Quebec is set to launch its brand-new national health prevention strategy on Thursday morning, which will aim to reduce the burden of healthcare by acting upstream.
For the occasion, several ministers will gather in Montreal to explain how their departments will contribute to the national prevention strategy.
Health Minister Christian Dubé will be joined by the Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, and the Minister responsible for Seniors, Sonia Bélanger.
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The Minister responsible for Sports, Recreation, and Outdoor Activities, Isabelle Charest, and the National Director of Public Health, Dr. Luc Boileau, will also be present.
Last spring, the government issued a call for contributions from organizations, experts, and citizens to help identify prevention actions that could improve the health and well-being of the population.
Quebec maintains that the new national strategy will “strengthen preventive actions in various sectors by mobilizing both the sectors concerned and the population.”
The objective is to focus more on prevention in order to reduce the need for health care and social services.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
