Community Public Health Plan
Health Needs and Priorities
- Interim Report
- Provides overview of community profiles, community services, issues related to these services, and next steps for streamlining services.
- Provides overview of external service providers, community driven services and funders.
- Gaps identified by Service Providers on and off Reserve.
- Gaps identified by Community on and off Reserve.
- Services funded and/or delivered by more than one Service Provider in the community.
- Identification of number of services.
- Services further identified by the community.
Service Delivery Agreements
- Memorandums of understanding developed that address communication issues in service delivery and outlines roles and responsibilities of external service providers.
- Each community has 4 MOUs – one with each of the following service providers
- Kenora Chiefs Advisory
- Northwestern health Unit
- First Nations Inuit Health
- Kenora Area Health Access Centre
First Nations Public Health Act/Bylaws
- This section of the Community Public Health Plan is for future planning and development as a Public Health Infrastructure at the community level is developed.
- Include First Nation By-Laws as they are developed that address community public health concerns and issues.
- Possible direction:
- Modify Ontario Public Health Act to meet the needs of the community (capacity, infrastructure and enforcement).
- Formally adopt Ontario Public Health Act.
Administrative Structure
- Information on First Nations own health structure, including policies and procedures.
- Please note: Some communities still have not accessed health infrastructure support from FNIH and are operating under Band Administration policies and procedures.
Work Plans
- Community delivered health service work plans are included in the community health plan as well as the community public health plan.
Medical Officer of Health and Environmental Health
- Policy Outlining how, why and when communities access the above services is included.
Confidentiality of Health Records
- This is typically included in a community health plan.
- It is imperative for communities to be mindful of the importance of having a process of collecting, maintaining and storing information on clients.
- Having health data will ensure accurate health surveillance and assist in future health planning.
Training Plans
- Training Plans developed for community health services personnel.
- Plans outline the current level of training of the community staff, short-term and long-term training goals.
Emergency Response/Pandemic Plan
- Community’s emergency response and pandemic plans included.
Evaluation Plan
- Evaluation Plan outlines process in which community ensure accountability to community members.
Next Steps
- Based on gaps of each community’s public health plan, priorities are identified.
Work Plan 2009-2010
- Evaluate the steering committee MOU, process and membership.
- Establish year 3 Steering Committee.
- Develop a Community Public Health priority assessment tool and complete Public Health priority assessments in each KCA community.
- Develop Strategy to address Public Health Priorities in each community.
- Continue to develop a First Nation Traditional Healing Framework.
- Develop a draft Public Health Service partnership and professional support framework
