Bursaries pave the way for Aboriginal health professionals

To help improve the health status of Aboriginal Albertans, the Government of Alberta is providing financial assistance to Aboriginal students enrolled in health care programs. This year, 74 First Nations and Mtis students will be awarded a total of $436,000 through the province’s Aboriginal Health Careers Bursary.
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Nunavut Wise Woman Award

Four years ago, Qulliit decided to mark each International Women’s Day with the presentation of a Wise Woman of the Year Award. This award is meant to recognize a woman from Nunavut who is dedicated and committed to improving the lives of women and families in Nunavut. Each year we present this award as a way of honouring women who are role models in their community and who provide volunteer, counseling, and caregiver services to those in need.
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Inuit say The Northern Sky is Moving and Its Related to Climate Change

When the Inuit of Nunavut started noticing that the stars, moon and sun in their sky seemed to be moving, they knew this was an unusual occurrence. The phenomenon is caused by low altitude refraction—a result of the warming Arctic atmosphere—a determination reached only through a combination of Inuit traditional knowledge and modern day science.
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First Nations’ students supported by new life skills programs

New programs that teach positive lifestyle choices and build resistance to high-risk behaviours are being delivered to children and youth at Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and Maskwacis Cree Communities. The programs are supported by $3.96 million in Safe Communities grant funding from the Alberta government over 3 years.
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NAHO Speakers: Exploring HPV in First Nations, Inuit & Metis Communities

This Speaker Series will focus on research and findings related to the Burden of HPV Disease in Nunavut and HPV infections among Manitobans and Manitoba First Nations.

Resources specific to HPV, Aboriginal women and Indigenous populations will be presented by the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada.

When: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Doors and Refreshments at 12:30 p.m.

Where: NAHO boardroom, 14th floor
220 Laurier Avenue West, Ste. 1400, Ottawa, ON

Please RSVP: via email to info@naho.ca

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Agenda

1:00 – 1:05 – MC welcome

1:05 - 1:35 - Burden of HPV Disease in Nunavut by Dr. Isaac Sobol, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Health and Social Services, Government of Nunavut

1:40 – 2:10 - HPV infections among Manitobans and Manitoba First Nations by Alain Demers, Ph.D., Senior Epidemiologist, Community Acquired Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada

2:15 – 2:25 HPV and Aboriginal Women in Canada online education tools by Martine Dubuc, R.N. B.ScN., Nurse Advisor, Vaccine Preventable Diseases & Immunization, Communicable Disease Control Division, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada

2:30-2:40 HPV Infections, Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening Practices in Indigenous Populations, by Gayatri Jayaraman MPH, PhD, Manager, Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada

2: 45 – 3:00 Moderated Discussion

New aboriginal health framework celebrated at Alderville

First Nations people will now have more of a say in their health care planning under a new partnership with the Central East Local Health Integration Network (CELHIN).
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Six Inuit Elders Give Presentation, “Arctic Seasons: An Inuit Perspective,” for Atmospheric Research Scientists

Glen Liston, senior research scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University, on Wednesday will host six Inuit elders from the Eastern Canadian Arctic as part of an Arctic climate research study on how weather affects human activities.

The visitors will give a presentation, “Arctic Seasons: An Inuit Perspective,” on Wednesday Oct. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in the CIRA Director’s Conference Room. The program will highlight the Inuit visitors’ knowledge about the Arctic, and how local tools, clothing, food and transportation are continually adapting to the changing arctic.
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Survey Reveals Metis Health Challenges

The President of Metis Nation - Saskatchewan says good Metis health is good for the province.

Robert Doucette and Doctor Vivian Ramsden, with the Research Division of the Department of Academic Family Medicine at the U of S ,unveiled a survey today (Thurs) of Metis communities on health.

The initial findings were that tobacco mis-use is a major public health issue, along with high blood pressure and diabetes.
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