Strathcona County, AB
City in Alberta
Canada
Strathcona County, AB develops Violence, Trauma and Suicide Prevention Protocol for community use
County officials worked with 15 public and private partners on a protocol for unified responses to traumatic events. The 29-page document outlines guiding principles for responses including dignity and collective commitment. Signatories to the protocol seek standardized approaches to emergency training, communications, and documentation. Features like an Information Sharing Matrix and a Consent Decision Tree simplify the work of community leaders in difficult times.
Strathcona County, AB
Canada
Strathcona County, AB created an online census data mapping tool for residents
Strathcona County created an online data mapping tool that provides a way for residents to interact with municipal census results. The mapping tool provides an overview of the results from the most recent municipal census along with charts of historical data. Users can filter the census data by geographic location and compare census results by year dating back to 2005. The census mapping tool also allows users to review dwelling statistics, employment status, marital status, citizenship, etc.
Strathcona County, AB
Canada
Strathcona County, AB launched Community Recovery Vignette videos to cultivate COVID-19 empath
Strathcona County partnered with the Social Framework Leadership Table launch the Community Recovery Vignette project. The project consisted of a series of videos designed to cultivate empathy and destigmatize asking for help during the COVID-19 pandemic. These vignettes promoted awareness of the psycho-social impacts of COVID-19 across a wide variety of lived experiences. The videos encouraged struggling residents to contact the Strathcona County Family and Community Services helpline.
Strathcona County, AB
Canada
Strathcona County, AB Community Peace Officers piloted an eTicketing system for parking enforcement
Strathcona County's Community Peace Officers piloted an eTicketing system for parking enforcement. The officers were able to scan a driver's license to digitally record driver information and immediately print an eTicket. Whenever an eTicket was issued it was automatically entered into the provincial court system. The eTicketing system was designed to increase safety by reducing the amount of dangerous time officers and residents spend roadside during ticketing.
Strathcona County, AB
Canada
Strathcona County, AB offers a free online "Psychological First Aid" workshop during COVID-19
Strathcona County's Family and Community Services is offering free mental health services to help residents cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The services include a "Psychological First Aid" workshop which teaches participants how to help themselves and others during disasters and emergencies. The workshop is offered for professionals and community members for free online every week.
Strathcona County, AB
Canada
Strathcona County, AB "Adopt a Storm Drain" program encourages residents to keep storm drains clean
Strathcona County launched the "Adopt a Storm Drain" program which encourages residents to keep their neighbourhood storm drains clean. The program was designed to address the issue of blocked residential storm drains due to leaves, gravel, litter, etc. Participants can select an unadopted storm drain from an interactive map on the county's website by registering their contact information. Once a storm drain has been adopted users can provide it a custom name on the map.
Strathcona County, AB
Canada
Strathcona County, AB created an award-winning, one-of-a-kind, interactive opioid exhibit
Strathcona County’s Community Drug Strategy Committee created an award-winning, one-of-a-kind, interactive opioid exhibit: "Opioids Don't Discriminate: An Interactive Experience". The exhibit displayed local opioid statistics, community support efforts, and three narrative journeys based on real-life experiences of those impacted by opioid use. The exhibit addressed stigmas towards those that experience substance use.
Strathcona County, AB
Canada