Squamish Nation – Foodfish Update: August 5, 2016
Press Release August 5, 2016 Food Fish Update (Friday, August 5, 2016) The early sockeye run in the Johnston Straight is presently very low. There will be no food fish…
CMAJ: Suicide rate higher for indigenous people in Labrador
Press Release A new study on suicide rates in Labrador found a dispropor-tionately higher number of deaths by suicide in Inuit communities than in the general population of New-foundland and…
Pre-announcement – Addressing the health effects of the Alberta wildfires through research
Press Release August 4, 2016 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Alberta Health – in partnership with Alberta Innovates Health Solutions – are pleased to announce the development of…
Fatty acid composition of birds and game hunted by the Eastern James Bay Cree of Québec
Press Release Francoise Proust1,2, Louise Johnson-Down3, Line Berthiaume4, Karine Greffard4, Pierre Julien4, Elizabeth Robinson5, Michel Lucas1,2* and Éric Dewailly1,2† 1Axe Santé publique et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec, Québec,…
CMAJ: Inuit suicide prevention strategy strives to save lives
Press Release In an isolated community in North-ern Quebec, a place shaken by five suicides and 85 attempts by Inuit youth in the last eight months, a national Inuit political…
First Nations Health Authorities – Mount Polley Health Impact Assessment. Screening and Scoping Phase Findings
Press Release August 2, 2016 On August 4, 2014, the tailings storage facility at the Mount Polley Mine breached. Over the next three days, the four-square-kilometre pond released approximately 17…
Establishment of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority
Press Release YELLOWKNIFE (August 2, 2016) – On August 1st the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) began operations. This represents a major milestone for the transformation of…
Canada’s Northern Contaminants Program Projects Bring Science and Traditional Knowledge Together
Press Release July 29, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada The Government of Canada is committed to supporting governments, Northerners and scientists to better understand contaminant…
National Strategy Advocates Inuit-led Approach to Suicide Prevention
Press Release July 27, 2016 – Kuujjuaq, Quebec – Health Canada Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and Health Canada are committed to working together and with other Inuit leaders and provincial…
Atlantic Summer Institute Takes Action on Youth Mental Health
Press Release This summer, an Atlantic Canadian event will bring together individuals from across the region with an interest in child and youth mental health. WireService.ca Press Release (07/27/2016) CHARLOTTETOWN,…
