a) The board has a comprehensive orientation program
for new directors.

• Orientation for new Board members
• PHSA Health Symposium

b) The board has a culture that encourages new directors to
 participate fully and effectively in board activities as soon as possible.

c) The board provides ongoing educational opportunities for
 directors to learn about the organization, its sector and its
corporate governance practices, and maintains a policy encouraging
directors to take advantage of these opportunities.

b) The board annually assesses the performance of the chair against
the chair’s position description.

c) The board annually assesses the performance of individual directors
against the directors’ charter of expectations.

a) An appropriate communications strategy is in place that meets the
needs of all stakeholders, employees and Government and reflects a public sector organization’s requirement for transparency and accountability.

• PHSA Media Relations Policy
• PHSA Strategic Communications Plan 2005-08

b) The board chair is the authorized spokesperson for the board and the CEO is the primary spokesperson for the organization.