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New Canadian Diabetes Cost Model Paints a Sobering View of Diabetes in Canada
OTTAWA (December 7, 2009) – In a report released today, An Economic Tsunami: The Cost of Diabetes in Canada, the Canadian Diabetes Association has introduced an important new tool in the…
Beausoleil First Nation EMS Emergency Medical Services 9-1-1
The Beausoleil First Nation EMS is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. We are a composite service with 2 staffed Primary Care Paramedics (PCP’s) during duty hours…
Sandy Lake FN – High number of prenatals taking advantage of prenatal classes
Over the past six weeks, more than a dozen expectant mothers and their partners have attended a prenatal program. Last night concluded the six-week program, which is designed to provide…
Province Exceeds Target Of Hiring 100 New International Nurses
December 3, 2009 Nurses from the Philippines Settling into Manitoba Communities, Providing Quality Health Care: Oswald, Howard More than 100 new nurses have started work in rural Manitoba health-care facilities…
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…
