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Alberta Rural Health Week

Rural health service delivery faces some unique challenges not seen in urban areas – large geographic distances, access to health services, and issues related to recruitment and retention of rural health workers. Despite its challenges, rural health care delivery has many innovations and success stories. The majority of Albertans, however, generally hear only of the success stories related to urban health care. 

Rural Health Week offers opportunities for community partners to focus attention and to raise awareness annually about both the challenges and success stories related to rural health. Representatives of participating organizations take part in a monthly teleconference from February through May, hosted by The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan, to help plan the provincial week. Each organization determines how it might best support the special week.

The 2008 Rural Health Week will be celebrated June 15 – 21. Be sure to check out related Stories, Quick Facts and planned Events.

According to the 2001 Census, about 925,000 or 31% of Alberta’s total population of 2,974,807 is rural based. Statistics Canada defines ‘rural’ as being the population living in towns and municipalities outside the commuting zone of larger urban centres with a population of 10,000 or more. Access to quality health services contributes to the quality of life for rural Albertans.

For more information, please contact:
Rhonda Crooks
RPAP Communications Consultant
403.208.5402
Rhonda.Crooks@rpap.ab.ca

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