Innovation Anthology #730:

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Over the next three years, Dr. Julie Drolet and her team are studying the impact of the 2013 flood on children and youth in High River.  

The Alberta Resilient Communities Project will help policy makers improve social services and health outcomes in future natural disasters.  

As Dr. Drolet explains, sharing information is a key component of the study.

DR JULIE DROLET:    Well we’ve chosen to integrate what we call our Knowledge Mobilization Strategy throughout the three years of the project.  And so this will allow us to continually engage with our partners and community members about the process of the research as it unfolds in Calgary and in High River and the surrounding Foothils communities.  We’re planning to develop a website  where we hope to be able to share information and fact sheets and synthesis of the results as the project unfolds.  We’re also interested in creating a network to really have an impact on practice and in policy in this area.  

Dr. Julie Drolet also emphasizes the strong training and mentorship aspects of the Alberta Resilient Communities Project.

Thanks today to ALBERTA INNOVATES HEALTH SOLUTIONS

FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY
I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

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Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

 

 

Program Date: 2015-11-05