs of HEAL, Mr. Glenn Brimacombe and Dr. Karen Cohen, along with representatives from the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Nurses Association, met with Premier Brad Wall (Saskatchewan) and Premier Robert Ghiz (Prince Edward Island) and the Provincial & Territorial Ministers of Health to discuss the progress to-date of the Health Care Innovation Working Group. HEAL looks forward to continuing to participate in the working group process to accelerate the adoption of applied health innovations across the country.