To Our Health TOGETHER LEADING THE WAY FOR A HEALTHIER TOMORROW. Southern Health–Santé Sud newsletter www.southernhealth.ca Spring 2013 What’s Inside this Issue Meet the Southern Health– Santé Sud Board of Directors — page 2 French language services improve health outcomes — page 13 Let us introduce you to Mental health a priority for Southern Health-Santé Sud — page 15 Southern Health-Santé Sud a vibrant community a diverse population a good place to live The Southern Health-Santé Sud health But more impressive is that over 183,000 The region is a great place to live, which authority unites the former South people make up the population of this is probably why the Southern Health- Eastman and Central Manitoba Inc. diverse region. There are seven First Nations Santé Sud is the most populated RHA Regional Health Authorities (RHAs), communities and over sixty-six Hutterite outside of the City of Winnipeg and, but it’s about much more than its bricks colonies throughout the area. Aboriginal according to data from community Southern and mortar facilities, its many programs people in the region represent 10% of health assessments done in 2009, and its caring health professionals. the overall population, and are relatively life expectancy rates and premature Health-Santé Sud Southern Health-Santé Sud also young in comparison. Approximately 70% mortality rates were better than those brings together a vibrant collage of of rural French-speaking Manitobans live in other areas of the province based on a rich cultures and talented people with in the region representing nearly 11% of number of health status indicators. histories that run as deep and proud as its population. There is also a large and That’s not to say that there aren’t the flowing waters of the Red River that growing population of Mennonite, German- health challenges and some disparities joins them. speaking, Ukrainian and other cultures. within the region. But as its 5,600 The physical characteristics of The average car radio in the region is employees across the region work the Southern Health-Santé Sud are probably tuned to a golden-oldie station, together to share ideas and programs, impressive. It covers over 27,000 as baby-boomers (aged 55 to 64 years old) engage people and communities and square kilometers that span 29 rural make up the fastest growing age group, encourage everyone in the region to municipalities and 1 unorganized but all age groups within the region are get active about his or her own health, territory and is home to 4 cities growing at a faster rate than the provincial perhaps the Southern Health-Santé (Morden, Steinbach, Portage la Prairie average. Over the past decade, Southern Sud will one day also be known as the 1-888-315-9257 and Winkler), 12 towns, 5 villages and Health-Santé Sud has grown by 19% and healthiest in Manitoba. numerous communities. has accounted for almost a quarter of the provincial population growth. 2 Spring 2013 www.southernhealth.ca Southern Health–Santé Sud newsletter Southern Health–Santé Sud newsletter www.southernhealth.ca Spring 2013 3 Southern Health-Santé Sud Roy Enns Guy Gagnon Don Kuhl Armande Leclair Denise Harder Board of Directors Appointed by the Minister of Health, the Southern Health-Santé Sud Board of Directors is responsible for implementing and establishing a sustainable, integrated regional system of health services by providing leadership in addressing the health needs of the population. Line Leclerc Long time Portage la Prairie resident, Having served as a high school teacher of Santé Montcalm Healthy Community. Paul Cenerini DENISE HARDER, is the Southern for 34 years, GUY GAGNON is currently She serves on the Board of Musée St- Donna Harasymec Health-Santé Sud Board Chair. She served retired. Guy and his wife Suzanne own a Joseph Museum Inc. and is involved in Ron Tardiff J. Guy Levesque on the former RHA Central Board for five Bed & Breakfast in Ste. Agathe. They have her local church community. years, two of those as Board Chair. “As we two married sons and grandchildren. Guy honor the achievements of the two former has always been actively involved in the Since retiring from her teaching career, RHAs reflected in the incredible depth francophone community having served LINE LECLERC continues to be actively and breadth of our programs and services, on numerous local and provincial boards. involved in early years programs. She has we agree that we are not turning away He is currently a member of the provincial always enjoyed serving her community from the former — We are turning toward Board of Directors of the Conseil by participating on committees and Jean A. Balcaen the new. We are grateful for the diversity de développement économique des boards. Line brings a passion for healthy of the people who live in Southern Health- municipalités bilingues (CDEM) and the communities, for