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Conference Board of Canada Highlights Woeful Inuit Life Expectancy Statistics
Media Release Friday May 20, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario – National Inuit leader Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami issued the following statement today regarding life expectancy statistics published…
Minister Duncan Congratulates Dene Tha’ First Nation on Opening of State-Of-The-Art Water Treatment Plant in Alberta
Dene Tha’ First Nation, Alberta – May 20, 2011 – The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today congratulated the Dene Tha’ First Nation on the…
Inuit Oral Health Survey Report 2008-2009
First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health Health Canada in partnership with: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Nunatsiavut Government Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami March 2011 Acknowledgments This report would not have…
NTI Calls for Investment and Innovation in the Provision of Oral Healthcare
Released | May 19, 2011 Following the recent release of the Inuit Oral Health Survey, Nunavut Tunngavik President Cathy Towtongie called for greater investment and innovation in the provision of…
Statistics confirm BC has lowest cancer incidence and death rates in Canada again in 2011 and lowest incidence of colorectal cancer
18 May 2011 VANCOUVER – The 2011 Canadian Cancer Statistics indicate that British Columbia again has the lowest incidence of cancer and lowest mortality rates in Canada, which is attributed to the…
Regional Roundtables to Identify “Options for Action” for Poverty Reduction Plan
Iqaluit, Nunavut (May 18, 2011) – The second stage of the public engagement process for the preparation of Nunavut’s Poverty Reduction Action Plan begins this week when the Kitikmeot Regional…
President’s Statement – Inuit Oral Health Survey Highlights Need for Prevention and More Dental Care in Arctic Regions
May 16, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario – National Inuit leader Mary Simon acknowledged the release of the Inuit Oral Health Survey today and made the following statement. “Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami…
Premier Clark expands kids’ fruit and veggie program
For Immediate Release 2011PREM0051-000552 May 17, 2011 Office of the Premier Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education Ccourtenay – More B.C. children will have access to fresh,…
Call for Papers on Indigenous Health – AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
NAHO Bulletin Board Colonization and health have an intricate relationship for indigenous peoples. For many indigenous groups, colonization brought with it diseases that proved devastating for peoples without immunity, but…
Frigidaire and Save the Children Canada launch new initiative May 15
May 16, 2011 Build virtual and real ice cream sundaes, raise funds Toronto, ON – Frigidaire and Save the Children Canada, building on their partnership to better the lives of…
