In Digby, caring for one another means creating a welcoming environment for the healthcare professionals who choose to live and work here, many of whom come from outside the region to help fill critical gaps in care.
Digby Area Healthcare Engagement (DAHE) is a recruitment and retention initiative dedicated to bringing the healthcare community together. We strive to connect talented professionals with healthcare organizations in our area, assist with their relocations and welcome them to our thriving healthcare community.
While we can’t control national healthcare shortages, we can influence how our community shows up for newcomers in healthcare.
Welcoming behaviours, understanding, and everyday respect play a real role in whether healthcare workers feel supported enough to stay, helping ensure ongoing access to care for families, seniors, and neighbours across the Digby area.
DAHE’s mission and focus to support that work. Here you’ll find resources and articles that explore topics such as understanding accents, what it takes to recruit and retain healthcare professionals, and how small, positive actions can strengthen community health.
Together, these efforts help build a Digby where caregivers feel they belong and where our community is better cared for as a result.
When we help newcomers feel they truly belong, they’re more likely to stay, and our whole community is stronger for it.
Newcomers help keep Nova Scotia’s healthcare system running, especially in rural communities. The next step is helping them feel rooted enough to stay.
Sometimes the hardest part of a healthcare visit isn’t the diagnosis, it’s the conversation. The most important thing is that you leave the appointment feeling clear about what’s going on, what to do next, and when to follow up.
Sometimes the hardest part of a healthcare visit isn’t the diagnosis, it’s the conversation. The most important thing is that you leave the appointment feeling clear about what’s going on, what to do next, and when to follow up.
When we help newcomers feel they truly belong, they’re more likely to stay, and our whole community is stronger for it.
Newcomers help keep Nova Scotia’s healthcare system running, especially in rural communities. The next step is helping them feel rooted enough to stay.