More than half a million dollars was given to several organizations across Windsor-Essex Thursday, from the Downtown Mission to the Residence for Young Men.
The grants were awarded to support oral and mental health care programs that help vulnerable or marginalized groups.
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation awarded eight local charities a total of $580,587 from Green Shield Canada’s Six 4 Six Community Granting Initiative — $50,000 of which was from the Honey Family Foundation — on Thursday morning. There were 15 total applicants, and about half received grants that ranged from $26,000 to $165,000.
For the first time ever, they’ll offer these services to female or self-identified male youth. Weinberg said they anticipate 80 youth between the ages of 16 to 24 will join the program.
Green Shield Canada, a national non-profit health and dental benefit provider, gave $6 million dollars to fund local programs in six cities across Canada: Windsor-Essex, Hamilton, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and Northern Ontario.
The full list of recipients, their grant totals and anticipated projects are as follows:
The Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch: $25,000. This will support their Building a more Mentally Healthy Community project that aims to deliver mental health education, training and awareness to at-risk populations and caregivers.
Windsor Residence for Young Men: $26,186. The Youth Independence program will use this grant to deliver guidance and skills training to aid in youth resiliency.
The Windsor Family Health Team: $40,880. The One Team Recovery project will use the grant to increase access to outpatient services for individual families affected by substance use.
South Essex Community Council: $40,920. The grant will support their Building Routes to Mental Wellness project that educates service providers, employers, immigrants and temporary foreign workers on early signs of mental health issues and resources for intervention. These materials will be provided in English, Arabic, Spanish and German.
Life After Fifty: $56,600. With this money, Life After Fifty will launch a one year Social Prescription pilot project that will prescribe physical and social activity to socially isolated seniors in order to improve their mental health.
Family Services Windsor-Essex: $61,000. This will support 1,060 hours of direct clinical intervention, training in psychological first aid and other wellness materials to the Mental Health & Wellbeing for Newcomers project for Windsor-Essex newcomers.
The United Church Downtown Mission Windsor: $165,000. This grant allows the Oral Health for All project to go mobile, providing dental services to people in the county that don’t have easy or affordable access.
The Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex: $165,000. The grant will go towards their three-year Oral Health Navigator Project that hopes to provide education and health promotion opportunities to 600 newcomers and immigrants. Individuals and families will be connected to health resources in the community and educated on making healthy decisions.
The Windsor Family Health Team expanded their service delivery through a Team Care Centre (TCC) model, in partnership with the City Centre Community Health Centre. This model serves the rostered patients of 100–125 solo primary care practitioners in the Windsor area, or approximately 200,000 people.
The TCC model provides solo primary care providers with an interdisciplinary team-based, patient–centred approach in mental health diagnosis, and treatment plans for individuals with mental health/addictions and complex care needs. It also increases access to wrap–around services and programs to meet the health care needs of the community.
The success of this model is seen through 100 community physicians providing over 1,000 referrals since September 2018. Patient outcomes have improved, patient satisfaction rates have increased and unnecessary visits to health care providers have reduced. Moreover, mental health patients have experienced enhanced quality of life, and benefitted from improved care coordination and navigation.
Revised due date to submit a Bright Lights nomination is Tuesday, July 2 at 10:00 AM
Nominations are coming in fast and furious but so are the questions. Given the appetite for recognizing your team, colleagues and partners for the awesome work they do, we’re giving everyone a chance to submit a Bright Lights nomination by extending the deadline. Maybe you can even get to the cottage early.
While there are six categories, we’d like to encourage members and partners to submit a nomination within the category “4. Patient and family-centred care”.
Small, rural and Northern teams are encouraged to apply.You can watch this 2016 webinar or view the slidesif you’ve never submitted a nomination before. There will also be special recognition for underrepresented teams.There will also be special recognition for underrepresented teams.
Collaborative interprofessional primary care (PC) teams are widely seen as an essential attribute of high-performing PC systems (Aggarwal and Hutchinson 2012). Effective PC teams play a key role in the mobilization of healthcare resources and navigation of the health and social care system for their patients. In Ontario, the establishment of Family Health Teams has resulted in the implementation of unique programs that deliver services to palliative and elderly patients with a focus on keeping them at home and out of hospital. Case studies cited in this article highlight two innovative programs in Family Health Teams and provide perspectives on lessons for successful implementation.
