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Edmonton Journal: "Jim Gray: It’s time to take wellness off Alberta's waiting list"
Saturday, April 16, 2016
"Premier Rachel Notley and her government face a considerable challenge in bending down the cost curve on health care while improving health outcomes. The 2017 provincial budget reflects the severity of this challenge as health-care costs continue to consume a larger portion of government expenditures." Read more...
News Release Wellness Alberta Applauds Swann Report Recommendations
​Monday, February 22, 2016
A health coalition representing 130 organizations, institutions and governing bodies is applauding the recommendations of the final report of the Mental Health Review chaired by Dr. David Swann, MLA for Calgary Mountain View.  The report contains several recommendations pertaining to the prevention of mental illness in Alberta including increased funding and resources for prevention and health promotion.  Wellness Alberta is urging the Notley government to invest more resources in prevention by quickly adopting all of the relevant recommendations in the Swann report. Read more...
News Release - Albertans urged to ask their MLAs to make Alberta better: Coalition encourages Notley government to take wellness off the waiting list
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Calgary – Today a coalition of over 120 organizations, institutions and governing bodies is launching a new campaign to enlist Albertans in its efforts to secure a provincial Wellness Foundation.  The Make Alberta Better campaign is mobilizing thousands of Albertans in to contact their MLAs in support of a significant and protected government investment in chronic disease and injury prevention. Read More...
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Health Leaders Urge Alberta Government to invest in Mental Illness Prevention
October 22, 2015
With today’s conclusion of the Alberta Mental Health Review public consultation, health leaders are urging the Alberta government to make a meaningful and sustained investment in mental illness prevention.  According to a “gap map” review of mental health services conducted in 2014, the Alberta government is only investing one tenth of one percent (0.1%) of its total mental health budget in the primary prevention of mental illness. Read More...
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Groundswell Building in Support of Provincial Wellness Foundation


September 29, 2015
Edmonton - As the Alberta government prepares for the Legislature to resume next month, a coalition of over 100 organizations collectively representing more than three million Albertans is calling on the government to make wellness a priority agenda item. Read More...

Summer Update


August 17, 2015
  • New Government, New Opportunities, New Campaign
  • Revisiting the Romanow Report
  • NEW Campaign Team Member
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Albertans Say “Yes” to Tax Increases on Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugary Beverages if Applied to Wellness Initiatives


February 18, 2015
A recent poll conducted by Leger Research reveals that a strong majority of Albertans support tax increases on tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages—if a portion of the revenue is applied to wellness initiatives. The online survey of 1,010 Albertans was conducted between February 2 and 5. Read More...

New Poll Supports Prompt Alberta Government Action on Wellness


November 10, 2014
A strong majority of Albertans believe that the Alberta government should make wellness a top priority through greater investments in injury and disease prevention—and over 80 per cent of these supporters say he should take action to do so within the next year. Read More...

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