Moving Upstream - Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Organizational Goals
Organizational
Goals
Using Excellence Canada’s Framework for Excellence as a foundation, the
2013-2018 internal strategic direction has been structured around six quality
drivers, as follows:
1. Leadership Driver
2. Planning Driver
3. Client Driver
4. People Driver
5. Process Driver
6. Partnership Driver
Since the development of the previous strategic plan, the province has
developed Organizational Standards (OS) for Ontario Public Health Units,
which include activities that will assist boards of health in developing
strong governance and management practices, which in turn are a support
to the planning and delivery of public health programs and services (6).
Complementary to the OPHS, the Organizational Standards are part of a
comprehensive accountability framework.
The OS requirements are a combination of existing regulations in the Health
Protection and Promotion Act PPA and public health accreditation standards,
as well as some new requirements for governance and management practices
(6). They are grouped into 6 categories, each with a broad goal, as follows:
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Board Structure:
To ensure that the structure of the Board of Health facilitates
effective governance and respects the required partnership with
municipalities as well as the need for local flexibility in board
structure.
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Board Operations:
To enable Boards of Health to operate in a manner that promotes an
effective board, effective communication and transparency.
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Leadership:
To ensure the Board of Health members develop a shared vision
for the organization, use a proactive, problem solving approach
to establishing the organization’s strategic directions, and take
responsibility for governing the organization to achieve their desired
vision.
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Moving Upstream: 2013-2018 Strategic Plan
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit