Moving Upstream - Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Health Strategies
The Health Unit will also continue to support program development and
implementation by investing in population health assessment and surveillance,
research and knowledge exchange and program monitoring and evaluation
(included in the Foundational Standard of the Ontario Public Health Program
Standards).
The selection of the activities within each strategy will be guided by the following
principles:
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Community Strengths & Needs
A community has strengths such as knowledge, skills, people interested in
working on an issue, people already adopting a behaviour, infrastructure etc.
These will support and enhance any program provided by the Health Unit.
Impact of Program/Services
While evidence of a program’s effectiveness is important, it is also necessary
to consider whether programs that have worked elsewhere will work in the
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark area. Sometimes locally grown solutions which
include an evaluation component have the greatest potential for success.
Capacity of the Health Unit
The skill set among staff, available technology and resources, and the
availability of sufficient staff time to make a difference will influence which
programs and services will be provided.
Collaboration and Partnerships
The Health Unit can only achieve the health goals and population outcomes
of the plan by collaboration with partners. So, the presence of others willing to
work on specific initiatives will guide the work the Health Unit undertakes.
Moving Upstream: 2013-2018 Strategic Plan
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
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