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Invitation to the Roundtable on Urban Aboriginal Health
on Friday, January 29 from 9:30am to 12:30pm. The Roundtable is a collaborative group of people and organizations who want to promote and protect the health and well-being of Aboriginal…
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada releases the federal disability report, Advancing the Inclusion of People with Disabilities 2009
Introduction This introduction provides highlights of the overall report as well as a brief snapshot of disability in Canada, comparing data from the 2001 and 2006 surveys.Highlights Some of the…
December 1st, 1988, World AIDS Day December 1st, 1998, Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Day – this day also launches the beginning of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week
The World AIDS Day theme for 2009 is “Universal Access and Human Rights” Global leaders have pledged to work towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care, recognizing these…
Albertans Have More Time to Provide Input into the Review of The Child Intervention System
December 1, 2009 Edmonton… The co-chairs of the review panel examining Alberta’s child intervention system have extended the deadline for public input to December 18th to ensure everyone who wants…
Media Advisory: Getting Women and Children on the 2010 G8/G20 Agenda
OTTAWA, Nov. 30 – When G8/G20 world leaders convene in Canada in 2010, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) wants them to remember the millions of women…
Better data collection urged to improve Aboriginal child health
Early release, published at www.cmaj.ca on November 30, 2009. Subject to revision. Initiatives to improve the health of indigenous children in Canada, Australia and New Zealand are stymied by gaps…
25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction to Release Accountability Report
Evaluating Year One of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy TORONTO, Dec. 1 On Wednesday, December 2nd the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction will release a report entitled Making Good…
Government of Canada, Government of Yukon and Communities Support Improvements to Recreational Facilities in Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon – Nov. 27, 2009 – The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), and the Honourable Archie Lang, Yukon Minister of Community Services…
New Partnership will Support and Strengthen Aboriginal Involvement for Stem Cell Donors
OTTAWA, Nov. 27 – As part of National Stem Cell Awareness Week, Canadian Blood Services hosted the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian Blood Services and the Aboriginal…
Wadena Prevails In SGI’s Seatbelt Challenge
November 27, 2009 The residents of Wadena have increased their own safety by buckling up, and now their community will get a safety boost as well.Wadena has won SGI’s 2009…
