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Abstract
This article discusses the networking and partnership approach of improving access to public health and social services, with an interest in informing best practices for official language populations in a minority context. The case of Canada’s official language minority residing in the province of Quebec and its Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) is explored. Elements that support or inhibit partnership functioning, including innovative community-based participatory evaluation (CBPE) techniques, are explored. The contribution of the approach in improving the situation of Quebec’s minority language communities with respect to their health care access is highlighted.
Keywords:
- official language minority communities,
- intersectoral partnerships,
- access to public health care,
- language policy,
- community-based participatory evaluation (CBPE)
Résumé
Cet article traite de la formation de réseaux et de partenariats comme approche pour améliorer l’accès aux services publics de santé et aux services sociaux, dans l’intérêt d’informer les pratiques exemplaires pour les populations de langue officielle en situation minoritaire. Il examine le cas de la minorité de langue officielle du Canada résidant au Québec et de son Réseau communautaire de santé et de services sociaux (CHSSN). Il décrit les éléments qui appuient ou entravent le fonctionnement des partenariats, y compris les techniques innovantes d’évaluation participative axée sur la communauté (CBPE). Il met en évidence la contribution de cette approche à l’amélioration de la situation des communautés linguistiques minoritaires du Québec en ce qui concerne leur accès aux soins de santé.
Mots-clés :
- communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire,
- partenariats intersectoriels,
- accès aux soins de santé publics,
- politique linguistique,
- évaluation participative axée sur la communauté (CBPE)
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