Our Publications

Action for Healthy Communities’ publications share insights, research, and reflections that emerge from our work alongside equity-deserving communities across Alberta. These reports and discussion papers explore the determinants of wellbeing and prosperity, highlight promising practices, and document community-informed approaches to inclusive service delivery. Developed through collaboration with community members, partners, and sector leaders, our publications aim to inform dialogue, influence systems, and contribute to evidence that centres lived experience and cultural knowledge.

While our publications are intended to inform and inspire, our Resources section offers practical tools designed for ongoing use and adaptation. Together, these knowledge products reflect AHC’s commitment to community-led learning, shared accountability, and capacity building—supporting organizations, decision-makers, and communities to advance equity, strengthen collaboration, and create lasting change.

Action for Healthy Communities’ publications share insights, research, and reflections that emerge from our work alongside equity-deserving communities across Alberta. These reports and discussion papers explore the determinants of wellbeing and prosperity, highlight promising practices, and document community-informed approaches to inclusive service delivery. Developed through collaboration with community members, partners, and sector leaders, our publications aim to inform dialogue, influence systems, and contribute to evidence that centres lived experience and cultural knowledge.

While our publications are intended to inform and inspire, our Resources section offers practical tools designed for ongoing use and adaptation. Together, these knowledge products reflect AHC’s commitment to community-led learning, shared accountability, and capacity building—supporting organizations, decision-makers, and communities to advance equity, strengthen collaboration, and create lasting change.

All Publications

2022-2026 Strategic Plan

The Board of Directors and Staff of AHC developed this strategic plan through several planning sessions. The plan was developed to ensure we leverage our strengths and opportunities while mitigating our weaknesses and threats.


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Stories Connecting Us All

We look forward to continuing to add stories to this book over time as more resources become available.


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AHC’s 25th Silver Jubilee

In honour of AHC’s 25th Silver Jubilee and ‘25 year’s in action’, we would like to present a short video presentation, showcasing a selection of images and video clips of AHC’s journey in the community over the last two and a half decades.


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Stories From Communities Connected

For 2021, Action for Healthy Communities collaborated with more than 15 community groups and individuals to bring you a special 2021 storybook calendar titled “Stories From Communities Connected”.


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2016-2017 Annual Report

The highlights of 2016-2017 include consistently achieving higher than target numbers for all programs and services.


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2015-2016 Annual Report

Action for Healthy Communities celebrated its 20th anniversary with our stakeholders.


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Bylaws of the Society

This document is the general bylaws of the Society. These bylaws regulate the transaction of business and affairs.


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Disability in Canada: Introduction for Newcomer Serving Practitioners

A significant proportion of newcomers to Canada live with a disability and settlement practitioners take on an important role as the first and often primary source of support, information, and resources. Learn more about the best resources and methods to support all forms of disability!


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Newcomer Coaching Mentorship Project (NCMP)

This report is about the Newcomer Coaching Mentorship Project (NCMP), a collaborative initiative between the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta (AHC). NCMP aims to support newcomers to Canada trying to integrate into the Canadian sports system through the mentorship project.


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Participating in Arts, Sports, and Society (PASS)

In a research project conducted by AHC, Participating in Arts, Sports, and Society (PASS) project, a spectrum of constraints experienced by newcomers were investigated and identified, including main barriers contributing to low participation of racialized youth in recreation and organized sports.


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3rd Annual Building Inclusive Communities Forum

Our Insights From AHC’s 3rd Annual Building Inclusive Communities Forum provides a complete overview of the forum where we presented on how we can dismantle systemic barriers, promote inclusivity, and empower equity-deserving grassroots groups and organizations in the Greater Edmonton Area.


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2023-2024 Annual Report

Our 2023-2024 Annual Report is here! Learn more on how our organizational programs and supports continues to make an impact in equity-deserving communities, and how our ever evolving strategies will further our growth!


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Land Acknowledgment

As an organization working towards improving peoples’ well being, we acknowledge our presence on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, Ojibway, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, and Inuit, as our responsibility to extend support for healing to our Indigenous Community members during this difficult times. 
We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries and whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.

As an organization, we commit ourselves to continue to acknowledge, learn, understand, and create opportunities to educate our staff, volunteers, and community members about the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, walking the path of reconciliation.

Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta (AHC's) Diversity and Inclusion Statement

AHC is a proud proponent of diversity in the workforce, and we support an inclusive workplace that values the diversity of ideas.

AHC fosters diversity and inclusion at all levels of our organization. It is among the cornerstones of our core values of inclusion, collaboration, participation, personal development, innovation and excellence. We understand that equity deserving individuals and communities possess huge potential for growth and development but facing myriad of challenges which can be addressed through their capacity building by hiring and retaining individuals with an array of competencies, talents, experiences, and ideas to propel the innovation that drives our success. 
A diverse workforce and inclusive culture help us strengthen performance and inspire creative solutions. We believe the attention given to diversity and inclusion makes us more responsive, agile, trustworthy and innovative.

AHC's diversity and inclusion policies aim to foster an inclusive space that encourages more meaningful engagement among all program participants, employees, volunteers and other stakeholders to strengthen our performance.
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