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Our Mission:
To improve the health and quality of life of rural residents through research, education and communication
For the past 10 years, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health has been improving the health and quality of life in rural residents.
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Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health is a not-for-profit corporation located in Goderich, Ontario, that aims to improve the health and quality of life of rural residents. Since it’s inception, Gateway has been governed by community-based volunteers who aim to advance rural health teaching and community-based research across four rural counties; Huron, Perth, Grey and Bruce. |
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Why Rural Residents?
As compared to urban residents, rural residents have higher rates of diabetes, obesity, chronic lung disease, depression and heart disease.
Additionally, due to their occupation, healthy rural residents can actively contribute to both local and national economies.
These motivating factors have made rural residents a focus for Gateway’s research, education and communication.
Additionally, due to their occupation, healthy rural residents can actively contribute to both local and national economies.
These motivating factors have made rural residents a focus for Gateway’s research, education and communication.
How Gateway Benefits Rural Communities
To advance rural health and community-based research, Gateway has collaborated with community health centres, rural health professionals, academic institutions and rural residents.
Gateway has also invested in the next generation by providing summer employment for high school, college and university students that are interested in healthcare and health research.
Gateway has also invested in the next generation by providing summer employment for high school, college and university students that are interested in healthcare and health research.
Providing opportunities for students to get involved in rural health may encourage them to become practicing health care professionals in rural communities.
In fact, Gateway has worked with over 90 students with many returning to benefit local communities.
In fact, Gateway has worked with over 90 students with many returning to benefit local communities.
What happens at Gateway?
Current research that is underway at Gateway center around four main research areas: healthy aging, mental health and addictions, healthy communities and lung health.
With past successes, such as the Rural Women’s Health Support Initiative, which supplied health coaching to rural caregivers, and current successes, such as the Lonely No More program, which has connected over 250 rural residents to social support networks, Gateway is and has made improvements in rural health over the past 10 years.
Mailing Address: PO Box 533, Goderich, ON, N7A 4C7
Office Address: 74 Kingston St., Goderich, ON, N7A 3K4
info@gatewayruralhealth.ca