Health Canada
| Health Canada | |
|---|---|
| Type | Government agency |
Health Canada is a federal government agency.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- July 2013: The department provided funding for the Life Promotion Project: The Gift We Carry suicide prevention program.[2]
- March 2014: The department previously contracted Gail Marion to provide dental hygiene services in the remote community of Muskrat Dam First Nation. A spokesperson stated the department offered to extend a pilot program for dental hygienists for an additional two-year period to gather more data.[3]
- September 2014: The department reports that more than 3,000 infants are born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder annually in Canada. It warns that consuming alcohol while pregnant can cause serious harm to an unborn child.[4]
- February 2015: The department provided support for the Life Promotion Strategy pilot project.[5]
- March 2016: The department was criticized by the Auditor General of Canada in 2015 for failing to provide comparable health services to remote communities. A report found that the department did not ensure nurses in remote communities had completed mandatory training courses. The department defined essential health services for nursing stations but failed to assess if stations had the capacity to deliver them.[6]
- May 2016: The department initiated talks with territories and provinces in 2016 to discuss jurisdictional issues related to Jordan's Principle.[7]
- September 2016: The department provided the funding used to plant the community fruit trees in Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek around 2014.[8]
- March 2017: The department received research submissions from Patrice Mousseau regarding her skincare product.[9]
- May 2017: The Anishinabek Nation began discussions with this department to transfer the management of health services to First Nations.[10]
- June 2017: Department officials met with Anishinabek Nation leadership in Ottawa to discuss health issues in May 2017.[11]
- October 2018: The department discussed opportunities for Indigenous-affiliated applicants to become licensed producers in the legal cannabis market.[12]
- September 2019: A proposed cannabis grow operation on Nipissing First Nation was designed to comply with the regulations of this department.[13]
- March 2020: Organizers of the Little Native Hockey League noted that this agency's risk assessments do not always consider specific First Nation conditions.[14]
- October 2023: Evelyn Stone stated that this agency does not know the area well enough to realize the travel distances required for suitable health care.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anishinaabe Elder shares advice for living with diabetes", Anishinabek News, 10 October 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Youth discuss suicide at safeTalk training", Anishinabek News, 26 July 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "NIHB ignores dental clinics", Anishinabek News, 7 March 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Mini pow-wow raises Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder awareness", Anishinabek News, 10 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Photography featured at Life Promotion Youth Showcase", Anishinabek News, 27 February 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Chief of Namaygoosisagagun says need for improved health care is critical", Anishinabek News, 17 March 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Jordan’s Principle update given at ONWAA spring assembly", Anishinabek News, 26 May 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Cultivating gardens to help cultivate food security and a healthy lifestyle", Anishinabek News, 8 September 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Best-seller Satya eczema cream creator from Fort William", Anishinabek News, 13 March 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation Political Update: April 2017", Anishinabek News, 1 May 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation Political Update – May 2017", Anishinabek News, 1 June 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘I don’t believe we’re ready at all’ says Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief on new cannabis legislation", Anishinabek News, 19 October 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Nipissing First Nation Chief determined to have First Nations included as full partners in cannabis industry", Anishinabek News, 18 September 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "LNHL 2020 Tournament Update – Cancelled", Anishinabek News, 12 March 2020 (archived copy; original article).