Public invited to meeting of Wood Buffalo Health Advisory Council

FORT McMURRAY — Local and area residents are invited to attend a virtual and public meeting of the Wood Buffalo Health Advisory Council (HAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This is your opportunity to:

• Bring your community’s voice forward to provide input on local and regional health.
• Provide feedback to AHS regarding healthcare services.
• Learn more about the Wood Buffalo HAC.

Public feedback will be shared with local Alberta Health Services (AHS) leaders to inform their decision-making.

This meeting will take place via Zoom. To join, please e-mail community.engagement@ahs.ca with the subject line ‘Wood Buffalo’ and you will be sent the Zoom meeting link.  The meeting is also hosted at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre in the administration office boardroom.

For more information on the Wood Buffalo HAC, visit the AHS website at www.ahs.ca/advisorycouncils.

HACs play an important role in supporting the strategic direction of AHS by engaging members of their communities throughout Alberta in a respectful, transparent and accountable manner. Public participation is essential to improving the quality and accountability of health services. Working in partnership with AHS is an important way to ensure services are more responsive to the needs of those who use them.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.