Health committee  Yes. We really believe that the healthier people are and the more that's done upfront for them, the less strain there will be on our system. We need to find the people, connect with them, and then monitor them on an ongoing basis. We don't just provide one-time intervention. We want to hang on to them.

Health committee  Yes, definitely. I'm not sure you are familiar with the chronic care model, and we could certainly provide some background on it, but most jurisdictions in Canada are now using this model. There are some common themes through this model around community partnerships, decision support tools--IT, things like that--so when we start attending conferences we're all talking the same language.

Health committee  Thank you for the opportunity, and thank you to the larger committee for the opportunity to be here. Dr. Lewanczuk has highlighted a number of different types of initiatives that we've put in place that deal with, first of all, understanding what the problems and the needs of people are, and then with trying to make sure there is timely access to care, whether that be a simple call from a nurse or a dietician to ask people how they're making out, or whether it be attending a formal group education program.