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File #: 26-008    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/31/2025 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: 1/19/2026 Final action:
Title: Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Care Playbook Discussion, Staff Report No. DEV-25-055
Attachments: 1. Appendix A 2019 to 2025 Esquimalt's Health Journey From Challenges to Wellness 2025 - 2030, 2. Appendix B Esquimalt Community Health Needs Assessment Final Report May 21 2019, 3. Appendix C Community Healthcare System Support Playbook, 4. Apendix D 2019-2025-Esquimalts-Health-Journey Final Dr. E. Pepler Presentation, 5. Appendix E Community Healthcare System Support Playbook Presentation PDF
TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: January 19, 2026 Report No. DEV-25-055

TO: Committee of the Whole
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Healthcare System Support Playbook

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That the Committee of the Whole; upon consideration of the recommendations of the 2019 - 2025 Esquimalt's Health Journey study (Appendix "A") which updates the Esquimalt Community Health Needs Assessment May 21, 2019 (Appendix "B"), and the Community Healthcare System Support Playbook (Appendix "C"), recommend to Council a series of actions that they wish to implement and that staff be directed to prepare an impact assessment for the suite of proposed actions for consideration by Council.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Both the 2019 - 2025 Esquimalt's Health Journey study (Appendix "A") (which needs to be read in conjunction with the Esquimalt Community Health Needs Assessment (Appendix "B")), and the Community Healthcare System Support Playbook (Appendix "C"), contain numerous recommendations that may help improve the health outcomes of residents of Esquimalt and help attract and retain more medical professionals including medical doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and other allied health professional. While the 2019 - 2025 Esquimalt's Health Journey deals specifically with Esquimalt (and to a limited extent surrounding municipalities) and contains Esquimalt specific recommendations; the Community Healthcare System Support Playbook is aimed at all British Columbia with recommendations applicable across the province. By selecting and prioritizing recommendations from these two documents, Council, based on a recommendation from the Committee of the Whole, will be able to execute a coordinated series of actions aimed at attracting medical doctors and other allied medical professionals to Esquimalt to help meet the medical needs of its residents and hence enhance healt...

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