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Our health
Making a Difference
The overall health of the residents of Windsor-Essex County has improved
over the last six years of this review. Yet there is still work to be done.In many
cases the Windsor-Essex region still lags behind provincial averages in key
self-reported indicators, as year to year fluctuations have stymied progress
and made positive trends difficult to identify. To prevent further declines, we
must remain vigilant and work with partners from across the region to ensure
that our residents have access to physical and mental health supports, as
well as appropriate preventative education and programming.
Ensuring access to services
Having access to a doctor or other medical professional is vitally important
in maintaining a high quality standard of living in our region. Although data
shows that over 90 percent of residence in the Windsor-Essex Health Unit
region have regular access to a doctor, there certainly is more that can be
done. Having access to a doctor is only the first step in a treatment plan.
Depending on the ailment, the wait times for emergency and elective surgery
treatment in Ontario can vary.xxxv Obviously recruiting additional doctors is
a vital first step but ensuring other community supports like counselling
services and emergency dental care are just as important to keeping people
out of the emergency room.
With United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County support, Family Service
Windsor-Essex offers the Community Counselling Partnership which
provides affordable counselling services by appointment or at walk-in
locations for those dealing with a variety of mental illnesses.xxxvi Through this
program, members of the community can get the emotional support they
need to help guide them through troubling times and hopefully ensure that
they do not fall back into crisis.
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
Making a Difference
The overall health of the residents of Windsor-Essex County has improved
over the last six years of this review. Yet there is still work to be done.In many
cases the Windsor-Essex region still lags behind provincial averages in key
self-reported indicators, as year to year fluctuations have stymied progress
and made positive trends difficult to identify. To prevent further declines, we
must remain vigilant and work with partners from across the region to ensure
that our residents have access to physical and mental health supports, as
well as appropriate preventative education and programming.
Ensuring access to services
Having access to a doctor or other medical professional is vitally important
in maintaining a high quality standard of living in our region. Although data
shows that over 90 percent of residence in the Windsor-Essex Health Unit
region have regular access to a doctor, there certainly is more that can be
done. Having access to a doctor is only the first step in a treatment plan.
Depending on the ailment, the wait times for emergency and elective surgery
treatment in Ontario can vary.xxxv Obviously recruiting additional doctors is
a vital first step but ensuring other community supports like counselling
services and emergency dental care are just as important to keeping people
out of the emergency room.
With United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County support, Family Service
Windsor-Essex offers the Community Counselling Partnership which
provides affordable counselling services by appointment or at walk-in
locations for those dealing with a variety of mental illnesses.xxxvi Through this
program, members of the community can get the emotional support they
need to help guide them through troubling times and hopefully ensure that
they do not fall back into crisis.
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
