Volunteers sought for area Health Advisory Council

By Janet Kanters Times Editor

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is recruiting new volunteer members to the Prairie Mountain Health Advisory Council (HAC) from the communities of Strathmore, Gleichen, Drumheller, Bassano, Vulcan, Airdrie, Okotoks, Nanton and Claresholm.
Council membership offers an opportunity to provide a local perspective on area and provincewide healthcare services.
“Council members bring their knowledge and community experiences to help inform Alberta Health Services on things that work well, while providing insight on improvements for the design and delivery of healthcare in Alberta,” said Sheena Taggart, Prairie Mountain’s vice chair.
Health Advisory Councils consist of a maximum of 15 volunteers who are passionate about healthcare services, big-picture thinkers, eager to engage members of their community to learn what healthcare services are working well and where improvements can be made, and interested in participating in dialogue with AHS that will lead to creative solutions to improve healthcare services across Alberta.
Advisory councils report to the AHS board of directors and meet with AHS leadership four to five times per year. Members learn of AHS initiatives and discuss information gathered from communities about healthcare priorities that impact them.
Interested Albertans over the age of 18 can submit an expression of interest, available online at ahs.ca/ac. For further enquiries, please call 1-877-275-8830 or email community.engagement@ahs.ca. Deadline for submissions is June 28.