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Role of the Joint Management Committee (JMC)
The JMC oversees the implementation and management of the AHWS by:
- Ensuring that the Strategy is implemented and managed in an efficient and effective manner through planning and coordination;
- Identifying and manage emerging priorities for action and implement a plan based on the community priorities identified in the Aboriginal Family Healing Strategy and the Aboriginal Health Policy;
- Developing and implementing processes for allocating funding under the Strategy based on community capacity, readiness and existing resources;
- Identifying and/or developing linkages at the local, provincial or federal level to support the implementation of the Aboriginal Family Healing Strategy and the Aboriginal Health Policy;
- Supporting a culturally appropriate network of Aboriginal healing and health programs and services;
- Implementing a dispute resolution process for disputes between participants in the Strategy and between those participants and other parties;
- Developing accountability frameworks to ensure program and financial accountability.
The JMC also oversees the operational aspects of the Strategy including:
- Disseminating information and communication on the implementation and performance of the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy to Aboriginal communities, government and the public;
- Promoting and supporting the development and implementation of Aboriginal community systems in the context of the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy;
- Identifying ways to better coordinate existing approaches;
- Establishing, implementing and ensuring adherence to Conflict of Interest policy and a code of ethics;
- Receiving reports from the participating organizations and provide an annual report to the province and the Aboriginal leadership on funds spent, programs funded by organization and location, services delivered, results achieved and the number of jobs created by the Strategy;
- Identifying policy and program issues and recommend appropriate action to the provincial government and to the Aboriginal leadership;
- Recommending and implementing approaches for planning and implementing the phased transfer of control over relevant programs and services to Aboriginal communities;
- Designing and managing the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness longitudinal evaluation process and any other reviews or evaluations as agreed to by the Parties.
In addition, the government representatives on the Joint Management Committee will have responsibility to:
- Identify processes within the government to facilitate the successful implementation of the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy.
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