Yukon health services and programs - 2011 : Programmes et services de santé au Yukon - 2011 : Ministère de la santé et des affaires sociales du Yukon

FA3-68/2011E-PDF ISBN 978-1-100-17910-0 Auditor General of Canada Vérificatrice générale du Canada To the Honourable Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly: I have the honour to transmit herewith my report on Yukon Health Services and Programs—Department of Health and Social Services to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in accordance with the provisions of section 35 of the Yukon Act. [...] Yukon’s Health Act states that the “primary objective of Yukon’s health and social services policy is to protect, promote, and restore the well-being of residents of the Yukon in harmony with the physical, social, economic and cultural environments in which they live and to facilitate equitable access to quality health and social programs and services.” 6. The Whitehorse General Hospital has provi [...] The Department is committed to continued participation on the Government of Yukon Interdepartmental 10 Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Yukon Legislative Assembly—February 2011 YUKON HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICESworking group on the implementation of strategic planning and the development and reporting of performance measurements. [...] In addition, we collected and Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Yukon Legislative Assembly—February 2011 11 YUKON HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICESreviewed relevant statistics and information from the Department and other public sources. [...] In 2005, in recognition of the health, social, and Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Yukon Legislative Assembly—February 2011 13 YUKON HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICESeconomic costs of alcoholism, the Government committed to the Substance Abuse Action Plan with four strategic directions: harm reduction, prevention and education, treatment, and enfo