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Welcome to our Fall 2014 newsletter! I am pleased to share our latest update on recent activities at the NCCAH. We have published our 2014 NCCAH Activities Update Report, which summarizes the highlights of our activities, collaborations and publications that are completed or in progress since our last update. We have also recently published an important series of three fact sheets focused on racism experienced by Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The first fact sheet explores how to understand racism in historical context, the second examines how it affects individuals and communities, and the third describes what programs, policies and strategies exist to combat it.
As usual, our newsletter provides a summary of current resources and upcoming events relevant to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples' health. Please enjoy and share our re-designed newsletter, visit the online links, and join us on Twitter or Facebook to participate in updates as they happen!
Meegwetch
Margo Greenwood, Academic Leader
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
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CPHA Public Health 2014
Toronto, Ontario, May 26 - 29, 2014
http://www.cpha.ca/en/conferences/conf2014.aspx
The NCCAH had a booth at this popular knowledge exchange event that is known as the largest annual public health gathering in Canada. We also participated in a collective NCC workshop.
Our publications on display at our CPHA booth.
IHWI 2014 Summer School
London, Ontario, June 1 - 4, 2014
http://www.ihwi.uwo.ca/summer_school.html
Margo Greenwood participated as a mentor at the Indigenous Health and Well-being Initiative (IHWI) Summer School where she contributed to the students learning through emphasizing the strengths of evidence-based research to impact positive change in health policy locally, nationally and globally.
9th Annual CHNC Conference
Ottawa, Ontario, June 2 - 4, 2014
http://www.chnc.ca/annual-nursing-conference.cfm
NCCAH staff members Sarah de Leeuw and Cat Sivertsen facilitated the workshop 101: Arts and storytelling: A Method of Patient Communication at the Community Health Nurses of Canada conference.
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Upcoming events we're attending!
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INIHKD / Manitoba NEAHR Conference 2014
Royal Bank Convention Centre/Delta Hotel
Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 5-10, 2014
http://inihkd2014-neahr2014.com
Dr. Margo Greenwood is scheduled to present at this conference. Co-presenters and presentation topic to be announced.
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We invite you to add to our online calendar
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Please visit the online NCCAH calendar of events, which highlights conferences, workshops, and other events of interest in the field of Aboriginal Health including regional, national and global listings. Send us an email to nccah@unbc.ca with "Calendar Submission" in the subject line if you have an event you would like added to our calendar.
Local, national and international health events are listed on the NCCAH calendar.
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This paper is the first of three focused on anti-Aboriginal racism in Canada. It begins with an exploration of the concept of race, its history and contexts, and continues with a discussion of the various forms of racism within societies. The paper proposes that in order to address racism in Canadian society, we must first understand what racism is, how it became a way to identify people, and the forms it takes. (Read the web story)
This paper is the second in a series of papers focused on anti-Aboriginal racism in Canada. It focuses on the lived and structural forms of racism and provides a brief overview of what racism is, how it intersects with other forms of discrimination, and how it is manifested. The paper examines how the dominant racialized group (i.e., European settlers) expresses racism in historic and current contexts and how Aboriginal people in Canada experience racism in interpersonal, structural and sometimes violent ways. Government policies, healthcare, and judicial systems are also explored for the unique ways in which racism is experienced by Aboriginal peoples and how it impacts their well-being. (Read the web story)
This paper is the third in a series focused on anti-Aboriginal racism in Canada. It critically explores how policies, programs and strategies attempt to address racism at interpersonal and institutional levels. The topics of anti-racist media, anti-oppressive education, cultural safety within health care, and systemic policies are examined. (Read the web story)
This fact sheet provides background information on why maternal health is important to Aboriginal communities, it reviews what is known about Aboriginal maternal health and maternity experiences in BC, and lastly it describes two promising practices in Aboriginal maternity care - Aboriginal doula training and Aboriginal midwifery.
Our 2014 NCCAH Activities Update Report summarizes the highlights of our activities, collaborations and publications that are completed or in progress since our last update in 2010. Together, with communities, advisors, and many partners and collaborators, we are moving the agenda forward in support of sharing knowledge and making a difference in the optimal health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.
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Trending NCCAH publications
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Here is a list of our top ten trending online PDF publications since our last newsletter.
Do you have a particular NCCAH publication that you or your organization found to be an excellent resource? If so let us know what it was! Email your testimonial to nccah@unbc.ca with "Publication Testimonial" in the subject line. We welcome your feedback!
