The CHANGE Program has developed as a grassroots initiative, with leadership from healthcare, academic, government and community partners. This collaboration is making the CHANGE Program available to more and more Canadians. The leadership of the CHANGE BC team is a great example of communities working together:

Funders:

Metabolic Syndrome Canada – seed and ongoing collaborative partnership funding

BC Ministry of Health – Primary Care Network Funding – Permanent funding as part of the Coast Mountain Primary Care Network and Bulkley Valley Witset Primary Care Network, with more PCNs moving forward with developing local CHANGE programing.

University of British Columbia School of Kinesiology – students, curriculum, and evidence based patient teaching material, and training supports, including a strong focus on cultural safety

University of British Columbia Faculty of Land and Food Systems – students training supports, and evidence-based patient teaching material, including a strong focus on cultural safety

University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry – student virtual supports for MetSC and Type2 diabetic patients living remotely without easy access to oral health supports,including a strong focus on cultural safety

Doctors of BC – Shared Care Prehab Rehab Development of CHANGE BC Supports

Pacific Blue Cross – Community implementation of the CHANGE model prior to PCNs

Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice – Primary Care Transformation, Family Physician Advisory Supports, Leadership Supports and Grant Writing, as well as Project Management

PA Woodward Foundation – Equipment and student placements

Community Partners:

Metabolic Syndrome Canada

Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice

Nisga’a Valley Health Authority

Kitsumkalum Nation and Kitselas Nation Health Directors

First Nations Health Authority

Patient Partners

Elders

Doctors of BC

University of British Columbia

Northern Health

Physicians and other allied health care team members

Ministry supports:   

Ministry of Health supports have included the Planning & Implementation Oversight Team for BC’s Primary Care Division