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PhotoSensitive’s Cancer Connections Photography Exhibition Launches a Two-Year Nationwide Tour in Partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society and Sponsored by Chase Canada
20 May 2008 TORONTO – Three-year old Alaya takes a break from her leukemia treatments by playing with her seven-year old brother and bone marrow donor Jayke. Twins Gladys and…
Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative (AHHRI) Request for Proposals Update
May 20, 2008 Communiqué TO: Web site Generator FR: Pam Burton, COO AHHRI Coordinator CC: Tracy Antone, COO Health Coordinator; Miriam Johnston, FNIH-OR DT: May 20, 2008 RE: Please post…
2nd Atlantic Aboriginal Addictions Training Symposium
June 10-12, 2008 Holiday Inn Harbourview, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia The Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Association, in partnership with the Atlantic Aboriginal Addictions Partnership, with the School of Social…
Aboriginal Summit – A great success!
The NE LHIN Aboriginal Summit, “A New Health Environment” was held in North Bay on May 14 and 15. It was deemed a great success with more than 120 people…
Pressure rising: High Blood Pressure Rates Still Very High, Particularly for Some Ethnic Groups, Warns Heart and Stroke Foundation
A recent study by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario warns that blood pressure rates represent a significant risk to the general population and are particularly high in key…
Minister of Health Congratulates First Nations Nurses in 2008 National Award of Excellence in Nursing Ceremony
News Release 2008-78 May 16, 2008 For immediate release OTTAWA, ON – Today, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, congratulated two nurses for receiving the National Award of Excellence…
Province Invests $15M to Support Nursing in B.C.
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2008HEALTH0058-000754 May 14, 2008 Ministry of Health Ministry of Advanced Education VICTORIA – B.C. will provide $15 million this year for its provincial Nursing Strategy…
Canada, BC, Vancouver Working Together to Find Treatment Solutions For Residents of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side
News Release 2008-75 May 14, 2008 For immediate release OTTAWA – The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health was joined by City of Vancouver Mayor Mr. Sam Sullivan to announce…
Study: Estimates and Effects of Obesity Based on Self-reported Data Versus Direct Measures
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2005 Since the mid-1990s, Statistics Canada’s major health surveys have generally relied on respondents to report their weight and height in order to estimate body mass…
