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Indigenous Health Website Launched – 250 News
March 27, 2017 Prince George, B.C. – What used to be Aboriginal Health is now Indigenous Health and the name change comes as a new Indigenous Health website has been…
Saskatchewan rural bus service a must for vulnerable people: B.C. First Nation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 26, 2017 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Saskatchewan needed innovative ways to continue providing rural bus service instead of gutting it altogether, says an advocate…
On World TB Day, researcher urges more focus on TB reduction in Nunavut – NunatsiaqOnline
March 24, 2017 “Any TB death is too many” Now matter how you look at the public health numbers, tuberculosis rates among Inuit are “too high,” underlining the need for…
First Nations say suicide crisis requires same response as natural disasters – CBC
Mar 24, 2017 ‘Social emergencies summit’ aims to create template for government response in First Nations A rash of suicides; a car crash that claims multiple members of the same…
Think Tuberculosis Is a Thing of the Past in Canada? Think Again – The Tyee
Drug shortages, lack of availability mean disease remains a real threat to vulnerable communities. Tuberculosis kills more people than any other infectious disease on the planet. Nevertheless, TB is not…
Fraying at the edges – The Coast
Former member say that in its effort to plan for the future, the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia is forgetting about the HIV-positive people it’s supposed to serve. There were…
Curve Lake First Nation still waiting for funding to fix water system, despite promises in two consecutive federal budgets – The Peterborough Examiner
Although the federal government’s 2017 budget includes money for First Nations health care and housing, one local chief says she doubts her people will benefit. Chief Phyllis Williams of Curve Lake…
She was my only girl’: Nunavut teen’s death sheds light on failures in fighting TB – CBC
Despite territory’s high rate of tuberculosis, Ileen Kooneeliusie was not diagnosed in time to save her life Mar 23, 2017 Matthew Kilabuk walks into the Inns North hotel in Qikiqtarjuaq,…
Coroner’s jury wants better mental health support for Vancouver transit police – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 22, 2017 BURNABY, B.C. _ A coroner’s jury is recommending that transit police in the Vancouver area work more closely with mental health providers following the death of…
Med student eager to advance Aboriginal initiatives – Queen’s Gazette
March 17, 2017 On March 21, the Queen’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force will present its final report with recommendations to the university community. The historical milestone will be…
