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Alberta Health Services - North Zone

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Description
Provides access to health services for people who speak French.

This program promotes French language health services with a focus on enhancing equitable access to health services for French-speaking residents in Northern Alberta and engaging them through community engagement activities to identify their needs, and to promote culturally appropriate services.

French Health Program duties include:

  • working to increase the availability of key documents, resources and other information in French
  • collaborating with community stakeholders to expand access to French-language health services
  • participating in the delivery and implementation of Health Promotion initiatives, services and activities

Community-based services may include:

  • referring individuals and communities to relevant health resources
  • offering community education to increase awareness about health system, health services and basic health promotion and illness prevention
  • providing a list of resources and referrals to assist French-speaking newcomers in accessing health care information and services

Ce programme vise ? promouvoir les services de sant? en fran?ais en mettant l'accent sur l'am?lioration de l'acc?s ?quitable aux services de sant? pour les r?sidents francophones au nord de l'Alberta et en les impliquant ? travers des activit?s d'engagement communautaire afin d'identifier les besoins et de promouvoir des activit?s et des services culturellement adapt?s.

Les fonctions du Programme de sant? en fran?ais comprennent:

  • Travailler ? accro?tre la disponibilit? des documents cl?s, des ressources et d'autres informations en fran?ais
  • Collaborer avec les intervenants communautaires pour ?largir l'acc?s aux services de sant? en fran?ais.
  • Participer ? la livraison et ? la mise en ouvre des initiatives, services et activit?s de promotion de la sant?.

Les services communautaires peuvent comprendre:

  • Orienter les individus et les communaut?s vers les ressources de sant? pertinentes.
  • Offrir une ?ducation communautaire pour accro?tre la sensibilisation au syst?me de sant?, aux services de sant? et ? la promotion de la sant? de base et ? la pr?vention des maladies.
  • Fournir une liste de ressources et de recommandations pour aider les nouveaux arrivants d'expression fran?aise ? acc?der ? l'information et aux services de soins de sant?.

Affiliation: R?seau sant? albertain, Association canadienne fran?aise de l?Alberta, Heritage Canada, Soci?t? Sant? en fran?ais.
Eligibility
No
Application Process
Service Access: By Appointment, Call for more information. Call to arrange if an interpretation is needed. For services in the Grande Prairie area call 780-324-4246.
Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: N/A,
Telephone
780-324-4246
Fax
780-324-4256
Languages
French
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: No


Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: No -
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Last Verified On
April 11, 2023
Address
350 3 Avenue NW
McLennan, AB, T0H 2L0

This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24 / 7 emergency department.


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