Anishinabek front-line workers to contribute to the Anishinabek Nation Cannabis Health Strategy
By Laura Barrios TORONTO—The Key Health and Social Factors for a Cannabis Strategy Forum hosted by the Anishinabek Nation Health Department in early March in...
Choosing sources of information carefully is critical to COVID-19 mental well-being says Mental Health Commission of Canada
OTTAWA (March 20, 2020) — In the midst of COVID-19, it is increasingly difficult to avoid the bleak headlines and bright-red news banners. Staying informed...
Status quo not working for the health of First Nations people
“Our stories are so out of norm and removed from others experience that those others have a hard time believing that these things could happen. ...
Changing the language around FASD will help people live with their strengths and challenges
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Victim. Villain. A lifelong sentence. These are words and negative perceptions that people working in the field of Fetal...
Midwives in ‘very high demand’ says Wiikwemkoong citizen and registered midwife
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY— The role of a midwife during pregnancy and birth and with newborns was highlighted by Indigenous midwife Lisa Bishop during...
Diva International announces unique menstrual education partnership with Plan International Canada to reach Indigenous youth
The company’s CSR program DivaCares will donate product and menstrual health education resources to empower Indigenous girls in James Bay KITCHENER–Diva International Inc. (Diva),...
Mosaadan Mino Bmaadiziwin conference successful for fifth year
By Marci Becking SAULT STE. MARIE – Everyone learned something new at the Mosaadan Mino Bmaadiziwin (Walk the Good Life) health conference held in Sault...