TrainingNational Consortium on Aboriginal and Rural Public Health Education (NCARPHE)
Recognizing a lack of Public Health Education and training for the rural / remote and / or Aboriginal communities, four universities and a medical school have come together to take a collaborative approach in filling this gap. Memorial University of Newfoundland, Lakehead University, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, and University of Northern British Columbia all contribute their specialty and together they offer students choices and options with a focus on Aboriginal and Rural Public health education.
Brandon University: Department of Rural Development
The Department of Rural Development offers a variety of programs focused on rural studies and rural development. Diploma/degree options include a Master in Rural Development, Graduate Diploma in Rural Development, and Bachelor of Arts in Rural and Community Studies.
Laurentian University: Interdisciplinary PhD in Rural and Northern Health
This new doctoral program (established in 2006) draws upon a broad range of disciplines, both basic and applied, from the Faculties of Professional Schools, Social Sciences and Humanities, Science and Engineering, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The PhD Program in Rural and Northern Health encompasses population health, health promotion, occupational health and safety, wellness, health human resources, health systems and services, environmental influences on health, mental health and mental illness, knowledge translation, and policy. The program trains senior level graduate students using an interdisciplinary framework that draws on perspectives from inter-professional and inter-cultural relationships, as well as social, historical, biological, occupational, and environmental insights. The interdisciplinary approach of the program acknowledges the complex nature of health challenges, and builds capacity for knowledge generation through the mobilization of the many relevant scientific and scholarly disciplines.
Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem (PHARE) Graduate Training Program
PHARE aims to build capacity in agricultural and rural health in Canada by delivering transdisciplinary training to graduate students at the Master’s, Ph.D. and postdoctoral level. PHARE is coordinated by the Institute of Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, but is a virtual program accessible through any o he six participating institutions (Dalhouse University, University of Laval, Queen's University, University of Saskatchewan, University of Alberta, and UBC). Trainees must complete a web-based course, attend a virtual monthly seminar, and participate in the program's annual conference. Graduate degrees are conferred by the trainee's host university. When the PHARE program criteria have been met, the trainee will receive a certificate in Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem, providing recognition and proof of special training.
University of Northern BC Rural Acute Care Nursing Certificate
Topics include the definition and essence of rural; health care needs, systems, and medical practice; health care teams, relationships, and boundaries; aboriginal health; recruitment and retention; occupational and recreational health; mental health; women's health; education for rural practice; research and information technology; and the politics and economics of rural health care. This course is appropriate for rural physicians and others involved in rural health care and rural medical education.
University of Western Ontario: BHSc in Rural Health and Community Rural Health Development
Topics include the definition and essence of rural; health care needs, systems, and medical practice; health care teams, relationships, and boundaries; aboriginal health; recruitment and retention; occupational and recreational health; mental health; women's health; education for rural practice; research and information technology; and the politics and economics of rural health care. This course is appropriate for rural physicians and others involved in rural health care and rural medical education.
