Eastern Health Annual Performance Report 2020-21

The goals of the Innovation Strategy are to improve health-care services and programs in Eastern Health through the application of innovative solutions; maximize health systems efficiencies and minimize associated costs by leveraging the innovation ecosystem to build partnerships and generate revenue; and generate economic development in the province and increase employment. [...] Throughout the 2020-23 strategic planning cycle, Eastern Health intends to implement five collaborative initiatives aimed to improve the health and well-being of the population, reduce inequities among and between specific population groups, and address the needs of the most disadvantaged. [...] DISCUSSION OF RESULTS Eastern Health is continuously striving to improve the health and well-being of the population and to advance health equity in the region. [...] Research provides a 4 strong rationale for investing in employee and workplace health, as they are “inextricably linked to productivity, high performance and success.”22 Eastern Health continues to implement the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace23 and strives to provide the resources and support necessary to promote diversity and inclusion, achieve pe. [...] The organization is planning to readminister the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace survey in the spring of 2022.