In a world filled with hype about super foods, extreme diets, and so-called “bad” foods, a Crowsnest Pass dietitian maintains: “if it...
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Nolan O’Brien never expected that he would live or work in rural Alberta. However, that’s just what happened after he fell in...
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Viewing the oil sands and experiencing an ice road aren’t typical activities for nurses on a practicum. However, three registered psychiatric student nurses from...
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Megan Stock found a gap in access to children’s health services within Indigenous and northern communities while doing contract work for six years as a...
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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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For nursing students, rural placements are exciting educational opportunities. However, for those with no local connections, it can be stressful to find short-term accommodation while training in rural communities. Stressed was...
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The recruitment and retention of nurses has been a challenge in rural Alberta for years. In response to that challenge, a “grow...
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It’s every community’s dream to have easy access to primary health care close to home. So when Dr. Muti Kauchali approached the...
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Crowsnest Pass residents requiring additional rehabilitation support are now able to remotely access expertise from larger centres thanks to a cutting-edge technology project...
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Learning how to shop for, cook, and eat healthy food are some skills children and their families are being taught to “CHANGE” their habits and reduce chronic...
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The path to becoming a nurse may look different to everyone with the underlying desire often the same—a passion for helping others....
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Family physician, Dr. Lana Fehr, wasn’t hesitant to “take it outside” at her western-themed Arrowwood Medical Clinic. It simply made sense “to...
Read MoreA visit to Hinton to experience rural medicine became a pivotal moment for Dr. Andrea Hargrove.
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