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| Health | ||
Three meetings to discuss health
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| 1st meeting: | March 30 and 31, 2007, Université de Moncton, Shippagan campus | |
| Theme 1 | Theme 2 | Progress Report | ||
| 2nd meeting: | April 27 and 28, Université de Moncton, Shippagan campus | |
| Progress Report | ||
| 3rd meeting: | June 2, École La-Rivière, Pokemouche | |
| Summary of the Participants’ Recommendations and the Solutions Identified by the Committee |
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Difference Between Consultation and Dialogue
INDEX:
Description
of Dialogue on Health ForumObjectives
of Dialogue on Health ForumAdvantages
of Dialogue on Health ForumLength
of MeetingsFormat
of MeetingsFinal
ResultParticipants
in Dialogue on Health ForumSelection
of ParticipantsDescription of Dialogue on Health Forum
The Dialogue on Health forum is a process designed to engage citizens to influence the health-related decision making process.
Its goals are to give citizens the opportunity to express their opinions, listen to those of others, and come up with recommendations of health services adapted to the community’s needs.
The Dialogue on Health forum invests in constructive dialogue, interaction among the participants, and the sharing of knowledge and views.
Its focus goes beyond technical considerations to include values that can guide the participants in the search for solutions.
The Dialogue on Health forum is future oriented. It enables the participants to analyze the possible options and their consequences while taking into account the views of others in order to achieve concrete results with regard to health on the Acadian Peninsula.
Consequently, the citizen engagement process promoted
through Dialogue on Health requires that:
the
participants be informed;
the participants
be listened to;
the participants
be involved in problem solving;
solutions be
reached.
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Objectives of Dialogue on Health Forum
During the three meetings, the participants
will
1. analyze health needs on the Acadian Peninsula;
2. prepare an inventory of health services offered on the Acadian Peninsula;
3. review the different service delivery methods.
At the end of the process, recommendations will be developed for the Minister
of Health with a view to a better equation between the needs of the population
and the services offered.
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Advantages of Dialogue on Health Forum
A citizen engagement process like Dialogue
on Health has numerous advantages:
Each participant
is more familiar with the position of the other participants and is better
able to understand and accept it.
It mobilizes
people around a common undertaking.
It helps to
build consensus within the population.
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Length of Meetings
The first two meetings will be a day and a
half long. The third meeting will be half a day long.
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Format of Meetings
The participants will be divided into groups
of about 16 persons of different ages and from different communities.
They will discuss selected themes and set priorities in relation to those
themes.
The groups will then meet in a plenary session to learn about the priorities
identified by the other groups and to formulate suggested priorities.
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Final Result
After the three meetings are over, a final
report containing the recommendations for the Minister and reflecting
the priorities suggested by the 135 participants during the meetings will
be made public.
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Participants in Dialogue on Health Forum
The Dialogue on Health forum
will bring together about 135 persons who will participate in the three
meetings. They will be citizens, policy makers, health managers, health
professionals, and representatives of academic institutions.
Source: World Health Organization
The participants will also form a representative sample of the Acadian
Peninsula. They will therefore come from all parts of the Acadian Peninsula
and will represent youth, adults, seniors, men, and women.
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Selection of Participants
The persons selected to participate in the three Dialogue on
Health meetings have received an invitation.
However, more than 30 spaces have been reserved for the general public.
These people have been chosen to participate in the three meetings on
the basis of representativeness criteria (community and age). They agreed
to participate in all three meetings.
The Dialogue on Health Forum needs the input of people from the
Acadian Peninsula. Please participate.
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