[News] Healthy Aging Alberta gathering discusses seniors' service strategies

Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) hosted its Northern Alberta regional gathering in St. Paul May 15. The day-long gathering brought together community-based seniors-serving organizations to receive information and provide feedback.

“The day is really meant to provide a bit of an update on the work that Healthy Aging Alberta is doing,” said HAA’s Northern Region community developer Michael Procinsky. “It’s really important that we do consultation at all of our regional gatherings, gaining that feedback from the community so that we maintain our value that it is ‘by community, for community.’”

HAA is a provincially-funded network that seeks to connect community-based senior-serving organizations with larger systems such as health, housing, and the disabilities sectors. It does not provide services to older adults, but helps organizations connect with each other and work together to make their efforts more effective.

The gathering was attended by grassroots community organizations, Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) staff, healthcare providers and municipal representatives.

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