Outaouais
Health and Social Services Network for the English-speaking population
Outaouais
Health and Social Services Network
for the English-speaking population
Le Réseau de santé et de services sociaux pour les anglophones de l’Outaouais
53,
Principale St., Gatineau, QC. J9H 3L4
For immediate release:
New Comprehensive Outaouais
Health Needs Assessment
Being Released at Public Forum
Gatineau, January 30, 2006 - Just over a year after being established, the Outaouais Health and Social Services Network for the English-speaking population (OHSSN), is releasing a ‘Report on Health and Social Services Needs of the English-speaking Population’ at its first public forum. The report will detail extensive research conducted over the past year, an analysis of recent demographic data, and the English-speaking population’s perceptions and needs concerning health and social services.
OHSSN project
coordinator Danielle Lanyi says it’s been an interesting year and she’s looking
forward to presenting her findings. “We conducted 14 focus groups in both urban
and rural areas and one of the main concerns expressed across the region was the
need to improve access to information about health and social services in
English. The Outaouais is quite diverse, so it has been a real challenge
compiling all the research into one comprehensive report.”
The
public forum will be held on Wednesday, February 8th at the Tétreau
Community Center, 361 Lucerne Road in the City of Gatineau’s Hull sector from 9
a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Aside
from the health needs assessment report, forum participants will also hear about
ongoing initiatives in the Outaouais from public health care providers and
community organizations from the English-speaking community. A workshop in the
afternoon will provide the opportunity for participants to discuss the
information received from the presentations and to explore strategies to foster
partnerships and improve access to English health and social services.
For more information on the Health Needs Assessment report or the
public forum, contact Danielle Lanyi at
613-769-1017 or via email at dlanyi@magma.ca.
OHSSN Tel: 613-769-1017 Fax: 819-682-4033
www.ohssn.org
dlanyi@magma.ca