Åsa
Stenbacka
Ostrobothnia
"A safe choice. Welfare needs skilled and experienced people. Åsa is ready to take on the responsibility to ensure good care and support for all of us."
After two terms in the Korsholm municipal council, board, and care committee, including one term in the board of the Vaasa healthcare district, I am now back as a candidate in the welfare election. I am passionate about making change and improvements in all of our everyday lives.
I am a trained specialized nurse and hold a master's degree in political science. I also have a qualification in social work and studies in pedagogy and leadership. I have worked in healthcare, social services, and as a school counselor. Since 2012, I have been the principal of Vamia in Vaasa, with 5000 students. Vamia offers education in Swedish, Finnish, and English.
I am married, a mother of three, and a newly made grandmother.
Important political topics
Thriving children, adolescents and families
We constantly hear about how young people and even children are struggling. This is a very concerning development that we need to address. The foundation of our society is the family. When families are struggling, society struggles. We should implement the right support measures based on the needs of children, young people, and families.
Safe elderly care
The elderly are increasing in number, and care needs are rising. We must find new models to ensure a safe and functional elder care system. Care facilities should be properly sized, and the elderly who choose to live at home should be able to do so safely. New digital and technological tools should be used as aids to increase the safety of our elderly.
Accessible health care
Care should be accessible and sufficient in one's own mother tongue. The reforms that have been implemented have caused significant gaps in social, health, and medical care. Now, balance should be restored, the gaps addressed, and the care ladder reestablished so that all residents feel trust in the social, health, and medical care sector. Preventive healthcare is an important cornerstone.
Candidates answers in election machine
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It is important that the wellbeing services county of Ostrobothnia has a central hospital with full emergency services.
Of course!
2 / 13
The geographical distance to services is more important than whether the services are located within municipal boundaries.
3 / 13
There should be more mobile services, such as health buses and remote consultations.
4 / 13
Wellbeing services counties must increase investments in preventive healthcare, even if it means that other types of care receive fewer resources.
Of course, we should focus on preventive healthcare, but the priority right now is to get the welfare area\'s service offerings and efficiency in order.
5 / 13
A personal doctor system should be introduced to improve continuity of care, even if it requires extra resources for a while.
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Wellbeing services counties should prohibit the use of temporary agency doctors.
Of course, the starting point is to manage the staffing of doctors without using temporary doctors, but it is unrealistic to cover the need without them. In the long term, the costs for temporary doctors should be reduced
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More shelter spaces should be established to help individuals subjected to violence.
There must be enough places.
8 / 13
To shorten waiting times, wellbeing services counties should increase the use of service vouchers.
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Healthcare should be centralized if it saves money or improves quality.
Centralization should not be an end in itself. Sometimes the solution may be decentralization, especially to ensure accessibility.
10 / 13
Funding and resources for rescue services should be prioritized higher, even if it means cuts in other sectors.
There are major challenges in the welfare sector right now, and it requires prioritization.
11 / 13
Undocumented migrants should have the right to non-urgent healthcare.
12 / 13
More emphasis should be placed on training healthcare staff in gender diversity and sexual diversity.
Social and healthcare services are for everyone.
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