RiseUp: Kids Help Phone's Action Plan for Supporting Black Youth will expand e-mental health services to be more equitable, accessible and culturally informed. KHP says anti-Black racism and systemic racism create significant barriers when Black
A Sask. pilot program will see health clinics be independently operated, publicly funded and staffed by nurse practitioners (NPs). The program will expand the role of NPs throughout the healthcare system, and further opportunities to expand their
Alta.’s budget includes $305 million to support approximately 310,000 operating room procedures. Alberta Health estimates between 60,000 and 65,000 of these publicly funded procedures will be performed by privately-owned chartered surgical facilities
The software predicts likely missed appointments through algorithms and anonymized data, breaking down the reasons why someone may not attend an appointment using external insights including the weather, traffic, and jobs and offers back-up bookings
The New Brunswick Medical Society also says it wasn’t involved in developing the strategy. The strategy and action plan, which the Department of Health committed at least $10.3 million annually toward implementing, haven’t been made public. The
The summit, co-hosted by the Department of Health and the New Brunswick Medical Society, will take place at the end of May. Stakeholders will gather to discuss the transition to team-based primary care. No other details were provided but the medical
The Canadian Cancer Society says, following a 30-year decline, the national cervical cancer rate rose 3.7% a year since 2015, representing the biggest jump for any type of cancer affecting females. The latest projections for N.B. are 35 cases a year
As measles cases keep appearing in more parts of the country, projections suggest there's a high chance Canada may experience a sizable outbreak - with anywhere from dozens to thousands of people infected if the disease strikes communities with low
A report shows almost 72% of Canadians who used cannabis in the 12 months before the national cannabis survey of 2023 was conducted bought only from a legal vendor. The main reasons cited for buying from legal sources were product safety (38%)
The agency estimated more than 4.5 million people 65 and older visited medical specialists, got non-emergency tests or had non-emergency surgeries in 2019 and 2020. More than 15% of seniors had difficulty accessing those services. Common barriers