Ontario's Southeast Local Health Integration Network is investing over $300,000 in community paramedicine programs, travelling to patients' homes to provide non-emergency care for multiple, complex illnesses or health problems complicated by
The American Hospital Association's compendium of case studies details hospital-community partnerships that have addressed priority health needs in their communities. The hospitals and communities vary in location, service type, type of partners and
The provincial government says 43 physicians have been hired in the Restigouche and Acadie-Bathurst zones of the Vitalité Health Network since Sept. 2014. Of the 43 doctors, 18 are general practitioners and 25 are specialists. The recruitment
Manitoba's Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) will pay two private companies $15.7 million over three years to implement a transitional home-care service that will replace a program the province stopped funding earlier this year. We Care
The WHO Regional Office for Europe's report shows an overall improvement in the implementation of Health 2020 values and principles in the countries of the WHO European Region. Between 2010 and 2016, the share of countries with policies addressing
Health diplomacy: European perspectives (2017) is part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s response to the WHO Regional Committee for Europe's 2010 request that it improve the capacity of diplomats and health officials in global health diplomacy
The King's Fund evaluated transformation efforts by the health system in Canterbury, New Zealand, which is now supporting more people in their homes and communities and has moderated demand for hospital care, particularly among older people. The
The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society launched an eight-week survey to gauge the impacts on patients in Ontario's government-funded IVF program, as well as staff working in the province's fertility sector. The study lead says the landscape of
Results of StatsCan's 2016 Canadian Community Health Survey reveal a smaller percentage of New Brunswickers exercised 150 minutes a week last year than the year before. The survey finds that while New Brunswickers feel healthier than the last time
Public health investigators analyzing data from the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey of students in grades seven to 12 report that middle and high school students who tried an e-cigarette - about 10% of students - are twice as