Welcome to my resource page. I have compiled a selection of health resources to support students, professionals (including Environmental Health Professionals) and health advocates in learning more about various topics such as definitions of health, determinants of health, chronic diseases and other current health issues. Select the relevant category and scroll through to view resources on your topic of interest. Content is only available in English, and will be updated as more current or relevant resources become available.

Canadian Healthcare System Resources

The following are some useful resources related to the healthcare field. View by category to find links to your topic of interest. Resources are divided into Canadian Healthcare System, Provincial Healthcare Systems, Environmental Health Resources, Legislation, Professional Associations and Scholarly Literature.

Understanding the Canadian Healthcare System

Canada Health Act

“The Canada Health Act (CHA or the Act) is Canada's federal legislation for publicly funded health care insurance. The Act sets out the primary objective of Canadian health care policy, which is "to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers" (Government of Canada, 2020)

Links:

Canada Health Act - Canada.ca
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/science-research-data/canada-health-act-infographic/cha-infographic-eng.pdf
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/science-research-data/what-is-a-patient-charge-infographic/ebuc-infographic-eng.pdf

Canada Health Act - Links to Provincial and Territorial Health Care Web Resources - Canada.ca
Canada Health Act

https://www.cna-aiic.ca/~/media/cna/page-content/pdf-en/fs01_canada_health_act_june_2000_e.pdf

https://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2007/conversation_on_health/PartII/PartII_HealthAct.pdf

Canadian Health Care: Canada Health Act

Alberta Healthcare System

Alberta has 3 main primary health care models - Primary Care Networks, Community Health Centres and Family Care Clinics (Government of Alberta, 2020). Click the links to learn more.

Links:

Health | Alberta.ca

Primary health care | Alberta.ca

Health Policy in Alberta | SAOT

Budget highlights | Alberta.ca
https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/1cac62b5-a383-4959-8187-1b2a6798d0ac/resource/a62cb4cd-0f7c-43dc-b88d-7fe4c99b99b7/download/2014-primary-health-care-strategy-highlights-2014.pdf
Alberta PCNs - Primary Care Networks Program Management Office
https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/3ca7c848-0112-467f-8230-2ee364a294f8/resource/a41ff408-5d52-4763-83b5-1171612ee8c7/download/pcn-review-2016.pdf

Alberta Health Services (AHS)

“AHS is Canada’s first and largest provincewide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the more than 4.4 million people living in Alberta, as well as to some residents of Saskatchewan, B.C. and the Northwest Territories” (AHS, 2020). Learn more about AHS below.

Links:

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/about/org/ahs-org-about-ahs-infographic.pdf

About AHS | Alberta Health Services

Environmental Public Health

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Community Health Centres | Alberta Health Services

Coping with Emergencies | Alberta Health Services

Public Health Act - Open Government

Other Provinces

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Financials | The Ottawa Hospital Annual Report 2019-2020

Links and Resources | Sam Dhothar