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The University of Alberta is a research-intensive institution and home to many Heritage researchers. It is located in Edmonton, Alberta. The University of Calgary is a research-intensive institution and home to many Heritage researchers. It is located in Calgary, Alberta. The University of Lethbridge is a research-intensive institution and home to many Heritage researchers. It is located in Lethbridge, Alberta. Health and Research Organizations
Provincial The Alberta Cancer Board is a major health services organization operating cancer facilities and programs throughout Alberta. The Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research strengthens and helps coordinate injury control in Alberta. Alberta Health and Wellness is the provincial government department responsible for setting health policy in Alberta. Alberta Innovation and Science consolidates all government technology, research, and science activities into one department within the Government of Alberta. The Alberta Medical Association is the provincial association for physicians in Alberta. The Alberta Mental Health Board is a provincial health authority that seeks to promote, preserve, and restore the mental health of Albertans. The Alberta Research Council develops and commercializes technology. The Alberta Science & Research Authority is an independent board of members of the business and research communities in Alberta, appointed by the Province who seek to enhance the contributions of science and research. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta & North West Territories funds heart and stroke research, provides public information and advocacy and promotes healthy lifestyles. The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to deliver outstanding health economics, health outcomes and health policy research and related services.
National
National Research Council Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Networks of Centres of Excellence Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Arthritis Society The Canadian Cancer Society of Alberta & NWT supports researchers and delivers education and support programs to reduce cancer's impact. The Canada Foundation for Innovation is an independent corporation that helps strengthen scientific research and technology development in Canada. The Canadian Health Network is a national, bilingual Internet-based health information service. TheCanadian Health Services Research Foundation sponsors and promotes applied health systems research to facilitate its use in evidence-based decision-making. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is the major federal funding agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health.
Health-in-Action supports the coordination of health promotion and injury prevention programs in Alberta. The National Research Council of Canada is a science and technology research development agency. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council supports university-based research and training in all natural sciences and engineering. The Networks of Centres of Excellence are nation-wide networks that connect research with industry know how and investment. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is a federal funding agency for university-based research and graduate training in the social sciences and humanities. The Arthritis Society is a national consumer organization that provides information about many types of arthritis and their treatments.
International The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a non-profit medical research organization that supports scientists and science education. The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International is a non-profit funder of diabetes research. The Mayo Clinic is a U.S. health centre that practices medicine enhanced by medical education and research. The National Institutes of Health is a U.S. research agency that supports scientists and scientists-in-training. The The Nobel Foundation is the central body for the Nobel organization responsible for awarding Nobel Prizes. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes health among nations.
Health and Science Teaching Resources
The Alberta Women's Science Network is a program to support and share information with women in science and engineering. The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame is a teaching resource to help educate and encourage Canadians to discover science and engineering. Discovery On-line is an entertaining and informative resource for health, medicine, science, and technology. Health on the Net is a non-profit foundation that provides sound medical information and expertise on the world wide web. Kids Health is a site for parents, kids, and teens that presents science in a fun and easy-to-understand way. Let's Talk Science is a charitable organization that promotes science education and research. The Science Alberta Foundation supports innovation programs to spark interest in science. The Science Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association website is a resource for science teachers in Alberta. The The Calgary Science Centre helps the general public understand science and technology through exhibits, programs and hands-on learning. Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science & Technology (WISEST) is a University of Alberta program to increase the number of women in decision making roles in all fields of scholarship.
Grants and Awards
Technology Commercialization
The Alberta Cancer Board is a major health services organization operating cancer facilities and programs throughout Alberta. The Alberta Research Council develops and commercializes technology. The Canadian Bacterial Diseases Networks of Centres of Excellence is a consortium of researchers whose work focuses on bacterial disease. The Canadian Protein Engineering Centres of Excellence is a research and technology transfer company specializing in protein technologies. CETAC-WEST provides services to small and medium enterprises engaged in the development and commercialization of new environmental technologies. The Canadian Advanced Technology Association is a leading entrepreneurial technology alliance. The Canadian Space Agency leads the application and development of space knowledge. The Industry Liaison Office of the University of Alberta provides services in technology transfer and industry liaison activities. Innocentre Alberta - The Alberta branch of an organization which helps advanced technology entrepreneurs start up commercial ventures. Through Strategis, Industry Canada provides business and consumer information and on-line and electronic commerce services. Trans-Forum is an Internet-based communication and information service that links the industry liaison offices of universities, affiliated research institutes, colleges, technical institutes, and centres of excellence across Canada. University Technologies International Inc is the University of Calgary's primary agent for technology transfer.
Dissemination
SEARCH Program
The Alberta Consultative Health Research Network (ACHRN) is a partnership designed to support applied and community-based health research in Alberta. Alberta Health and Wellness is the provincial government department responsible for setting health policy in the Province. The Department of Community Health Sciences is a multidisciplinary group of academics whose backgrounds include basic sciences and clinical aspects of community medicine. The Department of Public Health Sciences takes a transdisciplinary approach to education, research, and community services aimed at improving health and health care. Info Ward Inc. uses the Internet to deliver knowledge resources and applications to health care providers and organizations.
Health Technology Assessment
The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures-Surgical (ASERNIP-S) is a pilot project that assesses new surgical procedures and technologies.
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) is a national body that provides health care decision makers with credible, impartial advice and evidence-based information about the effectiveness and efficiency of drugs and other health technologies.
The International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) helps organizations who assess health technology share information.
The International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC) fosters the application of high quality and appropriate health technology assessment in health care decision making.
The Journal of Health Services Research & Policy publishes scientific research from a wide variety of disciplines, policy analysis and work on the interrelationships between health services research and health policy.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a U.S. research agency that supports scientists and scientists-in-training.
The National Library of Medicine is an on-line medical library that offers health information, library services, and research services.
The NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) offers on-line access to databases related to health technology assessment.
Communications and Education
The Alberta Women's Science Network is a program to support and share information with women in science and engineering.
The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame is a teaching resource to help educate and encourage Canadians to discover science and engineering.
Discovery On-line is an entertaining and informative resource for health, medicine, science, and technology.
Health on the Net is a non-profit foundation that provides sound medical information and expertise on the world wide web.
Kids Health is a site for parents, kids, and teens that presents science in a fun and easy-to-understand way.
Let's Talk Science is a charitable organization that promotes science education and research.
The Science Alberta Foundation supports innovation programs to spark interest in science.
The Science Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association website is a resource for science teachers in Alberta.
The The Calgary Science Centre helps the general public understand science and technology through exhibits, programs and hands-on learning.
Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science & Technology (WISEST) is a University of Alberta program to increase the number of women in decision making roles in all fields of scholarship.
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