09: Côte-Nord

• Coasters Association, regular project
• Coasters Association, special project (2010-2011)
• North Shore Community Association (NSCA)

PROJECT TITLE

Retaining and Maintaining English Health and Social Services Professionals on the Lower North Shore

ORGANIZATION

Coasters Association 

PARTNERS

Centre de santé et de services sociaux de la Basse-Côte-Nord, Commission scolaire du Littoral, Council of Mayors (5), Community Economic Development and Employability Committee, Quebec Labrador Foundation, Local Development Center, Sûreté du Québec

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Through the McGill Retention Project, the Coasters Association aims to enhance access to Health and Social Services in the English language on the Lower North Shore by improving recruitment and retention of English-speaking health and social services professionals. This will be accomplished by achieving the following objectives:

•  Establish and maintain an education network that will develop and implement a retention plan for the territory. Priority areas of this plan will consider:
  • Supporting the CSSS in developing a training program at the CSSSBCN aimed at retaining the number of professionals serving the population;
  • Exploring the possibility of expanding professional development training opportunities in the region modeled after the “Formation continue en soutien à la pratique infirmière en région éloignée au Québec” pilot training program, which is aimed at retaining health professionals;
  • Supporting the development of a support system and intern integration system aimed at retaining the number of professionals servicing the population (e.g. buddy system, etc…);
  • Supporting the development of a protocol for a bursary and incentive system;
• Develop and distribute marketing tools to McGill and other post secondary institutions that offer health and social services programs to promote the CSSSBCN and the benefits of living and working on the Lower North Shore.
• Support health institutions in establishing a sustainable internal structure

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Supporting the Enrichment of Health Career Exploration with Youth

Coasters Association   

PARTNERS

Centre de santé et de services sociaux de la Basse Côte Nord (CSSSBCN), Commission scolaire du Littoral, Council of Mayors (5) MRC, Community Economic Development and Employability Committee, Quebec Labrador Foundation, Local Development Center, Sûreté du Québec

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Through the McGill Retention Project, the Coasters Association aims to enhance access to health and social services in English on the Lower North Shore by improving the recruitment and retention of English-speaking health and social services professionals. This will be accomplished by achieving the following objectives:

The established education network will implement a retention pilot project for the territory which will:

• Support the Commission scolaire du Littoral in facilitating and enriching the Guidance Oriented Approach to Learning (GOAL), the Personal Orientation Project (POP) and the Exploration of Vocational (EXPO) Programs in regard to health and social service professionals.

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Building Partnerships and Creating Sustainable Initiatives Towards Recruitment and Retention of Health and Social Services Professionals in the Côte-Nord Region

North Shore Community Organization (NSCA)     

PARTNERS

CSSS de Sept-Iles, Centre de protection et de réadaptation de la Côte-Nord (CPCRN), Eastern Shores School Board, Baie-Comeau Community Learning Center, North Shore Regional Access Committee, NSCA NPI Network, Coasters Association

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The overall objective of this project is to improve access to health and social services in the English language within the Côte-Nord region. NSCA will focus on building and strengthening beneficial partnerships and developing strategies that will lead towards improving recruitment and retention of health and social services professionals on the North Shore. This project aims to:

• Mobilize stakeholders on the issue of language access and build relationships with public health partners;
  • Build partnerships with community partners, health professionals and educational partners to implement the project;
  • Work in collaboration with ESC partners (Coasters Association) on regional retention plan activities;
  • Develop and produce promotional tools and activities that focus on recruiting students that are in various college and university programs to encourage them to work in the Côte-Nord region;
  • Develop a retention plan with community partners, health professionals and educational partners.