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Government of Canada Announces Project that will Increase Action Across Canada on Tobacco Use Reduction

Joy Smith, Member of Parliament for Kildonan-St. Paul, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced just over $630,000 in funding to the Canadian Public Health Association for a project that will help increase engagement of public health practitioners across Canada...

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-20-2010
Minister Aglukkaq Announces Re-Appointment of John Hamm as Chair of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada's Board of Directors

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced the re-appointment of Dr. John Hamm as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-23-2009
Government of Canada Acts to Protect Newborns and Infants from Bisphenol A in Polycarbonate Plastic Baby Bottles

The Government of Canada is moving forward with proposed regulations to prohibit the advertisement, sale and importation of polycarbonate plastic baby bottles that contain bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA, to reduce newborn and infant exposure to this substance, announced the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq...

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-26-2009
Minister of Health Recognizes Dedication to Health Care in 2009 First Nations and Inuit National Award of Excellence in Nursing

Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, congratulates three exceptional nurses who each received the National Award of Excellence in Nursing for First Nations and Inuit communities. The ceremony took place at the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, and, as in previous years...

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-15-2009
Government of Canada and Government of Saskatchewan Support Seven Projects to Improve the Health of First Nations and Métis in the Province

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Saskatchewan Minister of Health Don McMorris, today announced support for seven new projects in Saskatchewan aimed at improving the health of First Nations and Métis people.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-28-2009
Government of Canada Supports Teaching Canadian Physicians More About First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health

Medical Educational Modules in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health were launched today by the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, together with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and The Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC).

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-26-2009
Residential school counselling program makes little impact in Nunavut

A federal program that offers individual counselling to former residential school students has not been used by as many people in Nunavut as in the rest of Canada.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-29-2009
Staying connected: neighbourhood correlates of social participation among older adults living in an urban environment in Montreal, Quebec

Alongside community involvement, promoting social participation has been identified as a key strategy of fostering empowerment, one of the central tenets of the health promotion movement. Engagement in social and productive activities appears to be particularly beneficial to older adults, as it has been...

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-25-2009
Intersectoral debate on social research strengthens alliances, advocacy and action for maternal survival in Zambia

The Health Promotion Research Centre of the National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Zambia's School of Medicine conducted operational research to understand and address the socio-cultural and gender contexts of maternal survival. Together with an analytical policy and programming...

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-25-2009
Fewer mental health diagnoses from Chinese-speaking doctors: study

Chinese immigrants in British Columbia were less likely to access mental health care as non-Chinese speaking patients, according to researchers who say the findings have important implications for Chinese immigrants across North America.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-06-2009

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