Resources for Taking Action

Your Primary Care team can access evidence-based tools and resources to support patients with financial strain by:

• Incorporating screening

• Understanding how to foster a team approach to supporting patients

• Decreasing stigma

• Enriching the relationships and conversations important to the patient and their health

• Connecting patients so they can get the support they need

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Change Package and Tools 

• The RIFS change package helps physicians and team members implement practice changes that improve care for patients living with financial strain. 

• To see all the tools the clinic teams used see the AMA website

CHANGE PACKAGE

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Podcast

LISTEN TO PODCAST (7:17MIN)

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Training on Learn@AMA 

• This curriculum was designed to help primary care physicians, clinical team members, and practice facilitators implement practice changes that improve care for patients living with financial strain. 

• It will take approximately 3-hours to complete

SIGN UP FOR TRAINING

Alberta Healthy Communities Hub - The Approach

• The approach encourages community groups and leaders to build on existing strengths by engaging all its members through conversations on local priorities. 

the approach

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Building Financial Well-Being – A Community Planning Toolkit

• This toolkit explores strategies to inspire and energize your community to act on financial well-being

the toolkit

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Alberta Community Health Dashboard | Healthier Together

Locally relevant, up-to-date information to help communities find and use comprehensive and interactive cancer profiles for communities in Alberta.

The dashboard

Champion Toolkit

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Champions aiming to inspire others may wish to use the resources in the toolkit. Champions may include physician or medical home leaders, health or social service planners or health or community advocate or partners such as FCSS, municipality, or social agency. What questions might you ask, what key messages do you weave into your conversations and meetings and how might you advocate for equity?  Digital stories are a great way to start group discussion which can be followed up with relevant tools and resources. Use and personalize the tools below as a starting place to promote action on social determinants of health.

AHS LINK TO COURSES   NON-AHS STAFF LINK TO COURSES  

Course List

• Identifying and Addressing Financial Strain Module 1 - The Social Determinants of Health
• Identifying and Addressing Financial Strain Module 2 - Talking About Financial Strain
• Identifying and Addressing Financial Strain Module 3 - Exploring Income Replacement and Benefit Programs
• Domestic Violence Education for Health Care Professionals - 3 part modules 
• Developmental Pathways of Addiction and Mental Health series- Infusing Culture and Equity; Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change; Stress and Resilience through the Lifespan; and Understanding ACEs and Being Trauma Informed
• Indigenous Awareness and Sensitivity Series and Indigenous Peoples in Alberta (Required AHS Learning)
• Trauma Informed Care - Alberta Health Services

Brain Story Narrative (Alberta Family Wellness Initiative)

IDEO Human Centred Design Mindsets and Methods Design Kit 

Introduction to Human-Centered Design (acumenacademy.org)

Join a Poverty Simulation (United Way)

Patient & Family Storytelling (Alberta Health Services)

Social Prescribing (Alliance for Healthier Communities)

The School for Change Agents – NHS Horizons (horizonsnhs.com) 

Virtual Design School Recordings (AHS Design Lab)