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Showcasing the value of aging-related research – URegina
April 5, 2017 Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos appreciates the challenges facing the health care system in delivering care to Canada’s aging population. Hadjistavropoulos is a Professor of Psychology, and Director of the Centre on Aging and Health at the University of Regina. The Centre brings together investigators focused on gerontological research in the areas of Aboriginal […]
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U of S researchers making impact in addressing senior health issues
SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers are featured in a comprehensive new report on addressing Canada’s aging population and the challenges the health-care system will face in the coming decades. Apr 5, 2017 The research impact assessment, entitled Impacting Seniors’ Health – The Value of Aging-Related Research in Saskatchewan, is a showcase […]
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Legislation Introduced to Create Provincial Health Authority
March 28, 2017 New legislation introduced today will improve frontline patient care by removing arbitrary health region boundaries and create a single Provincial Health Authority. “One Provincial Health Authority that is focused on better coordination of health services across the province will help to ensure patients receive high-quality, timely health care, regardless of where they […]
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Sask Health Restructuring, Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Mar 28, 2017 18:04 REGINA – The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to consolidate the province’s 12 health regions into a single provincial health authority. Health Minister Jim Reiter says the move, which was announced in January, will mean better co-ordination of health services across the province and gives the government […]
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New book takes a detailed look at ‘Indian Hospitals’ – APTN
March 17, 2017 Canada had segregated healthcare for Indigenous people for decades. They were known as “Indian Hospitals” and were notorious for their abuse, neglect and, in some cases, experiments. A new investigative book tackles the subject in great detail and the revelations aren’t any more flattering. Tfennario@aptn.ca Read More: http://aptnnews.ca/2017/03/17/new-book-takes-a-detailed-look-at-indian-hospitals/
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Indigenous doctor numbers growing – StarPhoenix
March 8, 2017 Seventy-one indigenous doctors have graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan since 1972, when Dr. Melvin Lavallee of Cowessess First Nation was the first. It’s been a slow build up, but this year there are 31 First Nations, Metis and Inuit students in the college, said Valerie Arnault-Pelletier, […]
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Workshops teach indigenous women self-defence, nutrition, fitness – StarPhoenix
March 9, 2017 Jade Harper’s aunt Bernice was one of her heroes. As a passionate activist for the Metis community, she inspired her niece to get involved. Sadly, she died in her 60s as a result of diabetes. Today, Harper is doing what she can to promote wellness in the indigenous community. Sisters in Action […]
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17 stray dogs taken in for vet care by Saskatoon Dog Rescue over the weekend – CBC
The Big River First Nation had requested the rescue’s assistance in dealing with the community’s dogs Mar 01, 2017 Two pregnant dogs were among the 17 rounded up by Saskatoon Dog Rescue during the weekend. Volunteer coordinator Courtney Fisher said volunteers from the rescue had been invited up to the Big River First Nation to […]
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We Matter campaign to host March workshops in La Ronge and Stanley Mission – MBC Network Radio Online
24 February 2017 The We Matter campaign for Indigenous Youth is hitting the road, with plans to hold workshops in northern Saskatchewan in mid-March. Northwest Territories-raised Tunchai and Kelvin Redvers launched the video messaging campaign in October in the wake of youth suicides in northern Saskatchewan. The Indigenous siblings took inspiration from the success of […]
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Food Bank receives two tonne donation from Flying Dust First Nation – StarPhoenix
February 22, 2017 Having too much food is usually never a problem — unless you’ve run out of places to keep it. Storage is tight at the Flying Dust First Nation’s Market Garden. That lack of space, paired with the support of corporate buyers, has resulted in two tonnes of Saskatchewan-grown potatoes making their way to the Saskatoon Food […]
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