children and their Santé Sud and so we commit ourselves to Manitoba representative of RDÉE Canada families. In her spare time, she likes to Daren Van Den Bussche represent all of them.” (Réseau de développement économique et travel, garden, and read but mostly to Susan Hart-Kulbaba d’employabilité). spend time with her husband, four children Having been employed in the insurance and their families. business for nearly four decades, JEAN Owner & Chief Operating Officer of A. BALCAEN has worked the last 30 DH Privacy Consulting, DONNA Retired after 33 years as a general years as a Regional Sales Director for a HARASYMEC is a certified Master duty Registered Nurse, ChERYL large International insurance company. Access & Privacy Professional (MAPP), MCKITRICK is now a Port Medic for A very active community member, Jean and the Manitoba representative for the Insurance Companies. She was Board has contributed on a number of boards Canadian Association of Professional Chair of the Genesis House for six years, in the education, recreational and health Access & Privacy Administrators. and enjoys contributing on boards. Cheryl services field. Jean and his wife Maria have Donna maintains certifications as ABCP has a passion for people and their well being, having recently completed a year Cheryl McKitrick two daughters and grandchildren. (Associate Business Continuity Planner) with the Disaster Recovery Institute of as District Governor for her Lions district Leo Van Den Bussche New Board – Same Mandate PAUL CENERINI is an educator from Canada. which is a part of the Lions International There may be some new faces at the table, Board has done a lot self education, with With such a large and diverse region, the the Mountain-Pembina Hills region, Organization. Cheryl has been involved but the job for the fifteen members of the some internal facilitation by members of the Board needs to understand and be in-touch where he was born and has resided all SUSAN HART-KuLBABA has worked in many organizations and has had the Board of Directors of Southern Health- senior leadership team, but they have spent with the community. It is an important of his life. He has served on a number of for 30 years with unions including three opportunity to serve on many boards. Santé Sud remains unchanged. “An integral a tremendous amount of time learning accountability tool for the Board. Mark Your teacher associations and various French terms as President of the Manitoba Together with her husband Bill, they have Governing part of what we do is to set the direction and about policy governance and the system’s Board ENDs have been developed cultural and education committees. Federation of Labour. She was named three grown children and one grandson. focus for the region,” says Denise Harder, operations on a larger scale,” says McPhail. that outline the strategies and actions that Calendars Since his retirement in 2001, he has YWCA Woman of the Year in 1990 and with Principles Southern Health-Santé Sud Board Chair. Harder says bringing together the two form a strategic health plan for 2013 – 2016 RON TARDIFF is the the Broker/Owner The Southern Health- been involved as a volunteer with the received the Caesar Chaves Order of the The Board sets the flight path for the boards of the former South-Eastman and and which are underpinned by the values renewal of the health infrastructure in Black Eagle in 2001. Her past community of Trinkl Realty a small boutique real Santé Sud Board of The Board of Directors of any organization, adds Kathy McPhail, CEO Central Regional Health Authorities into that guide the organization. But it will take his community. He is married to Yvonne activities include Vice-Chair of the Arts estate company committed to personalized organization is accountable for for Southern Health-Santé Sud. “They one is like bringing two families together time for people to fully understand the new Directors would like to and together they have two daughters Council, and Chair of the Occupational service. His past board experience includes its operation and activities, and it build the tone and the organizational and it’s a gratifying process. “We have spent Southern Health-Santé Sud and realize that invite you to its Annual and a son. Health Centre, the Apprenticeship Board two terms as a director of the Winnipeg must decide in what way it wants culture,” she says. a lot of time learning about our region its Board, its senior leadership team and its Public Meeting to be and Liquor Licensing Board. Susan is Realtors Association, past president of the held on October 2, 2013 Having served in multiple rural locations Manitoba Real Estate Association, and 12 to govern. Southern Health-Santé The first priority for the Board, says and each other and building relationships, 5,600 employees are all committed to those married with three children.