The Health Coalition of Alberta started out as a small group of volunteers who wanted to support and drive patient advocacy in Alberta. Over the years, that has expanded into our current Coalition of patient groups, patients and concerned individuals who are focused on improving access to health care for all Albertans. With more than 100 members, the Health Coalition of Alberta is growing every year. The strength of our membership gives the Coalition our voice to bring forward issues of concern, solutions and opportunities for improvement.
Membership fees are voluntary but are certainly a key component of our funding. We benefit not only from financial contributions through membership fees but also through gifts in kind as our members volunteer their expertise and skills to help us accomplish our goals.
Full Membership – Organizations:
Alberta Continuing Care Association
Alberta Hospice and Palliative Care Association
Alberta Seniors & Community Housing Association
ALS Society of Alberta
Canadian Cancer Survivor Network
Dementia Network Calgary
Heart & Stroke
Open Arms Society
Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada
SafeLink Alberta
Full Membership – Individuals:
John Bachynski
Christy Baines
Tim Battle
Louise Binder
Judy Birdsell
Julie Boucher
Katharina Kovacs Burns
Mary Chibuk
Teren Clarke
Alanah Duffy
Beverley Dunn
Fraser Hall
Corrine Hewko
Joan King
Karen Knutson
Linda Kolewaski
Jeff McKay
Scott McRae
Kleio Pardoe
Barb Stolee
Amber Thibault
Jennifer Vanderschaeghe
Joanne Wall
Bruce West
Affiliate Membership:
Alberta Community Council on HIV
Alberta Council on Aging
Alberta Pituitary Patient Society
Alzheimer Society of Calgary
Alzheimer Society, Alberta and Northwest Territories
Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada/Network of Rare Blood Disorders
Arthritis Society Canada
Autism Society of Edmonton Area
Brain Care Centre
Canadian Association for Porphyria
Canadian Association of Pompe
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Coalition of Global Health Research Alberta Chapter
Canadian Liver Foundation
Canadian Mental Health Association Edmonton Region
Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division
Canadian MPN Research Foundation
Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Canadian Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada
Canadian Spondyloarthritis Association
Canadian Down Syndrome Society
Caregivers Alberta
CARP Calgary Chapter
CARP Edmonton Chapter
Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta
CNIB AB & NWT/ Vision Loss Rehab
Creekside Support Services Ltd
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
Cystic Fibrosis Canada – Calgary & Southern AB Chapter
Cystic Fibrosis Canada – Edmonton & Northern AB Chapter
Diabetes Canada
Easter Seals Alberta
Edmonton Down Syndrome Society
Epilepsy Association of Calgary
First Nations Technical Services Advisory Group Inc (TSAG-FNTN)
Gastrointestinal Society – Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
Greg’s Wings
HIV Network of Edmonton Society
Huntington Society of Canada, Southern Alberta
Kidney Foundation of Canada – Southern Alberta Branch
Kidney Foundation of Canada- Northern Alberta & Territories
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
Living in Grace Foundation
Lung Association – Alberta and NWT
Lupus Society of Alberta
Migraine Canada
MS Canada
Muscular Dystrophy Canada – Prairies & NWT
Myeloma Alberta Support Society
Natural Health Practitioners Canada
Oladele Foundation/African Cancer Support Group
Osteoporosis Canada – Alberta Chapter
Osteoporosis Canada – BC & Alberta Region
Parkinson Association of Alberta
Psoriasis Canada (Canadian Psoriasis Network/Canadian Association of Psoriasis Patients)
Psychologists’ Association of Alberta
Save Your Skin Foundation
Schizophrenia Society of Alberta
Southern Alberta Myeloma Patient Society
SouthWest Edmonton Seniors Association
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Northern Alberta
Spinal Cord Injury Alberta
Turning Point Society
Unmasking the Reality of Lung Cancer
Ups and Downs – Calgary Down Syndrome Association
Voice of Albertans with Disabilities
Corporate Membership:
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