Alexander Health Services: Establishing Linkages with Potential Partners - Developmental Project Proposal - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: The Alexander First Nation has a population of approximately 1,500 and is located northwest of Edmonton
• Partners: Youth Programs; Aboriginal Mental Health Board; Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission; Capital Health Region; First Nation and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: February 2008 - January 2009
• In Brief: This project by the Alexander First Nation has brought together various health service partners to establish relationships, develop a framework for a needs assessment, identify service areas targeted for integration and develop a full project proposal.

Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation: Youth Drop-In Centre Feasibility Assessment

• Lead/Recipient: Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation
• Partners: Aspen Health Authority and Capital Health Authority
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: July 2008 - December 2008
• In Brief: The Alexis First Nation undertook a feasibility study to determine how to approach the integration and streamlining of youth services. The project involved an assessment of service needs, which will be measured against the current inventory of youth services available in the community. The Alexis First Nation also worked with the regional health authority to resolve administrative and political challenges and to discuss an approach to integration, which will be described in a full project proposal.

Athabasca Tribal Council: Enhanced Primary Health Services

• Lead/Recipient: Athabasca Tribal Council
• Partners: Treaty Eight First Nations; Northern Lights Health Authority; First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Alberta Region
• Funding: $935,283
• Duration: July 2008 - March 2011
• In Brief: The Athabasca Tribal Council will develop and implement an action plan to increase access to health care by First Nations by integrating delivery of existing services. Formal mechanisms will be established to enable ongoing community input, and plans for integrated service delivery will be developed and implemented. A Memorandum of Understanding and accompanying service agreements will be developed with health care partners.

Athabasca Tribal Council: Setting the Stage - The Developmental Phase of Planning for Enhanced Primary Care Services for the First Nations People within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: The Athabasca Tribal Council represents five First Nations of North Eastern Alberta: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Chipewyan Prairie First Nation, Fort McKay First Nation, Fort McMurray First Nation, and Mikisew Cree First Nation. They have a combined population of approximately 5,000
• Partners: Wood Buffalo Primary Care Network; Northern Lights Health Region; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: June 2007 - May 2008
• In Brief: The Athabasca Tribal Council has laid the groundwork for an integration project by establishing a governance model for the project, consulting with communities to establish primary care service delivery needs and developing a full integration project proposal.

Bigstone Health Commission: Bigstone Information Sharing and Development Initiative (BISDI) - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: Bigstone Cree Nation has a total population (on and off reserve) of approximately 7,000 residents located between North Wabasca Lake and South Wabasca Lake, northwest of Edmonton
• Partners: Alberta Health and Wellness; Aspen Regional Health Authority and Capital Health; Municipal District of Opportunity; University of Alberta's Aboriginal Capacity and Development Research Environments Network; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: January 2008 - January 2009
• In Brief: The Bigstone Cree Nation is engaging partners in strategic discussions about the direction and vision for an integration project and ways to facilitate the sharing of health service delivery information. The partners plan to develop an information management action plan and a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the agreed-upon goals and vision of the project. A full integration proposal is also in development.

Blood Tribe Department of Health: Blood Tribe - Multi-jurisdictional Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF) Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: The Blood Tribe is located in the southwestern corner of Alberta, along the Eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, representing approximately 9,400 members
• Partners: Chinook Health Region; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: August 2007 - July 2008
• In Brief: The Blood Tribe has developed a full integration proposal for a multi-year, multi-jurisdictional integration project by conducting community-based health board governance planning and identifying opportunities for integration with the Chinook Regional Health Authority.

Blood Tribe Department of Health: The Vision of Kainayssini

• Lead/Recipient: Blood Tribe Department of Health
• Partners: Calgary Health Region; Chinook Health Region
• Funding: $1,780,443
• Duration: January 2009 - March 2011
• In Brief: The Blood Tribe Department of Health will enhance cooperation with two regional health authorities and develop discharge protocols, enhance access to telehealth technology, and implement an electronic medical record. To achieve these goals, the Blood Tribe will update a Memorandum of Understanding to address current efforts to improve the delivery of health services, formalize the current arrangement for access to medical specialist consultations using existing telehealth technology, implement the electronic medical record using Calgary Region services, and develop a comprehensive plan that will focus on the sustainability of the relationships between the Blood Tribe Department of Health and the Chinook and Calgary Health Regions.

Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations: Treaty Six Tipi Model - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations represents seventeen First Nations across Alberta, with a population of approximately 30,000 residents
• Partners: Paul First Nation; Maskwacis Health Services; David Thompson Health Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: March 2008 - February 2009
• In Brief: The Confederacy of Treaty 6 Chiefs is developing a broad-based partnership model for use by Treaty 6 member First Nations for building partnerships with their respective regional health authorities. Best practices will be identified, a framework will be established for a transferable partnership model and a full integration project proposal will be developed to complete the model.

Enoch Cree Nation: Enoch Cree Nation's Health Integration Project - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: Enoch Cree Nation is located outside of West Edmonton, with a population of approximately 2,000 people
• Partners: Aboriginal Capacity Development Research Environmental Network; Alberta Mental Health Board; Capital Health; University of Alberta; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $26,900
• Duration: January 2007 - March 2007
• In Brief: The Enoch Cree Nation engaged stakeholders in identifying integration priorities and developing a full integration project proposal. Service providers and other stakeholders were brought together to identify gaps and duplication of services, identify mutual challenges and develop partnerships and strategies to meet clients needs.

Enoch Cree Nation: Enoch Cree Nation's Health Integration Project - Phase II

• Lead/Recipient: Enoch Cree Nation is located outside of Edmonton, with a population of approximately 2,000 people
• Partners: Enoch Cree Nation Housing and other departments; Aboriginal Health Program - Capital Health; Alberta Mental Health Board; Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta and Misericordia Community Pediatric Research Group; University of Alberta
• Funding: $340,045
• Duration: October 2007 - March 2011
• In Brief: The Enoch Cree Nation will develop and implement an integrated service delivery model and accompanying five-year community health plan. Project activities include analyzing service gaps and duplication with all stakeholders and developing advanced health care partnerships and strategies to meet client needs. The project will also build a network for ongoing professional development, select an appropriate model for integrated service delivery within the community, and develop a long-term health plan.

Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council Strengthening Tomorrow - Establishing Innovative Mental Health Partnerships

• Lead/Recipient: Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council represents five First Nations in the central-northern area of Alberta. It is located in the centre of the Treaty Number Eight territory. The Council represents a population of approximately 6,090
• Partners: Capital Health and Peace Country Health Regions; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $1,006,500
• Duration: July 2007 - March 2011
• In Brief: This project seeks to improve access to mental health services for First Nations people living in the Lesser Slave Lake region. This will be accomplished by engaging health service partners in the region to develop a joint mental health action plan and to establish a navigational protocol regarding access to and availability of mental health programs and services. The project will also develop a comprehensive mental health screening toolkit and establish a task force to address prescription drug misuse and abuse.

Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council: Strengthening Tomorrow Integration Process - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council represents five First Nations in the central-northern area of Alberta and is located in the centre of the Treaty No. 8 territory. The Council represents a population of approximately 6,090
• Partners: Driftpile, Kapawe'no, Sawridge, Sucker Creek and Swan River First Nations; Aspen and Peace Country Health Authorities; First Nations Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,200
• Duration: January 2007 - March 2007
• In Brief: The Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council engaged First Nations and provincial health care providers to develop a full proposal for health services integration. Service gaps were identified, and inter-agency information meetings with stakeholders were held to create a comprehensive community health plan targeting specific service areas for integration, priority areas and funding pressures.

Maskwacis Health Services: Maskwacis Health Services Partnership Building - Tipi Model Project - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: Maskwacis Health Services serves the Maskwacis Cree First Nation, which has a population of 13,000. They are part of Treaty Six, which has a population of 30,000
• Partners: David Thompson Health Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: February 2008 - January 2009
• In Brief: Maskwacis Health Services is developing an integrated service model with the David Thompson Health Region. This project has facilitated meetings with the health authority and other stakeholders to identify core business objectives develop plans to address prescription drug misuse and a cross-cultural human resources policy, and establish parameters for a Memorandum of Understanding to be negotiated between the two organizations.

