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Scientists find link between group of pollutants and health problems in Inuit – CBC
New studies have connected high levels of persistent organic pollutants to diabetes and high cholesterol Jan 19, 2018 A new study from the University of Ottawa has found a link…
Alberta naloxone kits may not contain life saving anti opioid overdose drug – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 18, 2018 EDMONTON _ The Alberta government is urging people who have naloxone kits to check them to ensure that they actually contain the drug that is used…
Tiny parasite may pose health risks for Canada’s North – Nunatsiaq Online
January 17, 2018 “It is critical for public health organizations and practitioners to employ strategies, to reduce the risk” You don’t hear much about the dangers posed by toxoplasmosis, but…
CEO gets job extension as Manitoba gears for health delivery change – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2018 WINNIPEG _ The launch this spring of a new provincial health organization in Manitoba is delaying the hiring of a new chief executive officer for the…
New program offers diet and nutritional information to Sask. First Nations free of charge – CBC
Three-month initiative gives people opportunity to talk to a dietitian Jan 16, 2018 A new program aimed at providing dietitian services to Saskatchewan First Nations launched this month. The three-month…
McGill medical students get closer look at Indigenous approach to healthcare – APTN News
January 16, 2018 Some medical students at McGill University in Montreal are getting a firsthand look at what working in an Indigenous community is like. It’s through a new program…
Indigenous group tackles diabetes with storytelling – The Conversation
When Emily’s mother lay dying of kidney failure from years of diabetes, Emily begged the doctors to take her kidney and transplant it into her mom. But the doctors refused…
Pangnirtung starts work on community wellness, suicide prevention – Nunatsiaq Online
January 16, 2018 Baffin community to spend next two weeks honing action plan Starting today, Pangnirtung elders, youth, parents, counsellors, school staff and other residents will spend part of the…
Saskatchewan First Nation in mourning after two teens die by suicide – The Globe and Mail
A small northern Saskatchewan First Nation is once again in mourning after two teenagers killed themselves in recent weeks. The suicides in Fond du Lac came as the community recovers…
Alberta First Nation holds candlelight vigil to honour those that died by suicide – APTN News
January 16, 2018 Maskwacis held a candlelight vigil and walk over the weekend. It was to honour those that have died by suicide in recent weeks. But organizers of the…
