Professional health equity consulting designed for Northern Ontario

1. Health Equity Assessment & Strategy

For healthcare organizations ready to transform

Transform your organization through comprehensive equity audits and strategic implementation planning. We provide evidence-based assessments that identify barriers, opportunities, and actionable pathways toward equitable care delivery.

What we deliver:

• Comprehensive organizational equity audits with implementation roadmaps

• Board-ready strategic presentations with executive recommendations

• Policy development and review through equity lens

• Leadership coaching for equity-centered transformation

• 6-12 month transformation strategies with measurable outcomes

Perfect for: Regional healthcare organizations, for-profit healthcare, regulatory bodies seeking systematic equity improvement

2. Patient & Community Engagement

For organizations committed to authentic partnership

Build meaningful patient and community partnerships that improve outcomes, meet accreditation standards, and create lasting relationships. We specialize in developing patient advisory councils, community engagement strategies, and authentic partnership frameworks.

What we deliver:

• Patient advisory council development and ongoing facilitation

• Community engagement strategy and implementation support

• Meaningful patient partnership in research and quality improvement

• Family-centered care program design and evaluation

• Training programs for staff and leadership in authentic engagement

Perfect for: All healthcare organizations, research institutions, pharmaceutical & healthcare technology companies

3. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Workshops

For organizations addressing power and oppression

Transform organizational culture through EDI workshops that examine power structures, systemic oppression, and Northern Ontario contexts. Our workshops integrate principles of OCAP and San'yas within broader equity frameworks, tailored specifically to your organizational context.

What we deliver:

• EDI workshops examining power, privilege, and systemic oppression

• Northern Ontario-specific context and community considerations

• Organizational assessment and culture change planning

• Staff training integrating cultural safety principles within EDI frameworks

• Policy development through equity and anti-oppression lens

Perfect for: All organizations committed to meaningful equity work, including upstream health organizations, service organizations, and community groups

4. Policy Development & Analysis

For organizations creating systemic change

Develop evidence-informed policies that advance health equity and address Northern Ontario realities. Our policy expertise combines community perspective with regulatory knowledge to create implementable, sustainable policy solutions.

What we deliver:

• Health equity policy development and implementation frameworks

• Policy analysis through community impact and Northern Ontario lens

• Regulatory compliance policy creation and review

• Stakeholder consultation and policy engagement processes

• Policy evaluation and continuous improvement strategies

Perfect for: Regulatory bodies, policy institutes & think tanks, national health organizations, government agencies

5. Market Access & Community Engagement

For organizations entering Northern Ontario markets

Navigate Northern Ontario's unique landscape with authentic community engagement strategies that build trust, ensure cultural responsiveness, and create sustainable market presence while respecting community priorities.

What we deliver:

• Community engagement strategies for market entry and expansion

• Cultural responsiveness assessments and implementation support

• Stakeholder mapping and relationship building frameworks

• Risk assessment and mitigation for community acceptance

• Ongoing community liaison and partnership development

Perfect for: Pharmaceutical & healthcare technology companies, national health organizations, external organizations launching Northern Ontario initiatives

6. Research Partnership & Knowledge Translation

For organizations committed to community-engaged research

Develop research partnerships that center community knowledge, ensure ethical community engagement, and translate findings into actionable improvements. Our approach bridges academic rigor with community wisdom.

What we deliver:

• Community-engaged research design and partnership development

• Indigenous research protocols and OCAP implementation

• Knowledge translation strategies that serve community priorities

• Research ethics consultation and community accountability frameworks

• Grant development and partnership facilitation support

Perfect for: Research organizations & education institutions, policy institutes, national health organizations conducting Northern Ontario research

7. Organizational Culture & Prevention Programming

For upstream organizations building healthy environments

Create organizational cultures and programming that address social determinants of health, prevent downstream health challenges, and build community resilience through inclusive, equity-centered approaches.

What we deliver:

• Organizational culture assessment and equity integration planning

• Prevention program development through health equity lens

• Inclusive programming design for diverse Northern Ontario communities

• Staff training in trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches

• Community partnership frameworks for upstream health interventions

Perfect for: Upstream health organizations, service organizations, community organizations seeking comprehensive culture change

8. Public Speaking & Thought Leadership

For organizations seeking authentic health equity expertise

Share Northern Ontario health equity insights through keynote presentations, conference speaking, and collaborative writing that brings lived experience and professional expertise to national conversations about health equity and community engagement.

What we deliver:

• Keynote addresses for conferences, symposiums, and organizational events

• Panel presentations and workshop facilitation at professional gatherings

• Co-authoring on research papers and policy publications

• Blog posts, articles, and thought leadership content development

• Webinar presentations and virtual speaking engagements

Perfect for: All organizations hosting conferences, research institutions seeking publication partners, policy institutes developing reports, professional associations planning events

9. Bio-Ethics & Research Partnership

Community-centered ethics expertise

Navigate complex ethical challenges in patient engagement, research, and organizational decision-making with consultation that centres community voices and lived experience. Our healthcare ethics services bring authentic patient perspective into institutional ethics frameworks using systematic bioethics methodology.

What we deliver:

• Patient engagement ethics consultation using established bioethics frameworks

• Organizational ethics assessment of patient involvement practices

• Research ethics consultation with OCAP and community-engaged research expertise

• Ethics committee development and training programs

• Framework analysis consultation for policy and program development

Perfect for: Research institutions, hospitals with ethics committees, academic medical centres, healthcare organizations developing patient engagement programs, pharmaceutical companies with ethical considerations