Maskwacis Health Services: The Tipi Model Partnership Building II

• Lead/Recipient: Maskwacis Health Services
• Partners: Samson Cree Nation, Louis Bull Tribe, Ermineskin Cree Nation, Montana First Nation, Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations; Alberta Health Services
• Funding: $225,000
• Duration: September 2009 - March 2010
• In Brief: Maskwacis Health Services intends to address the need to implement cross-cultural training and orientation with service providers and learning institutions by developing a recognized cultural awareness course. The project will improve health service delivery by increasing service providers’ knowledge of First Nations cultures and traditional healing.

Morning Sky Health and Wellness Society: Recollecting Our Tipi Teachings, Past, Present & Future - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: Morning Sky Health and Wellness Society provides health services to Frog Lake First Nation, which has an on and off reserve population of approximately 2,500 residents, located northeast of Edmonton
• Partners: Frog Lake First Nation; Aspen Regional Health Authority; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: April 2008 - March 2009
• In Brief: This project will develop a multi-year proposal to improve health care for the Frog Lake First Nation. Partners will work together to integrate the 'Tipi Model' of health into existing health and community services and to guide the development of a prioritized community health services within a culturally appropriate health care framework.

Native Counselling Services of Canada: Preparation for Edmonton Aboriginal Integrated Health Services - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: This project includes six First Nations of Northeastern Alberta, including Kehewin Cree Nation, Whitefish Lake, Heart Lake, Frog Lake, Beaver Lake Cree Nation and Cold Lake First Nations
• Partners: Tribal Chiefs Ventures; Capital Health
• Funding: $49,720
• Duration: April 2008 - March 2009
• In Brief: Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc is developing a project to integrate primary health care services for on and off-reserve Aboriginal people living in Edmonton and the surrounding area.

North Peace Tribal Council: Many Jurisdictions, One System

• Lead/Recipient: North Peace Tribal Council
• Partners: Capital Health and Northern Lights Regional Health Authority; First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Alberta Region
• Funding: $687,646
• Duration: January 2009 - March 2011
• In Brief: The goal of this project is to improve cardiovascular disease services in the North Peace Tribal Council area by incorporating lessons learned from the successful Diabetes Integration Partnership Project implemented under the previous Health Integration Initiative. A "Learn By Who is Beside You" conference will be organized to engage First Nations and health providers in identifying needs. Based on the conference outcomes, an action plan will be developed and implemented. Other project activities include disseminating information about dialysis and pacemakers, researching best practices and expanding communications tools to address high blood pressure.

North Peace Tribal Council: Many Jurisdictions, One System - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: North Peace Tribal Council
• Partners: Beaver First Nation, Dene Tha First Nation, Little Red River Cree First Nation, Tallcree First Nation; Northern Lights Health Region; Capital Health; First Nations Inuit Health Branch - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: January 2008 - January 2009
• In Brief: This project seeks to build on momentum gained under the Health Integration Initiative by identifying the health needs of North Peace Tribal Council community members, developing a strategic plan to address those needs and developing a full project proposal to implement the plan.

O'Chiese First Nation Health Centre: Aboriginal Primary Care Project - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: O'Chiese First Nation has a population of 931 members, with 760 living on reserve, and the remaining 171 living off reserve. It is located northwest of Rocky Mountain House, in Alberta
• Partners: Sunchild First Nation; David Thompson Health Region
• Funding: $54,500
• Duration: February 2007 – March 2010
• In Brief: The O'Chiese First Nation has developed a full project proposal for integrating primary care services. To develop the project proposal, meetings with stakeholders were held, linkages were established between service partners and First Nations health centres, and additional staff to develop a chronic disease registry were recruited.

