Newsletter- Summer 2006

Since the May 27, 2006 conference, we are meeting many passionate people who want to improve the health care system and beginning to review the advice we have received.  We are particularly encouraged by the large number of conference attendees who want to participate on committees and by their overwhelming support for CQH to have another conference. 

What is Happening Next? 

The CQH Board met and decided on the following action plan:

  1. Over the course of the summer months, we will organize and engage the volunteers for the Policy Committee to develop a policy on how recommendations are to be reviewed and approved by CQH as an organization.  The policy will then guide the efforts of other committees should they bring recommendations to be endorsed by CQH for distribution to the media, government and membership.
  2. In September, 2006 we will have an organizational meeting with those CQH members who want to work on various committees.  Note that attendance at the May 27 Conference has automatically provided you with an annual membership.
  3. Currently the Board is reviewing and prioritizing approximately 20 various action items to determine which ones we can pursue with our current capabilities.  The list includes initiation of a medical advisory board.
  4. CHQ has initiated work on fundraising to assist with current administrative costs and to potentially retain a part-time executive director.
  5. We are following up on key contacts received by CQH from the conference and by word of mouth.  Two CQH Board members have already met with the Calgary Health Region and another CQH Board member attended a presentation by the Canadian Minister of Health, Tony Clement.

 We look forward to seeing our new volunteers this September.  Have a wonderfully healthy summer.

Dan Levson for the CQH Board

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 CQH Members are invited to submit articles that promote the health of Albertans or have ideas on how the Health Care system can be improved.  We encourage you to provide articles that have already been edited and that have appropriate references if they are more technical in nature.

 CQH Contact Information

Citizens for Quality Health, 100, 111 – 5th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3Y6

(403) 701-8315

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