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Healthy mothers, healthy babies – UM Today
Project evaluates increasing use of prenatal care by inner-city women. DECEMBER 5, 2017 — Prenatal care is an important part of keeping mothers and babies healthy. The Partners in Inner-city Integrated Prenatal Care (PIIPC)…
National Day of Action on First Nations Child Welfare A Message to the Government of Canada: Comply with CHRT Ruling, Support First Nations Children Now
National Day of Action on First Nations Child Welfare A Message to the Government of Canada: Comply with CHRT Ruling, Support First Nations Children Now November 2, 2017 (Ottawa, ON)…
Post secondary groups call for beefed up mental health services for students – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 2, 2017 By Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ A coalition of Ontario student groups, colleges and universities wants the province to significantly boost services for young…
York U: Canadian author to speak about segregated Indigenous healthcare
In Gary Geddes’ book, the dark past of Indigenous healthcare is revealed TORONTO, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 – Testimony from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission inspired author Gary Geddes to write Medicine…
Getting to work on B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy – BC Government
October 30, 2017 VICTORIA – Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson announced the members of his Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction as he invited British Columbians to…
Western University: Indigenous health care leaders meet in London to share successes in diabetes care and prevention
October 25, 2017 Health care and community leaders from over a dozen Indigenous communities across the country have gathered in London this week to launch a national roll-out of strategies…
Trent U – Medicine Unbundled: A Journey Through The Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
Event Date: November 2, 2017 A Pine Tree Book Talk – Chanie Wenjack – School for Indigenous Studies A talk by Gary Geddes, the author and editor of 49 books,…
TRU: Aboriginal health researcher named a Difference Maker
October 19, 2017 His extensive background in Indigenous health has made TRU faculty member Dr. Rod McCormick one of the country’s 150 Leading Canadians for Mental Health. McCormick is from…
Future health professionals receive new training to better care for Indigenous people
Attention assignment editors: Media can attend the inaugural workshop Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon and interview students afterward. To attend, contact Erik Rolfsen: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca or 604-209-3048. Students from 11 of UBC’s…
Nipissing U: Conference aims to advance health care education
October 17, 2017 Health care and health education are subjects in which every Ontarian has a vested interest. Today’s health care students are tomorrow’s health care professionals, working to keep…
