Health websites launched to expand health information to Albertans

February 27, 2004
- article originally published on Government of Alberta website -

Calgary...Two new websites have been launched to help Albertans access reliable health information and locate health services in their own health regions.

The two new websites are:
* HealthLink Alberta (www.healthlinkalberta.ca) - that includes an online library of health topics developed by Alberta clinical experts called Your Health.* InformAlberta (www.informalberta.ca) - a database of health and community services to help Albertans find health services in their own health regions and communities.

"Albertans have told us they want better access to health information and services," said Gary Mar, Minister of Health and Wellness. "These web products are designed to give Albertans immediate access to reliable and current health information and help them find health services in their own community and health region."

The health websites are complementary to HealthLink Alberta, a 24-hour, province-wide telephone line that provides health information and helps Albertans determine the appropriate level of health service they may need. Both InformAlberta and HealthLink Alberta can be accessed through all nine regional health authority websites, as well as the Alberta Health and Wellness and Service Alberta websites.

" These web products are the first of their kind in Canada," said Dr. Roger Galbraith, medical director for HealthLink Alberta. "These online services support the high quality, trusted health information Albertans receive from HealthLink nurses, health care providers and health service agencies everyday in the province."

The two websites have been developed at a cost of $350,000, as part of Health Canada funding provided in 2002 to expand primary health care services in Alberta. InformAlberta was created from InformCalgary, a pilot information website funded by Health Canada and Industry Canada and cost-shared with the Calgary Health Region and the City of Calgary.

For further information, contact:

Dial 310-0000 for toll free access outside Edmonton
Access is available on-line at http://www.health.gov.ab.ca