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Partner spotlight: Indigenous Health Council
June 14, 2024. Enhancing Indigenous health and wellness. The IHC also aspires to a health-care landscape that embraces holistic care, addressing the mental, spiritual, social and emotional aspects of health as much as the physical.
Partner spotlight: Ardoch Algonquin First Nation
June 12, 2024. Embracing tradition and aspiring for inclusive health care. The input of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation through their involvement in the FLA OHT is crucial; they are helping bring diverse Indigenous voices, knowledge and lived experience to the forefront of health-care discussions.
Partner spotlight: Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
June 10, 2024. The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) is a community deeply rooted in the Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) culture and tradition. MBQ are also an important member of the FLA OHT, bringing invaluable perspectives and insights towards our vision.
Reinventing oneself: navigating a chronic disease
April 29, 2024. Dorothyanne was at the gym when she first noticed physical symptoms, which progressed to memory issues. About six months and many tests later, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It was her 50th birthday present.
Partnering to treat heart failure
April 24, 2024. As a cardiologist, one of Dr. Aws Almufleh’s greatest passions is identifying, treating, and educating people about heart failure, which is one of the most under-recognized and insufficiently treated chronic conditions.
Learning to “Live Well” with chronic disease
April 24, 2024. Kingston Community Health Centres works with partners to employ a hugely successful regional approach of self-management, where people get involved in preventative care and early chronic disease management.
Palliative Care Working Group achievements in 2023
February 16, 2024. Palliative Care Working Group is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals facing serious illnesses and their families. Over the past year, the group has achieved notable success in three key ongoing projects.
Integrated Mental Health & Addictions achievements in 2023
February 16, 2024. The Integrated Mental Health & Addictions Working Group is collaborating to build more integrated and efficient pathways for individuals and their families, as well as for providers, to access mental health and addictions care and supports.
Digital Support Structure achievements in 2023
February 16, 2024. The Digital Support Structure is working to increase the use of digital tools in the region’s health-care sector, with a goal to simplify systems and processes for both providers and people, and to improve quality of care.
Aging Well at Home Working Group achievements in 2023
February 16, 2024. The Aging Well at Home working group was created to encourage new ways of thinking about supporting older adults in the community to live longer in their homes with the right resources.
Access to Primary Care Working Group achievements in 2023
February 16, 2024. The Access to Primary Care Working Group is dedicated to increasing access to team-based care and breaking down barriers to timely, equitable care for everyone in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington counties.
Spotlight on the FLA OHT integrated care initiatives
As we look ahead to 2024, the FLA OHT will work on three key integrated care initiatives: maternal and child health care, integrated care pathways for chronic disease and preventative care and disease screening.