Community Advisory Network: Cudworth

Purpose

To promote the active engagement of individuals  and communities in planning.re­ viewing and Implementing strategies that both maintain and improve the health and well being of citizens 1n the Saskatoon Health Region.

1. To develop processes that support communities as active partners in their health and health care  services.

2. To partner with communities and key stakeholders to jointly share information and promote understanding of perspectives that might not otherwise be under stood.

3. To build capacity through 1nforming and empowering Individuals and communities to take more responsibility and control over their health.

4. To build mutual trust and credibility through the process of engagement.

5. To promote effective, efficient and sustainable services that appropriately meet the needs  of communities

The Terms of Engagement will be reviewed on an annual basis.

Guiding Principles

1. Communities will be actively and meaningfully engaged in identifying community needs and participating in key strategic initiatives.

2. Except In circumstances beyond the control of the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority no decisions shall be made  to eliminate, significantly change or add to existing services without the knowledge  of, active Input from and discussion of options with the local Community Health Council.

It is understood the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority has the ultimate

final decision making authority.

3. SHR and the local communities will openly share information that affects the health and well being of residents.

4. SHR and the local communities will support healthy living by participating together  to address priority health promotion and disease prevention strategies.

5. The engagement process must be transparent, legitimate and official. Community input is valued and the region is committed to providing feedback about its decisions.

6. Participants should be involved as early as possible in the process.

7. The potential for communities to influence decisions must be real.

8. Information must be timely such that sufficient time is allowed to under­ stand, discuss and deliberate. Information must be clear, transparent and easy to understand.

9. SHR resources must be available to support engagement processes.

10.SHR and the Council shall strive to achieve mutually acceptable out­comes.

Membership

Town of Cudworth: RM of Hoodoo:

Saskatoon Health Region:

Mayor, Administrator and Councillors (2) Reeve, Administrator and Councillors (2) SHR Senior Managers (2), Cudworth Facility Manager, Staff Representatives  (3)

St. Michael's Haven:       Manager

Note: Primary Health Facilitators from SHR Primary Health Services will participate as meeting facilitators. Additional SHR representatives will be accessed as required.