Share Your Story, Shape Your Care Community Engagement Project Wins International Award

The North West LHIN was honoured with the Innovation Award by the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) at its 17th annual conference. Read news release.....

Thank you to all of the residents and health care professionals who participated in Share Your Story, Shape Your Care. Your ideas and stories will help inform the North West LHIN's 2nd Integrated Health Services Plan which will map out our priorities and funding for the health care system in Northwestern Ontario from 2010-2013. Click here to access the final report, summary report and storybook of participants' stories.

Welcome to the North West LHIN

The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), with its partners, is working towards its vision for the northwest: Healthier people, a strong health system – our future. The North West LHIN is responsible for planning, integrating and funding many local health services, including hospitals, the Community Care Access Centre, community health centres, long-term care homes, community support service agencies and community mental health and addiction services.

Planning, delivering and accessing health services within the northwest can be challenging. We have the lowest population, spread over the largest geographic area. The North West LHIN extends from just west of White River to the Manitoba border and from Hudson Bay in the north down to the United States border. Portions of our Aboriginal population live in remote areas with road access only in the winter; others are accessible only by air.

The North West LHIN believes that local communities best understand their local health care needs and priorities. We are committed to ongoing community engagement and continue to seek knowledge and input in developing local solutions.

By working together, we will succeed at improving the quality of and accessibility to health care services for the residents of Northwestern Ontario.