All regulated health professions in BC commit to a safer health system for First Nations and Aboriginal People
Press Release Mar 1, 2017 Today 23 health regulatory bodies in B.C. declared their commitment to making the health system more culturally safe for First Nations and Aboriginal People. In…
Midwifery in the NWT – Sharing Circle
Press Release March 01, 2017 Have you or your partner been pregnant? What did you think about the care you and your baby received? Join us on March 10 from…
Maternity clinic improves access to care for women in North Island communities
Press Release March 01, 2017 Pregnancy and childbirth is full of joys and stresses – having to travel for hours for routine prenatal appointments shouldn’t be one of them. That…
Healthy Children Initiative Funding
Press Release 01 March 2017 The Department of Education is currently accepting community funding requests for the proposed 2017/2018 Healthy Children Initiative Program. The goal of this initiative is…
Women with Disabilities in Canada: FAFIA and DAWN submit a report to the CRPD!
Press Release February 28, 2017 FAFIA and the DisAbled Women’s Network Canada (DAWN Canada) submitted a report to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on the occasion…
Minister Jane Philpott provides keynote address at the National Forum on the Future of Tobacco Control in Canada
Press Release Forum brings together stakeholders to set the groundwork for achieving aggressive target to drive down tobacco use in Canada to less than 5% by 2035 March 1, 2017…
Recommendations from Critical Incident Investigation
Press Release YELLOWKNIFE (February 27, 2017) – Minister of Health and Social Services Glen Abernethy issued the following update regarding an external investigation into a critical incident in 2016: “As…
Study sheds light on B.C. youths’ experiences with mental health services
Press Release February 27, 2017 Smiley hates where she lives. It is 2012 and Smiley, a young woman in her early 20s, lives in a single room occupancy (SRO) building…
Government of Canada invests in dementia research about Indigenous Peoples
Press Release Innovative projects in Sudbury will improve support to Indigenous peoples with dementia and their caregivers February 27, 2017 – Sudbury, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research Today,…
Workshop: Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups – Arctic Council
Press Release February 24, 2017 The third and final workshop of the Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups – Strengths United through Networks (RISING SUN) project is slated…
