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What is a Healthy Community

WEBHealthcare settings include places such as community clinics, emergency departments, hospitals, long-term care facilities and doctor’s offices as well as public health services …

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Alberta Healthy Communities Approach

WEBNeed help getting started? Check out step 1 of the AHC Action Guide - for guidance on how to build, and maintain your team and create a vision for your work together.. Tools and …

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Healthy Community Essentials

WEBThe Healthy Communities Approach (HCA) originated in Canada in the late 1980s and is currently used across Canada and in communities worldwide. The approach encourages …

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Step 2: Understand Your Community

WEBYou can start simple by: Creating a community profile. Developing a community asset map. Or you can dig deeper using comprehensive assessments that take a deeper look at …

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Social Environment

WEBWays to get started . Highlight a key message(s) to create your campaign (e.g. the importance of fruits and vegetables) 7, 8 and ensure it aligns with Canada’s Food Guide. …

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Mental Health: Awareness and Education

WEBResearch shows that stigma around mental illness often prevents people from asking for help and threatens recovery. 1 Awareness and education campaigns can normalize …

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Mental Health: Facilitating Links and Access to Mental Health …

WEBWays to get started . Build a local asset map identifying mental health resources and services. Partner with individuals who are interested in this topic to identify and share …

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Alcohol Consumption Reduction: Limiting Access to Alcohol

WEBLimiting Access to Alcohol. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of many chronic diseases including certain types of cancer. 1 In 2015, approximately 280 new cancer …

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What Determines Health

WEBSocial Determinants of Health. There are 3 basic levels to target when looking to improve peoples’ health and wellness: individual, community and policy. The most commonly …

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Alberta Community Health Dashboard

WEBWe’ve made it easier for you to find and use comprehensive and interactive information that will help you launch new initiatives, obtain grant-funding and identify health needs in …

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Physical Activity: Awareness and Education

WEBWays to get started. Collobrate with relevant stakesholders to create physical activity public awareness and education campaigns. Work with young people, parents, healthcare and …

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Community Profiles

WEBHigh Impact strategies may be more successful in improving the health of individuals, populations and communities. These strategies may need extra planning because they …

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Mental Health: Arts-based Group Activities

WEBResearch shows that arts-based activities promote social support and community engagement. 1,2 They can foster self-expression 1 cultural learning 2,3 and exploration …

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Mental Health: Gardening Activities

WEBGardening can increase social and mental health, motivation, self-esteem and reduce stress. Research shows that social inclusion and reduced isolation is shown to improve …

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