Paul First Nation Health Services: Integrated Service Delivery and Integrated Case Management

• Lead/Recipient: Paul First Nation is located west of Edmonton, on the east shores of Lake Wabamun, and has a population of approximately 1,792, of which 1,034 live on reserve
• Partners: Westview Health Centre; Capital Health Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: August 2007 - July 2008
• In Brief: The Paul First Nation worked with partners to research integrated case management models and explore integrated service delivery opportunities for on-reserve health services. Working partnerships were developed with internal and external agencies and joint research was undertaken of integrated service delivery models and integrated case management and information systems.

Paul First Nation Health Services: Integrated Service Delivery Model and Integrated Case Management System

• Lead/Recipient: Paul First Nation Health Services.
• Partners: Capital Health; Westview Health Centre; Westview Primary Care Network; Alberta Children's Services; Alberta Mental Health Unit; Royal Alexander Hospital
• Funding: $358,952
• Duration: October 2008 - March 2011
• In Brief: Working with the provincial government, the regional health authority and service providers, the Paul First Nation will develop and implement an integrated service delivery model and an integrated case management system for the community. This project will support the development of partnerships and inter-agency relationships within the Paul First Nation in areas such as social services and education.

Siksika First Nation Health Services: Siksika Health Management Information Systems

• Lead/Recipient: Siksika Nation is located east of Calgary and has a population of 4,200
• Partners: Bigstone First Nation Health Services; Blood Tribe Health Services; Calgary Health Authority
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: August 2007 - July 2008
• In Brief: The Siksika Nation developed partnerships with internal and external agencies, such as education, family and corporate services and the regional health authority and other service providers, for an integrated health information management system. Joint research was conducted on the feasibility of a health information management system and software that will meet the needs of partners.

Siksika Health Services: Causation and Response to Trauma: An Integration of Intervention/Response and Program Development towards the Healing of an Aboriginal Community

• Lead/Recipient: Siksika Nation is located east of Calgary and has a population of 4,200
• Partners: Siksika Medicine Lodge; Siksika Trauma Response Advisory Committee; Red Warriors Mentorship Program; Golden Hills and Palliser School Divisions; Canadian Centre for Threat and Risk Assessment and Trauma Response; Calgary Health Region
• Funding: $653,053
• Duration: August 2007 - March 2011
• In Brief: The Siksika Nation will further develop and implement the trauma response protocol formulated in their developmental project, with an emphasis on mental health, and establish a Healthy Aboriginal Attachment Program through the integration of various provincial and federal services. Also, the Siksika Nation will establish links with local and provincial government agencies and consult with a wide range of community leaders. The project will work with partners to develop integrated strategies to address gaps and overlaps in service delivery, and improve the efficiency of care by implementing a broad-based trauma response protocol in the community.

Siksika Health Services: Community to Health Systems Integrative Approach to Aboriginal Tobacco Addictions and Cessation Healing Support

• Lead/Recipient: Siksika Health and Wellness Centre
• Partners: Alberta Health - Calgary Health Region
• Funding: $195,745
• Duration: January 2009 - March 2010
• In Brief: The goal of this project is to decrease the number of smoking-related deaths and illnesses in the Siksika Nation by developing and implementing a culturally relevant, integrated community approach to tobacco addiction education and cessation. A collaborative framework will be developed to create linkages between the Siksika Health and Wellness Centre, Alberta Health and other partners.

Siksika Health Services: Siksika Trauma Response Protocol - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: Siksika Nation is located east of Calgary and has a population of 4,200
• Partners: Siksika Youth Task Force; Calgary Health Region
• Funding: $27,000
• Duration: February 2007 - March 2007
• In Brief: The Siksika Nation took an inventory of available area suicide prevention programs and services to raise awareness of these programs within the community. Activities were undertaken to build collaborative relationships between federal/provincial services and community leaders and organizations and to develop a full project proposal.

