Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario has responded to the province’s report “Rural and Northern Health Care Framework/Plan Stage 1.” In their response, Echo identifies three priority areas that would strengthen the province’s plan to improve rural and northern health care for women.
The identified three priority action areas are to: 1) Consider how lifestyle factors impact on health; 2) Design and implement care delivery systems that strengthen the reliability and quality of care; and 3) Mandate planning and accountability requirements that reflect the priorities of rural and northern women.
To read Echo’s full response, see “Ontario’s Rural and Northern Health Care Framework: Reflecting Women’s Needs,” July 2011, available atwww.echo-ontario.ca.