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Manitoba Bulletin #30 H1N1 Flu
July 6, 2009 · Manitoba Health and Healthy Living is reporting the death of an adult between the ages of 18 and 65 who had a lab-confirmed positive test for…
Poor Health Among Indigenous Peoples a Question of Cultural Loss as well as Poverty
Canadian and Australian researchers discuss underlying causes of health disparities For immediate release 2009-23 Edmonton, Alberta (July 3, 2009) – The health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are…
Lost in Transition: A Review of the Transitioning of Children and Youth In Care
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate June 2, 2009 The Child and Youth Advocate, Darlene Neville, today released the Report Lost in Transition: A Review of the Transitioning of…
Aboriginal health care initiative gets $75,000 boost from CIBC
Continuing to close the health care gap between Aboriginals and other Canadians TORONTO, June 30 – CIBC (CM: TSX;NYSE) announced today a new $75,000 pledge to Saint Elizabeth Health Care…
Breaking Through the Smoke
YELLOWKNIFE (June 5, 2009) –This year, 4,300 students across the north have participated in Smoke Screening 6, a joint school-based tobacco prevention program developed by the governments of Nunavut, Northwest…
National Aboriginal Diabetes Association celebrates National Aboriginal Day
June 29th, 2009 Winnipeg, – In commemoration of National Aboriginal Day at the Forks this year, APTN and other corporate sponsor have organized a fun-filled family weekend on June 20…
Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) Highlights from the May/June issue of Paediatrics & Child Health
Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Below are highlights from the May/June issue of Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), which is…
Media Advisory: Health Canada
Ottawa, Ontario (June 29, 2009) – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, along with Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Dr. Frank Plummer, Scientific Director General…
Province supports Calgary Addictions Recovery Centre
June 26, 2009 Calgary… The Alberta government has partnered with Calgary’s Fresh Start Recovery Centre to purchase land and build a new treatment facility. “Addictions are one of the main…
AFN says UNICEF Canada Report Demonstrates Further Evidence that First Nations Especially Vulnerable to H1N1
OTTAWA, June 24 – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine said a report released today by UNICEF, entitled Aboriginal Children’s Health: Leaving No Child Behind – the Canadian…
