Cross-Ministerial Implementation Steering Committee Struck

Our efforts to have a cross-ministerial committee set up to oversee the implementation of the Alberta Injury Control Strategy have been successful. Thanks to all AICA members for the strong support!

Alberta Health & Wellness has provided funding to the Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research to coordinate development of implementation and evaluation models and plans for the Strategy under the direction and guidance of a new cross-ministerial steering committee. Carol Blair of Carol Blair and Associates Consulting has been hired to carry out the work as directed by the committee. Carol was also the consultant who worked on the development of the Alberta Injury Control Strategy so she is very familiar with the Strategy.

On February 19, 2008, the first meeting of the Alberta Injury Control Strategy (AICS) Implementation Steering Committee was held. The meeting was chaired by Margaret King, Assistant Deputy Minister of Alberta Health & Wellness. High level representatives of other stakeholder ministries have been appointed to the committee as well as Richard Ramsay and Barb Kusyanto as representatives of the Alberta Injury Control Alliance and co-chairs of the former Alberta Injury Control Strategy Advisory Committee. At the meeting, Barb was invited to co-chair the new steering committee with Margaret King. Terms of Reference have been developed for the committee.

The AICS Implementation Steering Committee determined that four working groups will be established to move the Strategy forward in the following areas:

1. Awareness, Education and Communication
2. Policy and Legislation
3. Coordination and Capacity
4. Surveillance, Evaluation and Research