Volunteers sought for AHS advisory councils

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services (AHS) is recruiting new volunteer members to Health Advisory Councils (HAC) across Alberta.

HACs are recruiting for the Lakeland Communities, Tamarack and True North councils in the North; and Oldman River and Palliser Triangle councils in southern Alberta.
 
Membership offers an opportunity to provide a local perspective on healthcare services over the course of a three-year term. 

HACs consist of 15 volunteer members, all of whom 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.
• Interested in participating in dialogue with AHS that will lead to creative solutions to healthcare services across Alberta. 

Health Advisory Councils report to the AHS Board of Directors and meet up to four times per year with AHS zone and provincial leadership. Members learn of AHS initiatives and discuss information gathered from communities about healthcare priorities that impact them. 

Interested Albertans over the age of 18 are asked to submit an expression of interest form, available online at ahs.ca/advisorycouncils. For further enquiries, please call 1-877-275-8830, or email community.engagement@ahs.ca. Deadline for submissions is Oct. 12.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.