

Through ROAM, eligible rural maternity teams have the opportunity to access support and funding to strengthen peer, facility, and regional networks and relationships, and to create and implement a plan that enhances their ability to provide sustainable, high quality maternity care for women and families in rural BC.
What is ROAM?
Community maternity team providers will be supported by the ROAM team to design and customize initiatives to best meet the needs of local maternity team members. Below are the core elements of ROAM that will be offered to all communities:
There are also provincial elements of the ROAM program:
Who can participate in ROAM?
If you are a provider or health administrator involved in the delivery of maternity services from one of the eligible communities listed below, you can take the lead in bringing ROAM to your community.
We strongly encourage broad participation of the whole maternity team in your area. This could include, for example, family physicians providing maternity services, midwives, obstetricians, nurses, nurse practitioners, health administrators/directors of maternity programs, and others.
Below are the 32 rural communities eligible for the ROAM program:
How to get involved
To bring ROAM to your community, or to get more information, please contact Adrienne Peltonen at apeltonen@rccbc.ca or call toll-free at 1-877-908-8222.
620 – 1665 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X1
T: 604 738-8222
Toll Free: 1-877-908-8222
F: 604 738-8218
E: info@rccbc.ca