Did you know you can request our publications FREE of charge? Send your requests to nccah@unbc.ca with "Publication Request" in the subject line, which publications you would like, how many and full contact details of the requestor and delivery address. We will do our best to accommodate your requests based on our current available printed inventory.
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In support of creating a health community focused on knowledge synthesis, transfer and exchange we have chosen a sampling of current online resources to share. Send us an email to nccah@unbc.ca with "Online Resource" in the subject line if you have an online resource or newsletter you would like added to our winter newsletter edition.
New Books
A new book by Dr. Yvonne Boyer that is described as an historical examination of Canadian legal regimes and their negative impacts on the health of Aboriginal peoples.
This CAMH publication was written to help prepare students and professionals to provide counselling and social services to Aboriginal people with mental health and addiction issues in urban, rural and isolated settings.
Online publications, reports, journals, magazines, articles and other resources
"This report explores the experiences of five Aboriginal communities in Canada that have successfully pursued greater self-determination as an approach to target the structural causes of inequity in order to improve well-being. The self-determining achievements of the communities and collectivities profiled in this report exemplify the strength and resilience of Aboriginal peoples, adapting when necessary and innovating where possible." (http://ccsdh.ca/publications/ ) The NCCAH Academic Lead, Margo Greenwood, is a member of the Canada Council on Social Determinants of Health (CCSDH) and Lead of the Aboriginal Approach Task Group.
This special report from the World Health Organization (WHO) is the organizations first-ever global report on suicide prevention. This past September 10, 2014 was World Suicide Prevention Day.
This overview report from the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) synthesizes and updates the findings of two previous publications, identifying where such data on mental health and mental illnesses exists and in what form, while also examining where and how information remains lacking.
Ontario's poverty reduction strategy 2014 - 2019 is an update to the 2008 Breaking the Cycle report. This new version includes new initiatives to reach more vulnerable groups such as Aboriginal peoples, unattached seniors, lone parents, and persons with disabilities.
This report by the the Northern Policy Institute recommends a community driven education model called Community School-Based Management (CSBM).
This Northern Health publication is an update to the Aboriginal Health Services Plan 2007 - 2010 and includes new content that documents participants' suggestions and advice from several gatherings.
This First Nations Health Authority publication covers an overview of many traditional foods such as fish, seafood, mammals, birds and plants from a BC perspective.
Online newsletters
This newsletter features excellent Aboriginal Health publications and resources, as well as news and information specific to First Nations peoples and communities in the north (summer edition).
Browse our past newsletters, or sign up to receive the Closing the Circle - Winter 2014 newsletter scheduled to be released Dec. 15th, 2014.
For additional online resources we would like to direct you to a list of some of the organization we are pleased to have partnered or collaborated with in events, initiatives and activities on our Related Links page.
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In this new section in each quarterly newsletter we will feature infographics, interactives, apps or videos that we found interesting or educational. Send us an email if you have multimedia resources you would like included in our next newsletter to nccah@unbc.ca with "Multimedia Submission" in the subject line.
In Canada the rates of poverty for Aboriginals is much higher than the national average. Explore those details through this online infographic or take a quiz on the topic.
This infographic was featured in an article in the National Post in January of 2012. More recent survey information is now available from the 2012 Aboriginal People's Survey and the 2011 National Household Survey. The surveys collected information on health, language, education, income, employment, housing and mobility.
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Health focus - Fall: Aboriginal youth opportunities
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Rebuilding Aboriginal health and well-being starts with children and families. The NCCAH is focusing on child, youth, and family programs as a means of bettering the overall health status of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
In each quarterly NCCAH newsletter we will focus on one group: Youth (Fall issue), Family (Winter issue), Maternal Health (Spring issue), and Child Health (Summer issue). Send us an email to nccah@unbc.ca with "Health Focus Program" in the subject line if you have a program you would like added to one of our upcoming newsletters.
All Canada World Youth (CWY) programs are open to First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth. CWY also has some programs that include the opportunity to live and work with Aboriginal communities in other countries.
The Canadian government has several programs and services for Aboriginal youth.
The Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations & Inuit Youth (HIIFNIY) provides work experience and on-the-job training for First Nations and Inuit youth to assist them in pursuing employment in the housing industry.
Through the Elder and Youth Legacy Program, Aboriginal arts organizations can help Elders pass on the many art forms being practiced to the next generation.
AYO is a youth movement from Winnipeg's North End. This group is simply young people volunteering and sharing their gifts with others.
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