25 | Thursday, M arch 1 6, 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Health The M ississauga Halton Com m unity Care A ccess Centre (C C A C ) was recently recog nized for the appreciation it show s its em ployees and their im portance to caring for patients. Faces of Care, an advocacy initiative that conveys why CCAC em ployees are vital to patient care, won a national International A ssociation of Business Com m unicators' (IABC) Silver Leaf Award of Excellence last month. The program centres focuses on a booklet that explains each team's role in caring for the MH C C A C 's 47,000 patients. H osted by Canada-wide IABC chapters, Silver Leaf is a national professional awards program celebrating excellence in strategic com munications. Of the more than 142 entries subm itted in 2016, 53 participants won an IABC Silver Leaf Award, 43 received an Award of Excellence and 10 participants received an Award of Merit. "Collaboration is integral to advancing the best quality of care for our patients," Caro line Brereton, MH CCA C CEO, said in a m e dia release. "Receiving IABC's recognition further vali dates our advocacy initiative, which explains the value each team delivers to patient care and outcom es." "Connected to your Community " M ississauga Halton CCAC receives tw o IABC Silver Leaf awards personalized care plan to m edication m an agem ent recom m endations, as well as care giver resources and who to call after hours. "High-quality, patient-centred care in volves fostering m eaningful experiences," said Brereton. "That's why we developed the My Story patient information package -- to help our patients be confident with their care." Serving those living in south Etobicoke, M ississauga, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown and others in Halton Hills, the M ississauga Halton CCAC helps adults and children leave hospital earlier to recover at hom e, re m ain at hom e, enter long-term care or die at hom e, as they wish. Patient information package recognized The MH CCAC also w on an IABC Silver Leaf Award of Merit for My Story -- a per sonalized patient information package pro viding a single source of information for ev ery patient's care. Avori Cheyne, CCA C com m unications strategist, developed the resource based on input from patients and caregivers. Content ranges from a copy of the patient's g Feet? 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