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NAN Continues to Call For Action to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
9/8/2011 Thunder Bay, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin is calling on the governments of Canada and Ontario and the general public to recognize the rapidly…
Healthcare Providers to Hold Forum on the Crisis in Health Outcomes for the Poor in Ontario
Toronto, Sept. 7, 2011 -Over 100 healthcare providers are registered to attend a forum on poverty and healthcare outcomes, which will be held at 25 Cecil Street, Toronto from 6…
Canada Post Foundation grants $2.1 million to mental health groups
47 community-based organizations to benefit from annual post office campaign Sept. 6, 2011 The Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health today awarded grants totalling $2.1 million to 47 non-profit community…
Kids Help Phone counsellors are available to talk about suicide for World Suicide Prevention Day
Toronto, Sept. 6, 2011 – September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, and Kids Help Phone wants to help parents everywhere to understand youth suicide. “It’s common to assume that…
Media Advisory – Health Council of Canada Celebrates Promising Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health Program in Eskasoni
September 2, 2011 Media Advisory For Immediate Release What: Aboriginal mothers and children continue to face significant health challenges. Critical issues having a direct intergenerational and negative impact on Aboriginal…
Stroke rate 25-per-cent higher for Metis than for other Manitobans, study shows
Ottawa, Oct. 4, 2011 – The stroke rate among Manitoba Metis is nearly 25-per-cent higher than for other Manitobans, according to a study by the University of Manitoba and the…
CODA launches youth drug prevention in Iqaluit
Iqaluit, NU – September 29, 2011 The Council on Drug Abuse (CODA) is visiting Iqaluit on October 6, 2011 to launch their new interactive training program focusing on youth engagement…
Second edition of “Poverty in Canada” released
08-31-11 This week noted Canadian academic and anti-poverty advocate, Dennis Raphael, released the second edition of Poverty in Canada. Featuring a foreword by Canada Without Poverty Executive Director Rob Rainer, and…
GN & Municipality of Cape Dorset
Iqaluit, Nunavut (August 30, 2011) – After seven years, the Municipality of Cape Dorset is giving the job of delivering social programs, including child protection services, back to the territorial…
Territorial Premiers Welcome Extension of Territorial Health System Sustainability Initiative (THSSI)
2011/08/25 Canada’s Northern Premiers are welcoming today’s announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to extend Territorial Health System Sustainability Initiative (THSSI) funding until March 31, 2014. Northern Premiers acknowledged the…
