Tomorrow is Bell Let’s Talk Day 2016!
Press Release Clara Hughes and team invite you to add your voice to the sixth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day tomorrow, January 27 Clara, Serena Ryder, Étienne Boulay, Marie-Soleil Dion, Michael Landsberg, Howie Mandel, Michel Mpambara, Stefie Shock andMary…
Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Attends Federal Health Accord Talks
Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Attends Federal Health Accord Talks OTTAWA, Jan. 21, 2016– Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day, responsible for AFN’s national health portfolio,…
Study: Lifetime suicidal thoughts among First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Press Release Released: 2016-01-19 More than one in five First Nations living off reserve, Métis and Inuit adults reported having had suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives. Prevalence…
MNP: Operation Blue Sky: Aboriginal Health Initiative Winner
MNP: Operation Blue Sky: Aboriginal Health Initiative Winner After months of submissions, countless hours of work by the evaluation panel and two weeks of public voting, the MNP Operation Blue…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief and the Chiefs Committee on Health Acknowledge the Federal Government Commitments to Move Forward on First Nations Health
Assembly of First Nations National Chief and the Chiefs Committee on Health Acknowledge the Federal Government Commitments to Move Forward on First Nations Health December 15, 2015 (Gatineau, QC) –…
Health Reports, November 2015
Press Release Released: 2015-11-18 The November 2015 online issue of Health Reports, released today, contains three articles: “Omega-3 Index of Canadian adults,” “A surveillance tool to assess diets according to…
Study: The social determinants of higher mental distress among Inuit, 2012
Press Release Inuit who reported an experience in the 12 months preceding the survey where health care was needed but not received were more likely to be in higher mental…
Future Care For Canadian Seniors: Demand And Expenditures Expected To Rise Dramatically By 2026
Press Release Ottawa, November 3, 2015—Spending on continuing care supports for seniors across all provinces is projected to increase six-fold from $28.3 billion in 2011, to $62.3 billion in 2026 and to…
Canada’s seniors facing a ‘perfect storm’: New FCM report
Press Releases (Ottawa) A report released today by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) says Canada faces a seniors’ housing crisis — one that will have serious consequences on everything…
AFN Call for Community Papers and Stories
AFN Call for Community Papers and Stories September 15 2015 The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is pleased to invite researchers, policy makers, mental health and addictions front-line workers, mental…
