Innovations in Rural/Remote/Aboriginal
The CHWN partnered with the Health Council of Canada to initiate and populate a health workforce (HWF) innovations portal to showcase innovative approaches to health workforce issues. This was recently expanded to include innovations presented at the Canadian Health Workforce Conference that was held in Ottawa in October 2014. We highlight these innovations within the five key HWF themes of the Canadian Health Workforce Network.
Innovation Name |
Innovation Type |
Jurisdiction |
Link/Information |
| Aboriginal Community Health and Wellness Services: Journey to Wellness | Program/Service | Saskatchewan | Summary (PDF) |
| Aboriginal Day Withdrawal Program | Program/Service | Ontario | Summary (PDF) |
| Aboriginal Patient Navigator System | Program/Service | Ontario | Summary (PDF) |
| Aboriginal Recruitment and Retention | Program/Service | British Colombia | Summary (PDF) |
| Bundles as Culturally Safe Practices | Program/Service | Ontario | |
| Community Care Health Center- Primary Care and Mental Health Services in One Place | Program/ Service | Ontario | |
| Cultural Resource Toolkit | Program/Service | Manitoba | |
| E-mental health | Program/Service | National | |
| First Nation Cultural School | Program/Service | Saskatchewan | |
| HealthForceOntario: Practice Ontario | Program/Service | Ontario | |
| Intelligent Clinical Home Monitoring- Respiratory Care | Program/Service | Quebec | Summary (PDF) |
| Leveraging Resources by Groups of Small Communities | Models of Care | Nova Scotia | Summary (PDF) |
| Mental Health Liaison | Models/Roles/Practice | Alberta | Summary (PDF) |
| Mobile IGRA (Interferon-Gamma Release Assays) Testing Program for TB | Program/Service | British Colombia | Summary (PDF) |
| Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program | Program/Service | Ontario | Summary (PDF) |
| Nurse and Dietician Health Teams to Prevent Diabetic Complications | Models/Roles/Practice | Alberta | Summary (PDF) |
| Primary Health Bus Reaches Under-served Populations | Service/Program | Saskatoon | Summary (PDF) |
| Rural Road Map for Action | Framework | National | Summary (PDF) |
| The Clinical Coordination Unit for Pre-hospital Emergency Services (UCCSPU) | Service | Quebec | Summary (PDF) |
| The Taber Clinic | Models/Roles/Practice | Alberta | Summary (PDF) |
| Use of Telemedicine to Support Care of Newborns in Rural Manitoba | Service/Program | Manitoba | Summary (PDF) |
Showcase your HWF innovations for Rural, Remote and/or Aboriginal communities!
Eligibility Criteria:
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Must be HWF related
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Should fall into one or more of the following descriptions:
a) Models of Care, Roles or Practices
b) Tools or Resources
c) Guides or Frameworks
d) Methods, Approaches or Strategies
e) Programs or Services
f) Legislation, Policies & Standards of Practice
Submit Your HWF Innovation:
Please complete the CHWN Innovation Submission Form and submit the completed form to:

