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Western study finds culturally relevant mentorship improves Indigenous students’ mental health, academic success
November 30, 2016 A new study of Indigenous students in southwestern Ontario public schools shows those who received mentorship from a member of their community had better cultural connectedness, improved…
VIU’s Learning Matters Website Guiding Students Every Step of the Way
From wellness to effective study habits, Learning Matters houses a wide range of information that many VIU students now rely on For Vancouver Island University (VIU) Aboriginal Transition Student Advisor,…
VIU Adds New Health Care and Mental Health Supports for Students
The new resources are a result of needs identified by Student Affairs and the University’s Mental Health and Well-being Task Force More health care supports and resources for students struggling…
Ontario Supporting Student Success and Wellness
Province Seeking Input on Well-Being in Schools November 3, 2016 Ministry of Education Ontario is seeking input on student well-being to inform a provincewide plan for kindergarten to Grade 12…
Education: An investment we can stomach?
Hungry for Knowledge is the largest cross-campus study on student food insecurity in Canada, to date. The report collected data from post-secondary students regarding their financial access to food, the…
Labrador North Teachers & Students to Learn CPR
NAIN, NL AND NATUASHISH, NL–(November 01, 2016) – The ACT High School CPR and Defibrillator Training Program has come to Nain and Natuashish with teachers being trained as instructors to…
Investing in Students: Not Only a Dollars Game – Canada Without Poverty
November 28, 2016 Nearly 40% of students in Canada are food insecure. This can be experienced in many ways, ranging from not having enough money to purchase meals, skipping meals,…
UNBC researcher receives funding to pursue unique First Nations project at Northern Health
October 26, 2016 Prince George, BC – A UNBC researcher will lead the development of a unique research project centred on First Nations employment within Northern Health thanks to support…
Infants in Northern Canada Face the Highest Rates of Respiratory Infection in the World
Providing antibody to infants could prove lifesaving October 18, 2016 Toronto, ON – Infants in Canada’s north are facing alarming rates of respiratory infection, but providing an antibody to all infants…
Nothing about us without us’ on healthcare, star native doctor tells Hamilton medical students – TheSpec.com
First Nations’ treatment often ignores colonial legacy, Adams says Evan Tlesla Adams says he doesn’t want to be “the star of the show” now that he’s a doctor, although his…
