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Government of Canada proposes new regulations for playpens
From Health Canada Proposed regulations would strengthen requirements for playpens to better protect infants and young children from potential injury or death April 21, 2017 Ottawa, ON Health Canada Playpens are intended to provide a safe playing environment for infants and young children. However, over the years, playpen designs have evolved and there are safety […]
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Fasting triglycerides as a predictor of incident diabetes, insulin resistance and β-cell function in a Canadian First Nation
Background: Diabetes prevalence is substantially higher among Canadian First Nations populations than the non-First Nation population. Fasting serum triglycerides have been found to be an important predictor of incident diabetes among non-indigenous populations. However, there is a great need to understand diabetes progression within specific ethnic groups, particularly First Nations populations. Objective: The purpose of […]
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Performance Measurement Strategy – 4.1.2 Nutrition North Canada
Strategic Outcome (INAC): The North Strategic Outcome (Health Canada): First Nations and Inuit communities and individuals receive health services and benefits that are responsive to their needs so as to improve their health status Strategic Outcome (PHAC): Protecting Canadians and empowering them to improve their health August 2016 Sector (INAC): Northern Affairs Organization Sector (Health […]
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Minister’s Statement – World Health Day – April 7, 2017
From Public Health Agency of Canada Each year on April 7, we mark the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 by commemorating World Health Day and raising awareness about a specific global health issue. This year’s theme, “Depression: Let’s Talk,” is an international call to action to reduce the stigma attached to […]
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Message from the Minister of Health: National Oral Health Month – April 2017
April is Oral Health Month – a good reminder to maintain healthy habits and recognize how good oral health can benefit our overall well-being. Prevention is key. Daily brushing and flossing, not smoking, reducing our daily intake of sugars, and drinking fluoridated water go a long way in lowering the risk of oral health issues […]
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DLSPH Hosts Unprecedented National Consultation on HIV Prevention for People in the Sex Industry
April 05, 2017 For the first time in North America, public health researchers gathered sex workers and people who work with them from across Canada to discuss the impact that HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will have on the sex industry. In October 2016, a group of 50 women, men and trans people from across Canada […]
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New book takes a detailed look at ‘Indian Hospitals’ – APTN
March 17, 2017 Canada had segregated healthcare for Indigenous people for decades. They were known as “Indian Hospitals” and were notorious for their abuse, neglect and, in some cases, experiments. A new investigative book tackles the subject in great detail and the revelations aren’t any more flattering. Tfennario@aptn.ca Read More: http://aptnnews.ca/2017/03/17/new-book-takes-a-detailed-look-at-indian-hospitals/
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World’s key healthcare leaders to meet in Montreal
From the health of migrants to the Zika virus to the challenges facing indigenous peoples and migrant populations, major issues of a global scale will be addressed during the WHS Regional Meeting being held at Montreal’s Palais des congrès on May 8 and 9. Organized by Université de Montréal and the Montreal Clinical Research Institute, this interdisciplinary event […]
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World Wide Hearing in the race for $750,000 grant from Google.org Impact Challenge – Canada
March 13, 2017 World Wide Hearing, a Quebec-based non-profit organization that provides access to affordable hearing aids to children and youth in developing countries and underserved communities, is one of the 10 finalists competing for a $750,000 grant in the 2017 edition of Google.org Impact Challenge| Canada. World Wide Hearing is developing a ground-breaking technology […]
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Pauktuutit publishes guide to support Inuit through cancer – NunatsiaqOnline
March 09, 2017 “So many people have language barriers because their first language is Inuktitut” It’s been 10 years, but Sophie Keelan can clearly remember the moment she was diagnosed with cancer. That was in 2007. The now-retired interpreter and community health worker from Kangiqsualujjuaq was in a Montreal hospital when the doctor told her […]
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