AHS advisory council recruiting new members

FORT McMURRAY – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is recruiting new volunteer members to the Wood Buffalo Health Advisory Council. 

Membership offers an opportunity to provide a local perspective on area and provincewide healthcare services over the course of a three-year term.

“Health advisory council volunteers are an important component of how AHS works with communities,” says Colleen Turner, Vice President, Community Engagement and Communications. “They play an important role in connecting us to people across Alberta, and help us understand the needs of individual communities.” 

The council consists of a maximum of 15 volunteer members, all of whom are: 

• Passionate about healthcare services.
• Big-picture thinkers.
• Eager to engage members of their community to learn what healthcare services are working well, and where improvements can be made.
• Interested in participating in dialogue with AHS that will lead to creative solutions to healthcare services across Alberta. 

Advisory councils report to the AHS Board of Directors, and meet four to five times per year with AHS leadership. Members learn of AHS initiatives and discuss information gathered from Wood Buffalo communities about healthcare priorities that impact them. 

Jon Willcott, Chair of Wood Buffalo Health Advisory Council, adds the work is rewarding for members of the public. 

“Alberta Health Services is committed to listening to Albertans. Being a member of a health advisory council is fulfilling because you get to play a vital role in shaping healthcare into the future for yourself and others in our community,” he says. 

Interested Albertans over the age of 18 are asked to submit an expression of interest form, available online at http://www.ahs.ca/shapehealthcare. For further enquiries, please call        
1-877-275-8830, or email community.engagement@ahs.ca. Deadline for submissions is June 9.

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. 

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