Our Health. Our Perspectives. Our Solutions. Establishing a common Health Vison

They also highlighted what they saw as key opportunities to drive change and improvements to the New Brunswick health system: the province’s (and health system’s) small size as a source of nimbleness; citizen and stakeholder commitment to change; and increased focus on and investment in health promotion and illness prevention to reduce the burden on the health system. [...] They also felt that greater investment in home care supports and the province’s network of community health centres would be key to making the health system more “citizen-centered.” Finally, participants stressed the importance of supporting the role of communities and local decision-making in health and of paying attention to the needs of the most vulnerable and disenfranchised citizens (e.g., th. [...] Figure 1: Mandate of the New Brunswick Health Council New Brunswickers have the right to be aware of the decisions being made, to be part of the decision-making process and to be aware of the outcomes delivered by the health system and its cost. [...] For the NBHC, this means reporting to New Brunswickers on the performance of the health system and seeking their informed input on the policies that guide the health system and affect the health of the province’s population. [...] In 2008, the Government of New Brunswick published the Provincial Health Plan 2008-2012, in which it clearly expressed the view that the province’s health system needed to become a “citizen- centered health system,” that is to say: “A system that meets the needs and preferences of individuals and communities, rather than expecting people to adapt to what the system has to offer.”1 Our Health.