HEAL – Organizations for Health Action

The Canadian Chiropractic Association has been a member of HEAL for over 20 years. CCA’s CEO, Dr. Ayla Azad is currently serving as co-chair of HEAL. Members of this coalition meeting quarterly in Ottawa to address and advocate policies that improve Canada’s healthcare system by collaborating with policymakers and Parliamentarians.

HEAL is a coalition of 40 national health organizations dedicated to improving the health of Canadians and the quality of care they receive. Our members are professional associations of regulated health care providers and organizations of health charities that provide a range of health care services across Canada. 

The members of the Organizations for Health Action are committed to sustaining and enhancing the health of Canadians, and in the continuous improvement of fair, equitable, efficient and effective health services and system(s). As active participants in the development and implementation of our health system(s) we commit to these guiding principles for health and health care in Canada.

Guiding Principles of HEAL

• All Canadians value health and timely and accessible health care.
• Health is broader than the provision of health care, embracing health promotion, disease prevention and economic and social policy underlying determinants of health and healthy communities.
• Access to quality health care, irrespective of ability-to-pay, is a basic Canadian value.
• Sustaining the national character of health services requires adherence to a common set of principles.
• Finite public resources are available to support the health of Canadians and the national health insurance system.