Community Support Archives - Rural Health Professions Action Plan

Rural VIP No. 23: Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rural communities have unique mental health challenges. Research suggests that residents from smaller communities may experience higher mental health stigma than those from larger communities, which may cause them to be less likely to seek help. Additionally, if a rural resident does seek help, they often find that their community…

New St. Paul doctor team connects long before work begins

Long before they settled into their new homes in St. Paul, seven physicians with roots around the world started building their own...
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St. Paul kicks off 2022 with new doctors and more to come

Maureen Miller can’t believe her community’s good fortune. St. Paul’s mayor is excited about the fact that seven new physicians have recently settled...
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Rural VIP No. 22: Changing Demographics in Rural Communities

Demographic statistics show that seniors (those 65 or older) are the fastest growing population in rural Alberta; however, not all rural communities are...
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RhPAP’s Accommodation Program gives learners a slice of rural life

Eileen and Mel Clow may be landlords, but when medical learners come to stay in the basement suite of their Hanna home,...
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Learners make themselves at home in rural Alberta

On any given day, Donna Bonsteel and Shawna Banman can be found moving furniture across the province, shopping for lamps and other household...
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Rural VIP No. 21: Virtual Health Care

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta Health changed the physician fee schedule to allow physicians to provide virtual health care to...
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Rural VIP No. 20: Role of Rural Municipalities in Health Care

Rural VIP No. 20: Role of Rural Municipalities in Health Care With the upcoming municipal elections quickly approaching on October 18, 2021...
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Rural clinic ‘mooves’ vaccination clinic along

Family physician, Dr. Lana Fehr, wasn’t hesitant to “take it outside” at her western-themed Arrowwood Medical Clinic. It simply made sense “to...
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RhPAP U Pillar V-Rural Health Workforce

In Alberta, over 10 per cent of the rural workforce is employed in health care and social assistance, and they are making a difference...
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Technology could help rural seniors age in place

A University of Calgary professor wants rural seniors to have an opportunity to remain at home for as long as they can. Joon Lee along...
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Collaboration leads to recruitment success in Northern Alberta

For communities in Northern Alberta, attracting health professionals, and retaining them once they are there, can be a challenge. That’s why a new collaboration between...
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