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Working it Out Together: Aboriginal Wellness Goes Mainstream

Working it Out Together: Aboriginal Wellness Goes Mainstream

Montreal, August 25, 2011 – Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller launches Working it Out Together www.workingitouttogether.com, a national multi-platform health and wellness movement in response to the increasing rates of diabetes and obesity…

Native Research Network and CES4Health.info Call for Submissions and Reviewers

August 23rd, 2011 Call for Products of Community-Engaged Projects Focused on Aboriginal & Indigenous Health: October 1, 2011 Deadline Call for Community & Academic Peer Reviewers with Expertise in Aboriginal…

In anticipation of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band Non-Insured Health Benefits

In anticipation of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band Non-Insured Health Benefits

Consultation session for people who have been certified as potential Qalipu Mi,kmaq First Nation Band members are invited to attend an information session regarding the program of Non-Insured Health Benefits…

Report Gives Region-wide Perspective on Health Status

Report Gives Region-wide Perspective on Health Status

August 23, 2011 For Immediate Release Vancouver Island – Dr. Richard Stanwick, Chief Medical Health Officer for the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA), released his report on the Health Status…

Health care should include patient charter, complaint mechanism: CMA report card

Health care should include patient charter, complaint mechanism: CMA report card

Aug. 22, 2011 If Canadian patients have their way, accountability will become the watchword for a health care system that will focus on them and their needs. That’s the main…

Canadian Human Rights Complaint: Equity for First Nations

Canadian Human Rights Complaint: Equity for First Nations

Child Welfare On–‐Reserve: What You Should Know • First Nations children are drastically over represented in child welfare care. In 2008, the Auditor General of Canada reported that First Nations…

Government of Canada Congratulates Tk’emlups First Nation on New Wastewater System

Ref. #2-3536 Kamloops, British Columbia (September 12, 2011) – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,…

Canadians See “Moral Imperative” to Fix Health Care System

Canadians See “Moral Imperative” to Fix Health Care System

Ottawa, August 10, 2011 – The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is releasing today the report Voices into Action: Report on the National Dialogue on Health Care Transformation. The report shows clearly…

Independent Report on Midwifery in Nova Scotia Released

Independent Report on Midwifery in Nova Scotia Released

Health and Wellness August 10, 2011 An independent report on midwifery released today, Aug. 10, will help ensure Nova Scotia mothers and their families get the best possible maternity care.…

Northern Meat Co-Operative Helps More Ontario Food Reach First Nations Communities

Northern Meat Co-Operative Helps More Ontario Food Reach First Nations Communities

-Greenbelt Fund Announces Second Round of Grants- Toronto, Aug. 9, 2011 – With support from the Ontario government, the Greenbelt Fund is providing a grant allowing, Ontario North East (ONE)…

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