Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Health Action Lobby

Thirty-nine national health-care organizations that comprise the Health Action Lobby (HEAL) issued a consensus statement calling for the federal government to embrace the Canadian Way of addressing national health issues through compassion, consensus, and collaboration. The Consensus Statement entitled Accelerating Innovation and Improving Health System Performance is intended to prompt all federal parties to articulate … Read more

The Health Action Lobby (HEAL) calls on the Council of the Federation to renew its multi-year commitment to accelerate the pace of health care transformation through the work led by the Health Care Innovation Working Group (HCIWG). “Building on the promise of the Premiers report From Innovation to Action (2012), which focused on clinical practice … Read more

Canada’s 2004 Health Accord expires March 31. With no new agreement in its place, the Health Action Lobby (HEAL), who represent more than half a million front line providers and consumers of health care, is very concerned about the future of health and health care in Canada. It is a future whose success depends on … Read more

Health Action Lobby said that for Canada to rank among countries with the healthiest populations, it needs a broadly shared vision of health and health care, sustained leadership by the federal government, as well as action and accountability on the parts of provincial and territorial governments, health care providers and the public. The Health Action … Read more