The Quaich Inc. is a well-respected, internationally recognized health promotion consulting company located in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Established in 1998, The Quaich brings a health promotion philosophy and values of respect, social justice, caring, balance and accountability to the work it undertakes, creating a positive organizational culture, and long-standing relationships with our community, employees and clients.
The Quaich’s dynamic, highly educated, multidisciplinary team is complemented by a network of local, national and international associates, offering well tested services dedicated to influence the way in which organizations think about and find solutions to important issues.
The team is known for its ability to add value to client organizations by optimizing knowledge and resources amongst stakeholders and increasing client capacity to promote healthier, safer communities.
Health promotion for safer communities
The Quaich uses qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to test and develop new health education materials, deliver online workshops and facilitator training, and have organized large scale knowledge exchange events.
We bring national and international experience, and work in collaboration with our clients to address a range of organizational and societal issues, making presentations, facilitating discussions and analyzing data to:
- Generate new ideas
- Organize information in ways that are useful
- Build organizational capacity
- Create client focused plans
- Assist in achieving measurable results
At the heart of The Quaich Inc. is the Circle of Health©, a comprehensive framework and value – based planning tool, which provides structure and guidelines for organizing, sharing and planning in a systematic way.
Drawing on existing skills and knowledge around health promotion
Integrating values, determinants of health, systems theory, and the Ottawa Charter to guide societal and personal well-being as visualized by the Medicine Wheel, it is an ideal tool for people who want to take a comprehensive approach to health promotion. It expands thinking by drawing on existing skills and knowledge, and encourages users to look at health promotion as a factor in all programs and sectors.
It is well-tested; the framework has been evaluated internationally many times; as have our online workshops. The Circle of Health© is available in six languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Serbian), and a facilitator’s handbook has been developed. Visit our website and our YouTube channel for more information.
The Quaich also offers customized training and consulting services
In these sessions the Circle of Health© is used as a framework but not the primary tool. Examples of services we offer are:
- Environmental scan
- Needs Assessment
- Process Mapping
- Planning with Teams
- Program Evaluation
- Leadership development
- Product testing and development