Older adults and their families often struggle in navigating an increasingly fragmented healthcare system when it becomes increasingly difficult to receive care beyond their homes in the face of advanced illness, frailty and complex care needs. The provision of integrated home-based primary care has demonstrated improved patient and caregiver experiences and reduced healthcare costs when primary care providers collaborate in delivering care as part of larger interprofessional teams. In this trans-Canada portrait of five urban home-based primary care programs, their core features are highlighted to provide a roadmap on how to integrate this form of care into a Patient’s Medical Home in partnership with acute and home-care providers.
The Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare and Ending Hallway Medicine released its second interim report yesterday. “A Healthy Ontario: Building a Sustainable Health Care System” contains ten policy recommendations from the council to the government, intended to help the government stay on track as it works to improve the health care system.
The third recommendation?
“Support patients and providers at every step of a health care journey by ensuring effective primary care is the foundation of an integrated health care system.”
Second interim report from the Premier’s Council released today
Reminder- primary care virtual community, June 26
AFHTO Board of Directors nominations deadline this Friday, June 28
Bright Lights nomination deadline this Friday, June 28
Mental health and addiction QI collaborative slides and video
A prescription for Canada: achieving pharmacare for all
Amy Coupal announced as new CEO at the Ontario Caregiver Organization
CEP tools and resources survey
Seeking input: draft quality standard for unhealthy alcohol use and alcohol use disorder
Upcoming events including ECHO Liver and more
Premier shuffles cabinet
Almost one year since the Executive Council was sworn-in, the Ford government has made the most significant shuffle of cabinet to date. This larger, 28-member cabinet includes some new faces, while promoting those who have performed well over the past year.
As a direct response to some of the challenges in the first year, the government has bolstered capacity in their key priority areas by adding associate ministers to Health, Transportation and Energy. Added to Cabinet is an Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and a new Ministry of Long-Term Care.
This report contains ten policy recommendations intended to help the government improve the health care system. AFHTO is pleased to see that one recommendation is to ensure primary care is the foundation of an integrated health care system.
Reminder- primary care virtual community, June 26
This is the second webinar held by AFHTO, OCFP and The Change Foundation. Join us for an interactive engagement with Dr. Robert Varnam, GP and Head of General Practice Development at NHS England, as he shares learnings on the 10 High Impact Actions.
This sets the stage for us, as a virtual community to discuss, reflect and share the possibilities of what our own High Impact Actions in Ontario could be. Learn more here.
AFHTO Board of Directors nominations deadline this Friday, June 28
Help guide your association by serving on the AFHTO board of directors. The Governance Committee of AFHTO’s board invites anyone who works within an AFHTO member organization to apply. To apply:
Click here to read AFHTO’s Nominations and Elections policy.
Click here for information on the role and requirements of AFHTO board members.
Bright Lights nomination deadline this Friday, June 28
<em>2018 Bright Lights winners at the awards ceremony</em>
Are you proud of what your team has accomplished?
Do you want your colleagues to be recognized for the amazing work they do?
Do you think it would be great to see your initiative spread across the province?
Send in your nominations and supporting documents before the deadline, Friday, June 28. Four categories have education grants to help you strengthen your team’s development.
Small, rural and Northern teams are encouraged to apply.
Mental health and addiction QI collaborative slides and video
On June 13 over 200 attendees joined CMHA, AMHO, and AFHTO for the first in a 4-part webinar series on community and primary care QI projects and initiatives with a focus on mental health and addiction. See the video and get the slides.
A prescription for Canada: achieving pharmacare for all
A new report released by Health Canada, the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare has recommended an expansive pharmacare regime that would replace existing public and private insurance plans with a single national framework. To learn more about their recommendations, please click here.
Amy Coupal announced as new CEO at the Ontario Caregiver Organization
Amy Coupal has been announced as Chief Executive Officer at the Ontario Caregiver Organization. The Ontario Caregiver Organization was created in the Spring of 2018 as an independent corporation that functions arms-length from government. Their goal is to ease the stress and burden that caregivers experience when caring for a loved one. Visit their site to learn more about OCO and about the new CEO, Amy Coupal.
