Improving access to care in the North

Expansion At Northern Ontario School Of Medicine To Put More Medical Students In Small, Remote and Aboriginal Communities
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Health careers role model search: Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Do you know someone who has made a difference in the well-being of their community? Someone who is interested in or currently working in the health care field? We want to know who they are!
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Native agency hailed for saving kids

Working with the 30 First Nations communities scattered across Ontario's vast north to improve the lives of children has earned Tikinagan Child and Family Services this year's prestigious Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award.
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Project helps Inuit adapt to changing Arctic

For Inuit, the changing Arctic climate does not merely provide fodder for the climate change debate -- it presents a threat to their way of everyday life as they struggle to cope with an increasingly volatile environment
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First Nations Agency Honoured with Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award

Success in improving the wellbeing of Aboriginal children in remote communities has earned Tikinagan Child and Family Services the prestigious 2008 Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award. Sponsored by the Atkinson Charitable Foundation and the Hindmarsh families, the award will boost the operations by this Native Children's Aid Society in 30 remote fly-in First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario.
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Fort William First Nation has new health centre

The victim support grants program is funded by a $2-million investment province wide for aboriginal communities and organizations, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit. The funding will provide linguistically and culturally appropriate services to aboriginal victims of crime.
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Mutated fish caught in lake downstream of Alberta's oilsands

FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. - Information about a mutated fish caught downstream from Alberta's oilsands region will be sent to a joint government-industry group that monitors the health of rivers and lakes.
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Nature's supermarket

Dolly Watts of the Gitk'san First Nations inherited thousands of years of tradition and knew her way around 'natures store' better than most consumers of wild edible foods.
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First Nations communities prepare for battle over water, culture

It was a weekend of concerns over unnecessary death and pain, but also of hope, praise and planning. And when the doors closed on the Keepers of the River: Water is Boss conference, First Nations communities united in an unprecedented move, preparing for a David and Goliath fight in protecting their culture and traditional way of life.
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New agreement intended to improve aboriginal health care in Saskatchewan

FORT QU'APPELLE, Sask. - A new agreement in Saskatchewan aims at closing the gap between health care for aboriginals and the rest of the population.
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Parliamentarians address health issues during UAF conference

FAIRBANKS — An important key to human health in the Arctic lies in a syringe. The introduction of vaccines has contributed to the improved health of people in the Arctic during the last 50 years, said Dr. Alan Parkinson, deputy director of the Arctic Investigations Program of the National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Northern notables weigh in on Canada's strategy

CanWest News Service asked some of Canada's most notable northerners, Inuit leaders and polar experts to contribute to a "wish list" of actions that should be taken to advance Canada's interests in the Arctic.
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GN health system struggles with ­rising TB wave

Nunavut continues to suffer from the highest rates of tuberculosis in Canada, higher even than in the Northwest Territories and Nunavik.
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Gegenoatatoltimg: Sharing the Knowledge

The First Nations Centre (FNC) of the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) in partnership with the Elsipogtog Health and Wellness Centre (EHWC) is hosting a traditional gathering, Gegenoatatoltimg: Sharing the Knowledge, during September 8-15, 2008.
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Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.) Launches A New Public Service Announcement

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.) is launching a new public service announcement campaign to promote nursing careers to Aboriginal youth and to encourage Aboriginal nurses to become a member of A.N.A.C. A 10-week television campaign will debut August 11 on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and will air until October 17, 2008.
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Success In The City - Examining Aboriginal Youth Moving From Rural To Urban Communities

Vancouver Native Health Society (VNHS) is pleased to share the results of our study that examines the causes of difficult youth transition from rural Aboriginal communities to urban environments. We have included in the study some suggestions on ways to ease this transition.
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Canada's Government Announces Aboriginal Health Care Reform in Nova Scotia

Halifax - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, announced today reforms that will help improve the delivery of Aboriginal health care in Nova Scotia.
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Travelling Inuit health survey begins work in Tuktoyaktuk

Medical researchers aboard the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Amundsen are in remote western Arctic communities this month to continue their work on the first comprehensive survey of Inuit health in Canada.
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A campaign is under way to encourage better nutrition choices

Used to be, Shawn Snake could drive his truck from Chatham-Kent to Ottawa without stopping at a service station.Then, he started getting tired. He was only 36 at the time, but suddenly he couldn't make it to Toronto before pulling off for a washroom break and a nap.
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Health officials worry as gonorrhea makes comeback in North

Medical authorities in Nunavut and northern Quebec say they're concerned about the resurgence of gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, across the region.
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McGill Inuit health survey beginning soon

August 5 - An Inuit health survey is taking place across the northern parts of the country, with the team of researchers finishing their work in Nunatsiavut.
The survey, which begins Aug. 10, is being performed by the McGill University Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment. More than 1,000 people in 20 communities in Canada’s north will take part.
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Aboriginal Women’s Summit Maps the Way to the Future

August 1 - Yellowknife, NT – A three day summit focused on Aboriginal women’s issues has concluded with a solid plan for action. The second National Aboriginal Women’s Summit examined more than 29 key recommendations stemming from NAWS I last year in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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8th World Indigenous Women’ & Wellness Conference: Building on Traditional Wisdom & Knowledge

The Awo Taan Healing Lodge will be hosting the 8th World Indigenous Women’ & Wellness Conference: Building on Traditional Wisdom & Knowledge, Sept. 29th – Oct 1st 2008 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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McGill Inuit health survey beginning

An Inuit health survey is taking place across the northern parts of the country, with the team of researchers finishing their work in Nunatsiavut.
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