Embracing an Aging Population
Healthy Aging and Health Care
Directions
- Facilitate community and individual efforts to engage in healthy living practices that will help achieve healthy aging.
- Support the provision of timely access to efficiently delivered, high-quality health care services that meet the needs of seniors.
- Match Alberta’s health workforce supply to demand for services.
Related Government of Alberta Initiatives
- Vision 2020: The Future of Health Care in Alberta (1.6 MB)
- Continuing Care Strategy – Aging in the Right Place
- Building and Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Health Workforce Action Plan
- Framework for a Healthy Alberta (467 KB)
- Active Alberta Policy NEW
- Putting People First – Recommendations for an Alberta Health Act
- Becoming the Best: Alberta's 5-year Health Action Plan NEW
- Alberta Health Act 2010 Alberta passes new health legislation NEW
- Collaborative Research Grant Initiative NEW
Partners, Collaborators and Community Resources
- 'Neighbours helping neighbours' (AHW/City of Edmonton and Town of Jasper) NEW
- The Alberta Injury Control Strategy
Alberta programs, services and supports
- Healthy U
- Dental Assistance for Seniors Program
- Optical Assistance for Seniors Program
- Seniors Falls Prevention
- Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
- Health Benefits and Services
- Alberta Health Services
- Primary Health Care
- Acute Care
- Alberta Blue Cross Coverage for Seniors
- Home Care and Community Based Services
- Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL)
- Rehabilitation Services
- Health Link Alberta