CEP tools and resources survey
The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) is seeking feedback from family physicians and primary care nurse practitioners about their tools and resources through a survey.
This 8-minute survey will be open until July 2, 2019. Those who complete the survey will be eligible to enter a draw for a chance to win one of five Indigo gift cards.
The feedback will help them better understand which clinical tools and resources providers are aware of, and how they may have been used in clinical practice. Responses will help inform the Knowledge Translation in Primary Care Initiative.
Seeking input: draft quality standard for unhealthy alcohol use and alcohol use disorder
Health Quality Ontario is developing a new quality standard to address unhealthy alcohol use and alcohol use disorder.
Share your thoughts on this draft quality standard and its accompanying patient guide by June 27, 2019.
The Power of Partnership: Reducing Hallway Health Care, Enhancing The Patient Experience, June 26, 2019
This webinar focuses on how partnerships helped create better health outcomes during the growing demands around hospital services. Held by HQO, SE Health and Trillium Health Partners. Learn more here.
Considerations for Primary Care Teams as a Not-for-Profit Corporation, July 17, 2019
Join AFHTO & Grant Thornton LLP for their second webinar in the Financial Webinar Series. Register here.
ECHO Liver: Liver Disease in Primary Care: Approach To Hepatitis C, July 11, 2019
Join the ECHO Liver evening series as they hold a lecture based on real team and patient cases on Hepatitis C. Learn more here.
AFHTO 2019 Conference, September 19- 20, 2019
Members get 50% off registration; plus early bird rates are in effect! Get your member access code from your administrator and come explore Health System Integration Built on The Foundation of Team-Based Primary Health Care. Register now!
LeaderShift Conference Detailed Program Now Available
We are now only three weeks away from the LeaderShift Conference on Thursday, July 11th, held at the BMO Institute for Learning. There are still limited spots available for this enriching one-day, learning event, where you’ll have the chance to:
Connect with leaders across our sector to ignite collaboration and build a more connected, integrated health care system.
Collaborate with your peers, discover new tools and build your confidence leading during times of change and uncertainty.
Transform the health care system by cultivating new partnerships, building effective coalitions and preparing for the future.
Click here to see the detailed conference program and to register today!
This report contains ten policy recommendations from the council to the government, intended to help the government stay on track as it works to improve the health care system.
The third recommendation is that primary care be the foundation of an integrated health care system. As examples, the report suggests ensuring OHTs facilitate clinician leadership and support strong partnerships with the primary care sector.
The report also includes support and recommendations for wrap-around care, comprehensive care plans, and “providers working in a team environment with access to a full continuum of care for their patients, as well as continued professional development support and resources.”
AFHTO is pleased to see the importance of primary care outlined in the second interim report.
The council consulted over 1,500 providers, patients and stakeholders – including AFHTO members – and says it will continue to engage the public on how to improve the health care system as it develops future reports with updates on how these initiatives are improving health care service delivery.
Reports and resources:
The first interim report from the Premier’s Council was released on January 31, 2019.
Almost one year since the Executive Council was sworn-in, the Ford government has made the most significant shuffle of cabinet to date. This larger, 28-member cabinet includes some new faces, while promoting those who have performed well over the past year. As a direct response to some of the challenges in the first year, the government has bolstered capacity in their key priority areas by adding associate ministers to Health, Transportation and Energy.
Please find the complete attached memo from Hill + Knowlton Strategies to their clients on the cabinet shuffle:
Do you want your colleagues to be recognized for the amazing work they do?
Do you think it would be great to see your initiative spread across the province?
If you’ve said yes to any of the above, submit a Bright Lights nomination!
Don’t be left out- they’ve started to pour in so send in your nominations and supporting documents before the deadline, Friday, June 28.
Four categories have education grants to help you strengthen your team’s development.
Small, rural and Northern teams are encouraged to apply.You can watch this 2016 webinar or view the slides if you’ve never submitted a nomination before. There will also be special recognition for underrepresented teams.
And don’t forget- some award recipients will receive an education grant valued at $1,250.
There will also be special recognition for underrepresented teams. You could win an award for your contributions to Ontario’s healthcare system. The winner(s) will be selected based on the strength of their nomination to one of the six categories.
