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Youth in care comic book We are focus group testing our new story on youth in care. As you may know, we create little animated shorts of the rough pencil…
BC Representative for Children and Youth – Critical Injuries and Deaths: RCY Reviews and Investigations
November 12, 2009 Representative’s Report Purpose The purpose of the Representative for Children and Youth’s reviews and investigations of child deaths and critical injuries is to identify and thoughtfully analyze…
Ontario Standing Up To Diabetes
McGuinty Government Making Progress on Diabetes Strategy Ontario is taking important steps that will enable more people with diabetes to live healthy lives, while reducing the number of people who…
Nova Scotia H1N1 Vaccine Groups Expanded
Health Promotion and Protection Nova Scotia’s H1N1 vaccination campaign has been expanded to include three new groups, Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief public health officer, announced today, Nov. 10.People…
Media Advisory – “There are solutions” to youth homelessness concludes Raising the Roof report; Sir Richard Branson calls on Canadians to support Toque Campaign.
Toronto, Nov. 12 – 700 homeless youth were interviewed for Raising the Roof’s landmark report, Youth Homelessness in Canada: The Road to Solutions. Their experience and insights helped to inform and…
New Addictions Advisory Committee Members Announced
November 12, 2009 The provincial government has taken a step forward in fulfilling its mandate commitment to create a provincial addictions agency in Saskatchewan.Today, Health Minister Don McMorris announced the…
International Diabetes Experts Converge on Mauritius to Highlight Escalating Diabetes Rates Locally and Across Africa
Pan-African Conference on Diabetes Coincides With World Diabetes Day BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Nov. 12, 2009 – The Republic of Mauritius in collaboration with the World Health Organization Afro Region and…
International Indigenous and Aboriginal Leaders Gather to Discuss HIV/AIDS Issues
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network: MEDIA RELEASE Vancouver, BC – At the 5th International Policy Dialogue on HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Persons held in Ottawa, hosted by Public Health Agency of Canada,…
An Information Bulletin from the Tripartite First Nations H1N1 Working Group
November 9th, 2009 Dear First Nations Community Members, The distribution of the H1N1 Influenza vaccine is under way in BC. We know a primary concern for First Nations communities is…
Residential Schools, Prisons, and HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal People in Canada: Exploring the Connections
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series Introduction A reality for many Aboriginal people is that their lives have been influenced by residential schools, even for those who did not attend…
