Aboriginal nursing targeted

NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 30, 2007 - The province is trying to encourage more aboriginal people to become nurses on Vancouver Island. Read More>>

Diabetes Threatens Indigenous Populations Worldwide

WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 26, 2007 - International diabetes experts gathered at a forum held in Australia in November warned that diabetes is threatening the survival of indigenous groups, and that urgent action is needed from the United Nations to reverse the trend. Read More>>

First Nations nursing program gets provincial cash injection

Jan. 26, 2007 - Camosun College’s nursing program received a shot in the arm Jan. 19, after Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA and Community Services Minister Ida Chong handed over a cheque for $29,409 to assist First Nations students enrolled in the program. Read More>>

Governor General says Canada has a developing world in its ‘own backyard’

CALGARY, Jan. 25, 2007 - Governor General Michaelle Jean says Canada has a developing world in its own backyard due to the desperate state of many Aboriginal communities. Read More>>

Ontario targets aboriginal youth to reduce smoking rates among teens

TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2007 - The number of aboriginal youth in Canada who smoke is three to four times higher than those of non-aboriginal teens, but the federal government is not helping Ontario's efforts to curb their tobacco use, Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson said Thursday. Read More>>

Winnipeg health authority report calls for more respect toward aboriginal staff

WINNIPEG, Jan. 25, 2007 - The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has to do a better job of treating aboriginal staff and patients with respect and cultural sensitivity, says an internally commissioned report obtained by CBC News.
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Health Promotion Minister to Meet With Aboriginal Community to Promote First Tobacco Awareness Campaign and Make Funding Announcement

TORONTO, Jan. 24 - Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson will meet with members of the Aboriginal community to promote Ontario's first ever awareness campaign to reduce smoking among Aboriginal people. Minister Watson will also be making a funding announcement.
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CHR launches anti-smoking ads for young adults

Calgary, Jan. 22, 2007 - Floyd Black Horse is a smoker who’s decided to quit.
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Aboriginal Health Conference Feb. 3

Jan. 19, 2007 - The McMaster Student International Health Initiative (SIHI) and the McMaster First Nations Student Association have organized the fourth annual Aboriginal Health Conference for Feb. 3 at the student centre at McMaster University.
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Martin plans to focus on solving aboriginal problems

Jan. 18 2007 - Former Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin says he will devote the rest of his life to solving aboriginal problems in Canada.
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Assembly of First Nations Bulletin - A Communiqué from National Chief Phil Fontaine January 2007

Jan. 17, 2007 - A new year is upon us and with it come new challenges and new opportunities. It also provides an opportunity to reflect on past accomplishments.
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Focus on healthy babies/healthy children

Jan. 15, 2007 - How to raise a healthy baby is the talk of the Nishnawbe Aski territory today.
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Minister of Health Tony Clement Encourages Canadians to Get WinterActive

Ottawa, Jan. 15, 2007 - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, welcomed today the launch of WinterActive, a national community mobilization initiative led by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in collaboration with the Provinces and Territories to help Canadians improve their health while having fun enjoying the best of Canada's wintertime.
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TRU eye aboriginals: Nursing wants to increase its numbers

Jan. 14, 2007 - New curriculum at Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) School of Nursing containing aboriginal perspectives on health will be introduced this fall in an effort to attract more aboriginal students.
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'It's just too late' in Nunavut

CAMBRIDGE BAY, NU, Jan. 13, 2007 – At 6 a.m. last Saturday, there was an urgent knock on Bill Lyall's door. As the 65-year-old Cambridge Bay resident opened it, the Inuit man was greeted by a raging blizzard and grim-faced RCMP officers. They wanted to know if he had tarps.
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Orazietti announces $44,000 to assist Aboriginal children in foster care

SAULT STE. MARIE, Jan. 12, 2007 – Today, MPP David Orazietti officially announced that the Aboriginal community will benefit from a $44,000 grant received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to undertake research and identify barriers to participation in the foster care of Aboriginal children.
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Nunavut suffers second-worst year of suicide

Jan. 12, 2007 — Nunavut endured its second-worst year for suicides in 2006, when 29 residents took their lives.
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RSV: protecting infants against a costly scourge

Jan. 12, 2007 — As relentless as the northwest wind, it’s a scourge that sweeps through Nunavut about every second winter, threatening the lives of infants, frightening their parents, and adding millions of dollars to the expenditure side of the health department’s balance sheet.
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How to protect your child against RSV

Jan. 12, 2007 — Wash your hands frequently, especially before touching babies.
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Health Minister Clement announces financial support for the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre expansion project in Kahnawake

KAHNAWAKE, QC, Jan. 11, 2007 — The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced federal investment of $2 million over three years for the expansion and renovation project at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre in Kahnawake.
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Hospital's new critical care building open to public

WINNIPEG, Jan. 11, 2007 — The largest health capital project in Manitoba history, a $135 million addition to Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre, was officially opened on Thursday, although it's not ready to treat patients yet.
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McGuinty Government's Investment Keeping Ontario Active

TORONTO, Jan. 8, 2007 — For 2007-2008, the Ontario government is planning to invest $5 million into the highly successful Communities in Action Fund (CIAF) program, Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson announced today.
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A glimmer of hope in a forsaken place

PIKANGIKUM, ONT., Jan. 8, 2007— Crammed into a ramshackle 65-square-metre house she shares with eight relatives, Juliette Turtle has resigned herself to a life without a decent roof over her head, a toilet or running water.
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Battle of the superbug

Jan. 7, 2007 — An apocalyptic battle is raging in uncounted noses, armpits and groins as an emerging superbug struggles for supremacy.
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Manitoba First Nations use federal laws to bypass provincial smoking ban

Jan. 5, 2007 — First Nations in Manitoba are moving to circumvent the province's smoking ban.
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Ottawa to spend $3.7 million on wait-times guarantee for aboriginal diabetics

WINNIPEG, Jan. 5, 2007 — The federal government has launched a $3.7-million pilot project to create a wait-times guarantee for aboriginals on some Manitoba reserves who face diabetes-related foot ulcers and possible amputations.
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Literacy key to reducing suicide rates in remote North: Bartleman

Jan. 2, 2007 — Ontario's lieutenant-governor is appealing to the province's residents to donate new or gently used books to aboriginal children.
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