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February 20th, 2012
The lost children
Dental issues plague northern families
By Janet French, The StarPhoenix
After 29 years of peering in little mouths, Penny Griffith doesn’t wince anymore.
The
dental therapist with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has become
accustomed to seeing preschoolers’ teeth in a state most of us would
find shocking — all four baby molars pocked with deep pits, and front
teeth black and stumpy, literally rotting away to nothing. More...
Free alcohol program has improved lives of chronic drinkers
By Gerry Bellett, Postmedia News
VANCOUVER — In October, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and
the Portland Hotel Society began a pilot program that serves 12 daily
doses of alcohol — one every hour from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.— to
eight chronic alcoholics living in the Downtown Eastside.
Four
months later, there are some signs the program is having beneficial
effects, says Dr. c, Vancouver Coastal Health's manager of inner city
addiction. More...
New cancer screening test could have big health-care impact in the North
A new cancer screening test could mean better access to health care for First Nations women in Northern Ontario.
Most off-reserve aboriginal kids in excellent health
Statistics Canada report covers only aboriginal children living off reserve
CBC News
Most First Nations and Métis children living off reserve reported
excellent or very good health but factors like poor housing conditions
and access to medical care seem to make a difference, a report suggests. More...
First Nations warn an emergency about to become a catastrophe
OxyContin is a powerful and potentially addictive painkiller. As has been noted in a number of other news reports, abuse of this drug is a Canada-wide problem.In November of 2009, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), which represents 49 First Nations in northern Ontario (a population of about 45,000 people) declared a "Prescription Drug Abuse State of Emergency." More...
Withdrawal treatment plan a must, says NAN
Carl ClutcheyNorthwestern Ontario native leaders are putting out an “urgent” call to the provincial and federal governments to step up funding for drug treatment programs and extra police at remote reserves to deal with an anticipated epidemic of addicts suffering from withdrawal. More...
Health Canada warns of high lead levels in Pizza Playset and Fishing Game
OTTAWA - Health Canada says consumers should get rid of two toy sets that were sold in Canada because they contain excessive amounts of lead — the Pizza Playset and the Fishing Game. More...Aboriginal Doula Training to Be Offered
The first training session of the year for aboriginal doulas will take place from March 4 through 8 in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Training, travel, accommodations and course materials will be provided. February 24 is the deadline to apply.The goal is to bring birthing support practices back into the hands of women by lending emotional, physical and spiritual support to expectant, laboring and new mothers in order to give families “the best possible pregnancy and birth experience” within the context of existing indigenous tradition and culture, according to a statement from the First Nations Health Council. More...
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