The Indigenous Health Support Worker Diploma will provide top-quality education in community health combined with education in Indigenous culture and healing practices.
Graduates will have a deep understanding of the unique health challenges in Indigenous communities, and of the historical causes impacting the social determinants of health of Indigenous peoples, including colonization and intergenerational trauma. The program, the first of its kind in Alberta, will help meet the growing and largely unmet need for healthcare workers who can provide culturally appropriate, culturally safe healthcare services to Indigenous peoples and communities in Alberta. |