• Treating acute and episodic illness
• Preventing people from becoming ill or injured
• Managing chronic conditions
• Making the most effective use of health provider expertise
• Efficiency and co-ordination
• Access
• Individuals playing an active role in their own health care

Excerpt from the draft discussion paper, Advancing Primary Health Care in Alberta

Primary Health Care Indicators

Primary Health Care - Fall 2004

Alberta is working to improve primary health care for Albertans through fundamental changes to the organization, funding and delivery of primary health care services.  The overall objective is to improve access, accountability and integration of health services.  Some key strategies to move primary health care forward include:

• Primary Care Networks
• Electronic Health Record
• Health Link Alberta and Telehealth
• Making the best of Health Professionals
• Funding Policies and Incentives
• Capital Infrastructure
• Primary Health Care Capacity Building Fund
• Multi-Jurisdictional Health Lines Initiative
• National Primary Health Care Awareness Strategy

Evaluations

Over the past five years, Alberta has explored different approaches and has evaluated these experiences.

• Umbrella Alberta Primary Health Care Project (1998-2001)
• Health Innovation Fund (2000-2004)

Other Relevant Links on Primary Health Care

• Primary Health Care Transition Fund
• Primary Health Care: Six Dimensions of Inquiry
• Expanding Primary Health Care in The Third Way
• Framework for a Healthy Alberta