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Links, accomplishments and projects

Access to health care in one’s own language yields benefits at the personal and collective level.
Some examples are:

Easier access to preventative and mental health services
Decreased number of diagnostic tests
Decreased number of diagnostic errors
Better understanding of diagnosis
Increased compliance to treatment
Increased satisfaction in patient and health care professional
Cost effectiveness

Useful links here are:

Resources Guides (University of Alberta)

Centre de santé communautaire Saint-Thomas

Société Santé en Français

Cybervillage en santé

Encyclopédie médicale

Guide Info-parent

Info-médicaments

Agence de santé publique du Canada

Info-Santé Columbie-Britannique

Bien bouger, bien vivre

Below, you will find some examples of projects and accomplishments aimed at improving access to Fench-language primary health care in Alberta.

Project	Year	Description	Contact
Saint-Thomas Health Centre	2007	Le Centre de santé communautaire Saint-Thomas Health Centre will include a residence with assisted daily living and a bilingual community health centre. Thid primary health care centre will mainly serve the French-speaking seniors of the Edmonton region and the English community nearby. It is located in the heart of the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood. It will provide affordable housing to approximately 220 seniors. A gamut of health services and education will be provided in both French and English.	Centre de santé Saint-Thomas (CSST) Edmonton, AB
Centre de santé communautaire Saint-Thomas Community Health Centre	2006	This centre will offer a personalized service to an interprofessional health bilingual team as well as provide health education and health promotion programs.	Centre de santé communautaire Saint-Thomas (CSCST) Edmonton, AB Go to the Web site
Dialogue femmes francophones de l'Albert ( Dialogue French-speaking women of Alberta )	2006	"Dialogue femmes francophones de l'Alberta" is a study of needs of women based on the health determinants. A follow-up to the study will include priotization of actions to undertake with social services, government agencies and partners. Databases of services in French will then be set up.	Coalition des femmes de l'Albera Edmonton, AB Tel: 780-462-0502, ext. 3 Send and E-mail Go to the Web site

Accomplishment	Year	Description	Contact
Translation	2006	In the Peace Country Health Authority, the Francophone Health Committee and their coordinator have translated over 200 flyers of health information in French.	Comité de santé de Peace McLennan, AB Tel: 780-324-4246 Send an E-mail
Bilingual Nursing Degree	2004	Campus Saint-Jean created a Bilingual Nursing Degree program in partnership with the Faculty of Nursing of the University of Alberta. Sixteen students can be admitted each year.	Campus Saint-Jean Edmonton, AB Tel: 780-465-8721 Send an E-mail

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