Residents invited to share views about healthcare at public meeting hosted by True North Health Advisory Council

PADDLE PRAIRIE – Local and area residents are invited to attend a public meeting on September 26th. This is an opportunity for participants to meet council members, provide feedback on health services, and to share views about local healthcare delivery and ideas for solutions. Feedback will be gathered and shared with AHS Zone leadership.

The meeting runs from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Paddle Prairie Communiplex.

AHS North Zone leadership will provide an update on health services within North Zone. Presentations will be made by Tammy Novak, Healthy Children and Youth, Health Promotion Coordinator with AHS and Barb Adekat, Executive Director of the High Level Friendship Centre. 

Health Advisory Councils 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 that services are more responsive to the needs of those who use them. For more information on the Peace Health Advisory Council, visit the AHS website.

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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