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North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
2019 Multi-Year Work Plan
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AODA Committee
Opportunity |
Action and Accountability |
Status |
| Revise Terms of Reference. | Chairperson to lead. |
Complete. Terms of Reference was revised to meet organization's standards. |
| Elect new Chairperson for committee. | Committee will nominate someone. |
Complete. Staff member was nominated and accepted. |
| Complete Annual Report for AODA committee. | AODA committee will complete the Annual Report for the period from May 1st to April 30th of each year. | Complete. |
| Complete AODA committee evaluation. | AODA committee will complete the evaluation. | Complete. |
Accessibility Multi-Year Plan
Opportunity |
Action and Accountability |
Status |
| Review current multi-year plan and develop a new multi-year plan. | Technical Policy Writer to draft, and the AODA committee will review/revise. |
Complete. Presented draft of new multi-year plan to AODA committee. |
| Finalize multi-year plan and Executive Team liaison to present to the Executive Team for approval. | Committee to finalize a plan to reflect the new building and positive steps forward. |
Pending. |
| After approval, post plan on website. | Communications representative to add it to the About Us section on the Health Unit website. |
Pending. |
Feedback
Opportunity |
Action and Accountability |
Status |
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Review current process and forms. |
Quarterly reports received by Executive Director of Corporate Services, and reviewed at AODA committee meetings. If no feedback from clients in previous year, review possible reasons why. Are forms/signage understandable/noticed? Approach someone with lived experience and ask them to complete a form? |
Ongoing.
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| Communication to staff asking for ongoing feedback re accessibility for clients/self? | To be determined. |
Pending. Ask staff for feedback; creates awareness for staff to look for opportunities for improvement. |
All Standards
Opportunity |
Action and Accountability |
Status |
| Initiate semi-annual GEMBA walks... "the place where value is created". |
New insights how changes can make services better for clients (observation and input from staff). |
Pending. |
Training
Opportunity |
Action and Accountability |
Status |
| Review and update employment procedures/policies. |
Human Resources Manager maintains legislated requirements. |
Ongoing. |
| Staff to take an AODA refresher training on 24/7. |
Finance Program Administrative Assistant to connect with Human Resources to set up. |
Ongoing. Recertification training vs. new staff training. |
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AODA training for those who provide service on behalf of the organization. Training process needs to be confirmed and initiated in consultation with Human Resources. |
Human resources representative will look into this to see if this was done/is being done. Finance is responsible for purchase services. Board of Health and students have been added to take training and have completed training. |
Ongoing. Request for Proposals will reflect AODA requirements. |
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Brochure for the training requires updating. |
Planning and Evaluations Manager to arrange with Communications. |
Pending. Brochure is used for training those who provide service on behalf of the organization. |
Information and Communication
Opportunity |
Action and Accountability |
Status |
| Continue to update accessible documents on the website. | Website will post accessible documents. Documents non-convertible, are available in an accessible format upon request. |
Ongoing. |
Attitudinal Barriers
Opportunity |
Action and Accountability |
Status |
| Offer Mental Health Awareness Training. Course content to include: explanation of mental health problems, signs and symptoms of common mental health problems and crisis situations, and information about effective interventions. | To ensure all front-line workers are effective and empathetic to those with mental health illnesses. | Pending. |
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