It’s Alberta Rural Health Week! Provide your local health-care heroes a healthy dose of recognition Today, we kick off Alberta Rural Health Week with five...
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Rural life, work ideal for High River doctor When Dr. Nicole Roper was a teen, her grandfather had a heart attack. Her...
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Your opportunity to provide rural Alberta’s health-care heroes with a healthy dose of recognition! Alberta Rural Health Week is a great opportunity...
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Dr. Beverly Brilz has been practising in Wainwright for over 38 years. In that time, she says she has delivered between 3,000...
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As a nod to Mother’s Day celebrations this weekend, RhPAP is sending an early shout-out to all the wonderful health-care professionals across...
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As a nod to Mother’s Day celebrations this weekend, RhPAP is sending an early shout-out to all the wonderful health-care professionals across...
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RhPAP U explores the many factors that affect the health of rural people and communities Have you ever wondered what the roles of...
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Doctors have become heroes in the COVID-19 pandemic and now it’s time to pay tribute during National Physicians’ Day on May 1....
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For April’s survey, we asked Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) members about their experiences relating their health-care needs to government. Governments are elected by, and accountable to, their constituents. As...
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Alberta Primary Care Networks offer support for those suffering at home This year has been a doozy, and no matter where we...
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The exciting thing about being a rural community paramedic is that you never know what the day may bring. One thing is...
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As a junior high school student in Lac La Biche, Kelly Anderson had big plans to travel the globe to provide medical care to...
Read MorePlamondon was the perfect stop for 19 bilingual nursing and physiotherapy students looking for a rural francophone health-care experience.
Located 200 kilometers northeast of Edmonton, this community of about 350 people just west of Lac La Biche is one of four municipalities in Alberta that are officially bilingual.
Does your rural Alberta community have the resources and initiatives it needs to promote rural health careers to local students?
Research shows that the two biggest influences on health care professionals joining rural practice is having a rural background themselves and exposure to rural training and placements during post-secondary education.
Your feedback will help us understand what types of resources and initiatives are available locally, and whether further supports or information are needed in your community.
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