LU researcher gets $2 million to study Aboriginal kids’ health issues
University researcher Nancy Young has received a $2 million Health System Research Fund (HSRF) grant for Health Promotion from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. reprinted from sudbury.com University…
North East LHIN recognizes Donna Stewart as Healthy Change Champion
Donna Stewart has worked in the social services sector for over 20 years. For as long as she can remember, she has wanted to help address challenges in order to…
Strasser: Partnering with First Nations
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has engaged First Nations and Métis peoples from communities across Northern Ontario from the very early stages of development. In fact, Indigenous organizations…
LU researcher probes McIntyre Powder legacy
BY LINDSAY KELLY reprinted from March 2018 issue of Northern Ontario Business A post-graduate health student at Laurentian University is studying the emotional impact on miners who were exposed to…
Nursing stations equipped with i-STAT devices
A nurse can do a blood test and know within two minutes if the patient is having a heart attack. BY NORM TOLLINSKY Six remote Health Canada nursing stations in…
Cultural mindfulness training fosters understanding
NE LHIN programming being rolled out to hospitals, health-care organizations BY LINDSAY KELLY A new training program to help health-care practitioners become more mindful when working with Aboriginal patients is…
NAN stresses link between food and Indigenous health
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s annual Food Sympossium brings together delegates from across NAN territory to address the region’s food challenges and learn about traditional food preparation. Solutions include more generous…
Cancer screening targets Indigenous communities
Cathy Paroschy Harris with the Screen for Life Coach. The coach plays a key role in providing more access to cancer screening to everyone across northwestern Ontario including Indigenous communities….
Stars align for health care transformation
Flood of new programs and services announced GOntario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Dr. Eric Hoskins, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Minister of Indigenous Services Dr….
Building a stronger health-care system
Jeremy Stevenson CEO North East LHIN Aanii, Our strength is in our people. That’s why at the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) we put people first in… Read more »