Posts Categorized: Government of Alberta

First responders’ mental health grants

Alberta’s firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers and emergency workers often deal with stressful, dangerous and traumatic situations. This stress has a negative impact on first responders and emergency workers. They experience post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI) at significantly higher rates than the general population. For this program’s purposes, “emergency workers” are those who encounter… Read more »

Gender-Related Injury and Illness Prevention Program (GRIIPP)

There is evidence of gender disparity in workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities; however, there is little information indicating the root cause of this disparity. Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Prevention Initiative places a strong emphasis on supporting workers with vulnerabilities to enhance outcomes. The Gender-Related Injury and Illness Prevention Program… Read more »