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Provincial Youth Suicide Prevention Planning Conference
October 24-26th in Vancouver During this planning conference BC First Nations youth will develop curriculum for the upcoming regional spring break camps on youth suicide prevention to be held throughout…
Dr. Malcolm King appointed Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health
For immediate release- 2008-39 OTTAWA (October 20, 2008) – Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), along with CIHR’s Governing Council, announced today the appointment…
Albian Sands Energy Helps First Aid Response
October 17, 2008 The RCMP detachment in Fort Chipewyan, northern Alberta expressed heartfelt thanks recently to Albian Sands Energy (Albian) for its donation of a new Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).An…
FSIN Wants Health Care Professionals Better Trained To Deal With First Nation Clients
FSIN Communications Unit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2008 (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Vice-Chief Guy Lonechild wants doctors and staff to receive cultural sensitivity training. This comes…
Northern Communities Improving Self-Sufficiency With Healthy Food Projects: Lathlin
October 16, 2008 Northern Healthy Food Initiative Promotes Local Gardening Skills; Provides Tools, Seeds, Storage, Chickens, Goats THOMPSON—Speaking at the Northern Harvest Security Forum, Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Oscar…
5th Annual Vancouver Island Chiefs Health Symposium
Dear Chiefs/Designates: RE: 5th Annual Chiefs Health Symposium Invitation Date: October 27, 2008 – 6:30pm-8:30pm – Welcome Reception (deserts & coffee will be served) October 28, 2008 – 8:30am –…
The Real Winners of Election 2008: Canadians Who Want Better Lung Health
October 15, 2008 Lung Association congratulates Conservatives on re-election and commitment to lung health, looks forward to working with all parties on advancing respiratory health agenda in Canada (Ottawa) –…
KO Telemedicine – Teleophthalmology Program Update
The KOTM Teleophthalmology program, in effect since 2004, has slowly been growing and progressing despite a lack of sustainable funding. Communities fortunate to have services this year include Keewaywin, North…
KO Telemedicine Meets with Brazilian Delegation
The staff of KOTM had an opportunity to meet with a delegation from Brazil. Ana Haddad, a Director within the Brazil Ministry of Health, Wanderley Guenka, a Director of the…
Media Notice – Unique Conference Focuses on Depression in Adults
CALGARY, Oct. 13 – Media are invited to attend a unique conference highlighting the latest information on depression in adults including its causes, most effective treatments, and benefits to individuals…
