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Council approves health allocations

Mountain View County council has approved health funding applications from five community groups. The approvals under the county's health funding policy No. 5001 came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

Mountain View County council has approved health funding applications from five community groups. The approvals under the county's health funding policy No. 5001 came during the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.

The county is providing $62,500 to support health-care service delivery within Mountain View County in 2016.

Under the policy funding is directed to support health programs and services that enhance and sustain health care, and any allocated funding must have a direct benefit to the residents of the county.

Funded projects and programs must support health initiatives in a capacity such as promotion, prevention, treatment, continuing care and rehabilitation.

Funding cannot be allocated for projects or programs that are eligible for existing funding from Alberta Health Services.

The Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre (CAPCC) was allocated $1,800 for its fathering program.

In a briefing note to council, CAO Tony Martens said that, “This is a new program currently in the pilot stage phase. The program will be based on the 24/7 Dad curriculum developed by the National Fatherhood Initiative to end father absence.

“The CAPCC will recruit and train volunteer male mentors from the community to facilitate the program.”

The CAPCC, which has an office in Olds and serves all towns and villages in Mountain View County, also received $2,335 for its Key to Young Parenting project.

“The program provides an environment that is safe, non-judgmental where participants can receive education, support and increase their core network. Objectives including increasing participants' knowledge and understanding of their child's health, safety and behaviour.”

The Hope 4 MVC Kids Society was allocated $6,800 for assistance to families of children in medical need.

“The society helps families of children in medical need in several ways, including if the child is hospitalized for anything, the family can apply for financial support for supported items and if the child needs adaptive equipment for home or school,” he said.

The Olds and District Hospice Society was allocated $15,000 for hospice palliative care suites – ongoing expenses.

“Individuals facing end of life who, for one reason or another, cannot stay in their own home will have the option to access the hospice suites and receive the same support they would have had in-home,” he said.

STARS was allocated $24,718 for operational costs of providing critical care to residents of Mountain View County.

“Following a November 4, 2015 presentation to council, STARS was directed to apply for funding through the 2016 health funding application process,” he said.

The Sundre health professional attraction and retention committee was allocated $10,000.

“For 2016 they expect to spend approximately $6,000 on annual retention and appreciation activities, and $40,000 on recruitment activities. They will carry forward remaining dollars from 2015, totalling $30,000,” he said.

Councillors passed a second motion to have future STARS funding requests become line items as part of annual budgets.


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