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August 1, 2007
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Following a situation concerning inadequate sterilization of surgical instruments at an Alberta hospital, in March 2007 the Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness asked regional health...
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July 1, 2007
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The broad goal of prenatal screening tests is to identify selected communicable diseases and to provide suitable interventions to protect and enhance the health of pregnant women and their...
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May 1, 2007
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The purpose of HASC is to provide provincial leadership in encouraging and facilitating the creation of healthy school community environments in Alberta. HASC signifies the ministries’ commitment...
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January 1, 2007
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Reaching immunization target rates is vital to ensure that Albertans are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. In order to increase immunization rates, Alberta Health and Wellness...
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January 1, 2007
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This document presents a nine-year government action plan to promote systemic change and to support the health sector in addressing the immediate and future health workforce needs in Alberta. The...
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September 1, 2006
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Positive Futures has been adapted from the draft document, Policy Framework: Mental Health for Alberta’s Children and Youth (2001) that was developed by the cross-ministerial Children’s Mental...
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August 1, 2006
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In the Spring of 2005, the provincial government hosted a symposium on health care and followed this up with a province-wide consultation to discuss how to improve Alberta’s health system. This...
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February 1, 2006
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Released in February 2006, Alberta's Health Policy Framework itemized ten new policy directions for sustainable, flexible and accessible health services for Albertans. The framework was created to...
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January 1, 2006
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Under the leadership of the Provincial Health Office, five government departments have expanded and updated a coordinated provincial plan for responding to West Nile virus in Alberta. The purpose...
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January 1, 2006
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This publication describes the structure and processes supporting accountability between the Minister of Health and Alberta’s health authorities. It references the concept of accountability within...