Health products for women to be studied by committee
Following an enthusiastic response of more than 80 nominees interested in lending their expertise in the field of women’s health, Canada’s Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor is pleased to…
Vale releases miners mental health study results
By LEN GILLIS A survey into the state of the mental health of Vale mine workers in Sudbury produced some startling answers for the researchers looking into the mental well-being…
Improving Health in First Nations by Addressing Food Insecurity
Understanding Our Food Systems Project Builds Food Sovereignty at Community Level By GRAHAM STRONG Food security is a known social determinant of health. However, food insecurity is a real issue…
Smoking rates among Indigenous youth are declining
By GRAHAM STRONG Indigenous youth have higher risk factors for tobacco use than the general population, though data from tobacco prevention and cessation programs show that these initiatives are making…
Eat-Move-Repeat is a Timmins success story
Encouraging people to eat well and stay active By LEN GILLIS Traditional moose meat and bannock served up with a fresh pico de gallo side dish is just one of…
Documentary film outlines importance of traditional foods in Sioux Lookout
By GREG LINK Special to NOMJ Northern Ontario health care is undergoing a holistic healing renaissance and Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is at the heart…
Partnership improves discharge planning for nine first nations
Dilico and Thunder Bay hospital work at addressing follow-up care challenges in remote communities Discharge planning can be challenging in Northern Ontario for hospital patients going back to communities outside…
Meet Dr. Kona Williams; Canada’s First Indigenous Forensic Pathologist
By JASON TURNBULL Special to NOMJ Dr. Kona Williams’ entire professional life revolves around death. As a Forensic Pathologist, and the first Indigenous person to hold that title in Canada,…
Update on Cat Lake funding announced by Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan
The health care crisis at Cat Lake First Nation, north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario is not what federal Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan expected when he was named to that…
New executive VP announced at Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Valerie Grdisa as the new Executive Vice…
