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New approach needed to deliver health care to Indigenous patients – U of Alberta
January 27, 2017 Panel discussion offers solutions to avoid systemic racism in health-care system Nothing about us without us. For Jaris Swidrovich, these five words describe the approach health professionals…
Conference on northern suicide prevention filled to capacity – StarPhoenix
More than 500 youth from across northern Saskatchewan will gather in Saskatoon this week to talk about the region’s suicide crisis and share thoughts on what can be done to…
Nunavut elder care complaint reveals gaping hole in Inuit language protection – NunatsiaqOnline
January 30, 2017 Privatized care facilities not yet covered by Nunavut’s language laws If you’re a unilingual Inuit elder living in a care home run by a private contractor and…
Health centre petition suspended – The McGill Daily
January 30, 2017 Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has told the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Health Centre (MUAHC) Board of Directors to stop circulating a petition drive seeking public consultation to secure…
Study calls for more-detailed data on Saskatchewan suicide rates – Parkland Online
A new study says inadequate suicide data and tracking in Saskatchewan is skewing rates and prohibiting effective suicide prevention strategies from being developed. Suicide is the ninth leading cause of…
City council to discuss homelessness action plan – StarPhoenix
January 30, 2017 If the City of Saskatoon doesn’t put it’s support behind a homelessness action plan, the number of people forced to live on the streets will continue to increase,…
Dawson City residents petition territory for a dental facility – CBC
Community’s sole dental practice closed and there’s no dental facility at new hospital Jan 30, 2017 Dawson City is without community dental services — and without a dental facility —…
B.C. health officer leads push for European style heroin treatment programs – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2017 THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA _ Prescribing medicinal heroin to prevent overdose deaths might appear to clash with common sense, but the provincial health officer in B.C.…
The Overdose Crisis: We Know How to Save Lives, Doctors Say – The Tyee
From an Albertan reserve to Vancouver’s inner city, caregivers share solutions for turning the tide. Part of a series. ackie Wong works as a freelance writer in Vancouver. This series…
We need to work less to live better – Science Matters
By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. Since the 1950s, almost everything about work in the developed world has changed dramatically. Rapid technological advances…
