Rural VIP No. 24: Youth Mental Health Programs
The twenty-fourth survey for the members of the Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) was sent out on February 3, 2022 to...
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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...
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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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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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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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RhPAP U Pillar IV-Rural Health Service Delivery
Over the past decade, some innovative health services that offer better access and quality of care for rural communities have begun to...
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RhPAP U Pillar III Rural Health Research
In previous articles, we introduced the first two pillars of RhPAP U: Rural Population Health, and Rural Health Policy. Today, we introduce Pillar III – Rural Health Research. Rural Health Research...
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Rural VIP No. 19: Primary Care
Rural VIP No. 19: Primary care For May’s survey, we asked the Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) members about their experience with primary care in their...
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RhPAP U Pillar II – Rural Health Policy
RhPAP U is a new online resource for information on rural health in Alberta created by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan....
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Rural VIP No. 18: Community Health Needs and Relating to Government
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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Rural Voice Information Panel No. 13: Social determinants of health in rural communities
The thirteenth Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) survey was sent out October 1, 2020 to 218 members. The purpose of the...
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