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NE LHIN starts Cultural Mindfulness Training
One of the areas recognized as being important to improving Indigenous health outcomes is to educate health care professionals about Indigenous Cultural Safety. To accomplish this, the North East Local…
NOSM connects with US university to improve First Nations health and education opportunities
Northern Ontario School of Medicine establishes cross-border project to improve opportunities for First Nation, Metis and Native American populations The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and University of Minnesota…
Mamow Ahyamowen fills gap in health data
Epidemiology initiative aims for community-based understanding of death and disease Meeting participants at Mamow Ahyamowen’s first face-to-face planning meeting in Thunder Bay, October 2016. BY NORM TOLLINSKY Epidemiology is the…
Thunder Bay Regional breaks down barriers
Spiritual guide serves Indigenous patients Michael Robinson and Trina Diner claim that cultural and language barriers, travelling to a big city for care, and other challenges can make accessing health…
Addiction treatment program includes traditional healing
Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre opened in Fort Frances in December BY GRAHAM STRONG A unique treatment program and medically supported detox centre recently launched in Fort Frances aims…
Spring issue features focus on Indigenous health care
Click on PDF editions to select. Indigenous Knowledge Keeper enlightens NOSM students Perry McLeod-Shabogesic, from Nipissing First Nation, is an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper who has been working with the Northern…
NOSM residents to train in NAN communities
Left to right are Matawa First Nation Management CEO David Paul Achneepineskum, NOSM Dean Dr. Roger Strasser and Eabametoong First Nation Chief Elizabeth Atlookan signing agreement establishing the Remote First…
Diabetes pilot shows promise for remote First Nations
BY NORM TOLLINSKY A diabetes pilot program that relies on community health workers to provide support in four remote First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario is being proposed as a…
Becky Neckoway featured in Spring ’18 issue: ‘If you’re willing to work for it, you can do anything’
Dr. Becky Neckoway graduated from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in 2015 and practices medicine in Sioux Lookout. BY NADINE ROBINSON If you ask Dr. Rebekah (Becky) Neckoway what…
‘Believe in your potential for success’
Kevin Brousseau hails from Waswanipi in northern Quebec and is currently doing his comprehensive community clerkship in Timmins. BY NADINE ROBINSON “Tânte kekî iši-wîcihitân anohc?” is something Kevin Brousseau is…