Treaty Eight First Nations: Children's Agenda Management

• Lead/Recipient: Treaty Eight First Nations
• Partners: Stollery Children's Hospital and Regional Child Health; Aspen Health Region Authority; Peace Country Health Region; Northern Lights Health; Ministry of Child and Family Services (Alberta) - Family Support for Children with Disabilities; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Alberta Region
• Funding: $1,448,884
• Duration: July 2008 - March 2011
• In Brief: This project will enhance the wellness and health development of children and youth living in Treaty Eight First Nations communities by creating a culturally relevant and integrated service delivery system. The pre-developed Adapted Family Service Framework will be tested, a data-sharing plan will be created, common health indicators will be researched and a referral system that is inclusive of all jurisdictions will be developed. The integrated service delivery system will result in better coordination of youth services and improved collection of and access to health data.

Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc.: Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc (TCVI) Health Partnership

• Lead/Recipient: Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc represents six First Nations of Northeastern Alberta, as listed below
• Partners: Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Cold Lake, Heart Lake, Frog Lake, Kehewin Cree Nation and Whitefish Lake First Nations; Aspen Regional Health Authority and Capital Health; First Nation and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $859,100
• Duration: October 2007 - March 2011
• In Brief: Building on development work already completed, this project by Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc will establish a working model for the integration of health programming and services between the Aspen Regional Health Authority and First Nation community health centres. This will be accomplished by developing an Memorandum of Understanding outlining accountability and responsibility for the delivery of health services and programs to First Nations. The project will also enhance the Telehealth program and create a nursing network among First Nations nurses and those employed by the Aspen and Capital regional health authorities.

Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc: Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc (TCVI) Partnership and Integration - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc represents six Treaty member First Nations of Northeastern Alberta, as listed below
• Partners: Six First Nations in Northeastern Alberta: Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Cold Lake First Nation, Frog Lake First Nation, Heart Lake First Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation, and Whitefish Lake First Nation; Aspen Health Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: October 2007 - September 2008
• In Brief: Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc has strengthened the relationship between health care providers in six north-eastern Alberta communities by engaging stakeholders to develop a common vision and mission statement for Aboriginal health in the area. A business and operations plan that has identified next steps for integration and a full project proposal for service integration has been submitted.

Western Cree Tribal Council: Building Health Care Partnerships in First Nations

• Lead/Recipient: The Western Cree Tribal Council, located in the northwestern region of Alberta, members are representatives of the Horse Lake First Nation, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, and Duncan First Nation
• Partners: Treaty Eight First Nations of Alberta; Peace Country Health Region; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $771,934
• Duration: October 2007 - March 2011
• In Brief: This project will establish an inter-jurisdictional process for deliberations regarding the delivery of health care to First Nations affiliated with the Western Cree Tribal Council in Alberta. Specific issues will be targeted, including discharge planning, mobile cancer screening, joint nursing networks and pandemic and influenza planning. Integrated protocols will be developed for service delivery in selected areas, as well as a formal communications protocol.

Western Cree Tribal Council: Building Health Care Partnerships in First Nations - Developmental Project Proposal

• Lead/Recipient: The Western Cree Tribal Council is located in the northwestern region of Alberta. It includes representatives of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, and Horse Lake and Duncan First Nations
• Partners: Treaty Eight First Nations of Alberta (Alberta Treaty Eight Health Authority); Peace Country Health Region; First Nations and Inuit Health - Alberta Region
• Funding: $50,000
• Duration: June 2007 - May 2008
• In Brief: The Western Cree Tribal Council worked with the regional health authority to develop a long-term integration agenda and full integration project proposal. The ultimate goals were to establish formal partnerships among health care providers and create a memorandum of agreement with the regional health authority to set an agenda for multi-jurisdictional collaboration. A working agreement was also developed to support integration activities.

Western Cree Tribal Council: Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

• Lead/Recipient: Western Cree Tribal Council
• Partners: Peace Country Health Region; First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Alberta Region
• Funding: $335,000
• Duration: January 2009 - March 2010
• In Brief: The aim of this project is to establish a community-driven, evidence- based and education-focused protocol for integrated delivery of programs to reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse by First Nation individuals. A joint survey will be undertaken in each First Nation community in the Western Cree Tribal Council area, followed by development of the protocol and integrated program delivery. A process will be established to provide oversight for the integrated service delivery.