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Vancouver Island Health Authority is looking for a partner to handle public engagement in order to understand the mental health needs of patients, families, community organizations and decision-makers in Victoria, BC.
Island Health, which has a $2.5B annual operating budget, serves a population of 850K including members of three First Nations family groups: Coast Salish, Nuu chah nulth, and Kwakwaka’wakw, as well as Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous people.
The public engagement effort will help Island Health officials determine whether it is meeting the needs of stakeholders.
Island Health's partner will have healthcare experience and the in-house resources to executive a multi-planform engagement strategy.
It will design the outreach with attention to diversity, equity and inclusion matters and devise “dialog sessions that may trigger high emotions/strong opinions.”
The public engagement push is required to include “adequate representation from Indigenous, LGBTQ2+S individuals and young adults.”
The work is expected to run for eight months and is budgeted at $70K.
Proposals are due Dec. 23.
They may be sent to:
Kylie Jacobson, Contract Coordinator
Contract Policy & Standards
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
1200 Dufferin Crescent
Nanaimo, BC V9S 2B7
Island Health also is accepting electronic submissions at the BC Bid portal.
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