HSS 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: School Health And Nutrition Services, Respite Care, Assisted Living
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Lecture 8: home and community care towards a person-centred health care system. Huge presence through out ottawa and the community. Champlain local health integration network"s (lhin) mandate: ensure health services are well-organized, appropriately funded, and meet the health needs of the 1. 3 million residents who call this region home. Across sub-regions, the lhin works to achieve its mission of building a coordinated, integrated and accountable health system for people where and when they need it. We work with and fund roughly 120 health service providers that offer about 240 health programs in hospitals, community support services, mental health and addiction service agencies, community health centres, and long-term care homes. As of may 24, 2017, the champlain lhin also delivers home and community care services. We provide a wide range of health care services and resources to support 62,000+ patients each year at home, at school or in the community.