Successes
• Establishment of informal and formal communication network
• Mapping of services
• Identification of essential services and access points resulting in an analysis of strengths and stress points in the continuum of care
• Advocacy for First Nations to access CNET
• Collaboration on the development and dissemination of health information resources contributing to health promotion and prevention. For example: breast feeding education workshops, oral health tear sheets, baby log book, Doula Training, etc.
• Coordination of and participation in joint staff education sessions. For example: Primary Health Care and Motivational Interviewing-demonstrating a valuable and cost-effective way of professional development, work life balance workshops for northern health staff, oral health professional development sessions, etc.
• Initiation of a patient self- management program “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions”; sixteen facilitators from eight communities have been trained to deliver the six week program in their community
• Promotion and coordination of a sexual health programming workshop
• Production of a fluoride varnish training manual
• Collaboration on the Transfer of Medical Function–the training and transition process strengthening of advocacy for northern nursing
• Moving forward a northern dentist access program
• Health career promotion initiative that includes hiring of a full time health career promotionposition, working with other sectors to create more efficiency career presentations through program called Career Exploration, involved in pushing the importance of maths and sciences, a comprehensive display
• Organization and Hosting of a Career Pathing Workshop
• Enhancement of the Northern Health Conference by participating and showing the merits of cooperation and collaboration
• Ongoing participation as co-chair in the Northern Labour market Committee Health Sub Committee, which concentrates on health human resource development. A comprehensive community driven five year training proposal has been developed based on concrete needs data collection from all northern health employers.
• Development of a Cross-Jurisdiction Decision-Making Model
• First ever call of a Northern Leadership Forum to discuss health
• Northern wide Suicide Prevention Forum
• Northern wide Community Development Conference in partnership with Northern Lights School Division
• Assisted with provincial Patient First Review in northern Saskatchewan