Réseau Santé – Nouvelle-Écosse’s mandate is to:
• Collaborate with key health and wellness stakeholders at the provincial and regional levels.
• Maintain and update the provincial directory of French-speaking health care professionals and resources and services available in French in the province.
• Inform the community about requesting health and wellness services in French.
• Collaborate with special interest groups (youth, women and seniors) in order to meet their specific needs.
• Collaborate with partners in developing and implementing training, recruitment and retention strategies for French-speaking health care professionals.
• Implement the Réseau Santé’s action plans while taking into account provincial and regional health and wellness priorities.
• Raise awareness of the Acadian and francophone community’s health and wellness needs among government authorities, including the provincial health authority.
• Act as the lead spokesperson for Nova Scotia’s Acadian and francophone community on health and wellness matters.
• Maintain active links with the Société santé en français.
