Case Study—Community Capacity for Health: Foundation for a System Focused on Health

Marlene Raasok () and Mark Seland
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Marlene Raasok: Abrio Health
Mark Seland: Abrio Health

Chapter Chapter 52 in Handbook Integrated Care, 2021, pp 897-912 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Healthy/healthier people and accessible, quality and sustainable health care: We need both, but how? This case study takes place in Airdrie, Alberta, a Canadian province with Alberta Health Services as the largest single health authority. The community began its journey with the typical request—“we need a hospital”—but later realized what they wanted was to “own their own health, becoming Canada’s healthiest community.” Unique to their journey was the decision to partner with Blue Zones Project®. Airdrie would have been the first demonstration community outside the USA of this integrated methodology to transform community environments and make the healthy choices the easy choices, and in so doing, reduce need for, and cost of, public healthcare services.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69262-9_52

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