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Indigenous primary health care innovation fund : guidebook for Indigenous communities

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This guide provides information to assist Indigenous applicants to prepare and submit their grant applications for the Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund provides... More ≫

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This guide provides information to assist Indigenous applicants to prepare and submit their grant applications for the Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund provides funding to support Indigenous communities and organizations in pursuing priorities based upon their unique primary health care needs. The intent is to lay a solid foundation for the delivery of accessible, relevant, high-quality, and culturally-safe primary health care led by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Alberta.

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Indigenous patient navigator grant program : grant recipients

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Lists recipients of the Indigenous Patient Navigator Grant Program. The Navigator Program provides financial support to First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Indigenous serving organizations to recruit... More ≫

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Lists recipients of the Indigenous Patient Navigator Grant Program. The Navigator Program provides financial support to First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Indigenous serving organizations to recruit and retain navigators to help patients overcome barriers accessing primary health care services across multiple service providers, support patient advocacy, gain access to resources, and improve care coordination.

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Indigenous primary health care innovation fund : grant recipients

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Lists recipients of the Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund provides funding to support Indigenous communities and organizations in pursuing priorities based upon... More ≫

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Lists recipients of the Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund provides funding to support Indigenous communities and organizations in pursuing priorities based upon their unique primary health care needs. The intent is to lay a solid foundation for the delivery of accessible, relevant, high-quality, and culturally-safe primary health care led by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples in Alberta.

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The way forward : the Indigenous Primary Health Care Implementation Panel’s plan to advance the recommendations from Honouring Our Roots: Growing Together Towards a Culturally Safe, Wholistic Primary Health Care System for Indigenous Peoples

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The Way Forward is a comprehensive plan to advance the Indigenous Primary Health Care's Advisory Panel's recommendations, respecting diverse well-being definitions within Indigenous communities.... More ≫

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The Way Forward is a comprehensive plan to advance the Indigenous Primary Health Care's Advisory Panel's recommendations, respecting diverse well-being definitions within Indigenous communities. The plan centres Indigenous voices, avoiding tokenistic practices, and adopting trauma-informed, person-centered perspectives and acknowledges the diverse health needs within Indigenous communities. It is committed to increasing life expectancy and overall health, involving community input and respecting cultural protocols while prioritizing culturally safe and holistic healthcare, honoring Indigenous expertise and traditions.

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Indigenous patient navigator grant program : guidebook for Indigenous communities and organizations

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This guide provides information to assist Indigenous applicants to prepare and submit applications for funding through the Indigenous Patient Navigator Program, and outlines a transparent process... More ≫

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This guide provides information to assist Indigenous applicants to prepare and submit applications for funding through the Indigenous Patient Navigator Program, and outlines a transparent process for the review, and selection of successful grant recipients. The Navigator Program is intended to provide financial support to First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Indigenous serving organizations to recruit and retain navigators to help patients overcome barriers accessing primary health care services across multiple service providers, support patient advocacy, gain access to resources, and improve care coordination.

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Swan Hills Treatment Center: PCBs and PCDD/F in wild game and fish tissue (1999-2014)

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The Swan Hills Treatment Centre (SHTC) is a facility for the safe disposal of special wastes located approximately 12 km northeast of the town of Swan Hills, AB. On October 16, 1996, a malfunction... More ≫

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The Swan Hills Treatment Centre (SHTC) is a facility for the safe disposal of special wastes located approximately 12 km northeast of the town of Swan Hills, AB. On October 16, 1996, a malfunction of a transformer furnace was discovered to have caused the release of a portion of process gases containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) into the ambient air. These chemicals can be harmful to human health. Therefore, in 1997 Alberta Health (AH) conducted a human health risk assessment study to estimate human exposure and to evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions. As a result of the study, food consumption advice for wild game and fish taken within a 30 km radius of the facility were issued out of concern that PCBs and PCDD/Fs were accumulating in these locally caught foods. A long-term environmental monitoring and human exposure assessment program has been ongoing since 1998 to monitor concentrations of...

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Honouring our roots : growing together towards a culturally safe, wholistic primary health care system for Indigenous peoples - Indigenous Primary Health Care Advisory Panel final report

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This is the final report of the Indigenous Primary Health Care Advisory Panel, which was established as part of the Modernization of Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative to provide... More ≫

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This is the final report of the Indigenous Primary Health Care Advisory Panel, which was established as part of the Modernization of Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative to provide advice and recommendations to help transform Alberta's primary health care system in order to provide accessible, relevant and culturally safe primary health care for Indigenous peoples. It contains 22 overarching recommendations organized around five strategic outcomes of primary care: culturally safe and appropriate care, access, integration, quality, and Indigenous peoples as partners.

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Indigenous primary health care innovation forum : what we heard

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This document summarizes what was heard from participants and presenters during the Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Forum, held in Edmonton on January 10 and 11, 2023. The purpose of the... More ≫

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This document summarizes what was heard from participants and presenters during the Indigenous Primary Health Care Innovation Forum, held in Edmonton on January 10 and 11, 2023. The purpose of the forum was to discuss current challenges in Alberta's primary health care system for First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and to identify innovative solutions from other jurisdictions to address these challenges. Results of the forum will also inform inform the Indigenous Primary Health Care Advisory Panel's final report to the Minister of Health.

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Continuing care capital program. Indigenous capital grant funding

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The Continuing Care Capital Program provides capital grant funding program to increase continuing care spaces in Alberta. The Indigenous stream of the Program supports the development of... More ≫

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The Continuing Care Capital Program provides capital grant funding program to increase continuing care spaces in Alberta. The Indigenous stream of the Program supports the development of continuing care spaces for Indigenous peoples in Alberta, increasing continuing care capacity for Indigenous populations on or off reserves or on or off Metis Settlements. Documents in this package include an outline the application process, a guide with information to assist applicants in the preparation and completion of the business case application form, and the application form itself. The deadline for submissions was December 17, 2021.

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Post-disaster food safety : information for the public

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This information sheet describes important considerations around food product packaging to help disaster-impacted communities evaluate how food products are impacted and whether they are safe for... More ≫

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This information sheet describes important considerations around food product packaging to help disaster-impacted communities evaluate how food products are impacted and whether they are safe for consumption.

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