This event is presented by the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) Canada.
Integrated care is more than a structural redesign—it is a fundamental partnership between health and community systems to support population health and well-being. Yet, we continue to underestimate and underutilize the strengths of community. Too often, the knowledge, assets, and relationships rooted in community are overlooked or excluded, creating imbalance in efforts to deliver truly integrated, person- and community-centred care.
- This session invites participants to explore a critical gap in our collective understanding and engage in a generative discussion that brings together diverse voices to reflect on:
- What are the true capabilities and assets of community care that remain invisible or undervalued?
- How can community organizations, lived experience leaders, and social service networks be elevated as equal partners in health system transformation?
- What does it take to build genuine trust, reciprocity, and shared accountability between health and community sectors?
- How do we shift from treating community care as a referral destination to recognizing it as a co-architect of integrated health and well-being?
- What conditions must we create for care systems that truly reflect the realities and aspirations of the people they serve?
# Facilitators
- Jodeme Goldhar, Co-Director, IFIC Canada
- Prof. Walter Wodchis, Co-Director, IFIC Canada