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RhPAP is now hiring for a Database Coordinator

This position is open to candidates in Edmonton or those working from a home-based office in Alberta. For three decades, RhPAP – Alberta’s Rural Health…

This position is open to candidates in Edmonton or those working from a home-based office in Alberta. For three decades, RhPAP – Alberta’s Rural Health Professions Action Plan has supported the efforts of rural Albertans to maintain an accessible health…

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  • Wetaskiwin program provides Elder support for Maskwacis moms

    Wetaskiwin program provides Elder support for Maskwacis moms

    Support is an integral part of every successful pregnancy. Yet for some women, especially those who have to travel for appointments, that...

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  • Are you a medical student planning to practise in rural Alberta?

    Are you a medical student planning to practise in rural Alberta?

    RhPAP would like to support you on your journey to rural medicine! For over a decade, RhPAP has supported rural and non-rural...

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  • Rural Alberta companies help expand hospital capacity in Alberta and beyond during pandemic

    Rural Alberta companies help expand hospital capacity in Alberta and beyond during pandemic

    Two rural Alberta companies are making a big difference in the fight against COVID-19 by helping to expand the capacity of urban...

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  • The need to emphasize health-care assets when promoting community

    The need to emphasize health-care assets when promoting community

    Above: Red Deer College students Andrea Luca, RN (left), and Roxanne Hiebert, who works in health information management at the Red Deer...

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  • Meet our new Director of Health Professions, Amy Deagle

    Meet our new Director of Health Professions, Amy Deagle

    RhPAP is pleased to announce that Amy Deagle of Consort, Alberta has joined our team as Director of Health Professions. Amy will be starting...

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  • New nurse finds what she’s looking for in Fairview

    New nurse finds what she’s looking for in Fairview

    Having grown up in Regina, Saskatchewan, Oluwasoore Fasunwon (Soore) always felt that the city of Edmonton was too big and noisy for her.   A recent graduate of the University...

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  • Have floss will travel: Dental hygienists reach out to patients

    Have floss will travel: Dental hygienists reach out to patients

    Above: Lakeland area hygienist, Paulette Dahlseide, reviews patient Oscar Lacombe’s chart in his home. — Photo submitted. Receiving dental care isn’t what...

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  • Provincial program identifies hearing loss shortly after birth

    Provincial program identifies hearing loss shortly after birth

    Wembley mom, Bailey Carter, was in denial. Her daughter, Lilah, was only one-week-old and she had just failed a hearing test. “At...

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  • Communication support improves quality of life

    Communication support improves quality of life

    Effective communication isn’t easy for everyone and, for those who struggle with it, it can have a negative impact on their quality...

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  • Speech language pathologist assists rural people of all ages 

    Speech language pathologist assists rural people of all ages 

    Angeline Reimer didn’t think she’d ever be able to talk with her cousin again. The Lac La Biche area resident is the...

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  • Summertime wellness ideas from our Rural Community Consultants 

    Summertime wellness ideas from our Rural Community Consultants 

    Summer is here, and Albertans are hankering to get out and enjoy the sunshine and wildlife that is so abundant here this...

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  • Take this summer to support mental health 

    Take this summer to support mental health 

    With the COVID-19 pandemic overturning the summer plans of many people, it’s an important time to revisit ways to maintain our mental...

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