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Welcome

 

Welcome to the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health's (NCCAH) winter newsletter! With the holiday season behind us, we at the NCCAH are reflecting on 2018 and looking forward to what 2019 may bring. We are busy planning future projects, activities, new knowledge products, updating our website, and participating in meetings and events to share our knowledge and knowledge resources on Indigenous public health issues.

 

On December 4, 2018 the NCCAH hosted a Public Health and Preventative Medicine (PHPM) webinar with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). Presenter Dr. Maureen Lux provided an overview of her book Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s - 1980s. Over 400 participants gained a deeper understanding of the history that continues to affect attitudes and perceptions about tuberculosis today. Indigenous peoples' long history of colonization and post-colonial marginalization has resulted in inequities in the socio-economic conditions that are central to the spread of TB.

 

The NCCAH participated at the 2018 Northern BC Research and Quality Conference (Prince George, BC, November 6th-8th); the Canadian Society for International Health's (CSIH) 24th Canadian Conference on Global Health (Toronto, ON, November 19-21, 2018) and Les Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP) (Montreal, QC, December 4-5, 2018). Lastly, on January 17, 2019 Dr. Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, Indigenous Academic Lead at the University of Winnipeg, and Aluki Kotierk, President of Nunavut Tunngavik, presented the NCCAH webinar, Indigenous languages - Determining public health outcomes in Canada.

 

In closing, if you are interested in knowing about all of our publications, please see the resource booklet. Be sure to visit our website or subscribe to our mailing list to receive notifications of newly released NCCAH resources, upcoming webinars and our regular quarterly newsletters. Please enjoy and share our knowledge resources with your community and networks, and if you have not already done so, join us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Vimeo, YouTube, SoundCloud, Pinterest, or ISSUU to participate in updates as they happen.

 

On behalf of all the staff at the NCCAH, I wish you and your loved ones' health and happiness throughout the year.

 

Meegwetch

 

Margo Greenwood, Academic Leader
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)

 

 

 

NCCAH News

 

 

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Launch of the BC First Nations
and Métis parenting booklets

Originally developed in 2013 by the FNHA and the NCCAH, the 2019 parenting booklets include updated guidelines and resources for parents and caregivers of children 0-6 years of age. All of the booklets are grounded in Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to parenting and send the message that "Even if you did not have the parenting that you wanted or needed, you can become the parent your child needs." Each of the booklets shares specific aspects of parenting and childrearing.

 

Read the web story: NCCAH | FNHA

 

 

Attended Events

Upcoming Events

 

Northern BC Research and Quality Conference

 

Prince George, British Columbia, November 6-8, 2018. Conference web site link


  

Canadian Society for International Health's (CSIH) 24th Canadian Conference on Global Health

 

Toronto, Ontario, November 19-21, 2018. Conference web site link


 

Les Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP)

 

Montreal, Quebec, December 4-5, 2018.
Conference web site link


 

Please visit the online NCCAH calendar of events, which highlights conferences, workshops, and other events of interest in the field of Indigenous Health including regional, national and global listings.

 

 

 
 

Annual Communicable Disease Public Health Conference

 

Vancouver, British Columbia, February 26-28, 2019.


 

8th International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health

 

Calgary, Alberta, March 22-24, 2019. Conference web site link


 

Ontario Public Health Conference (TOPHC)

 

Toronto, Ontario, March 27-29, 2019.
Conference web site link


 

Send us an email to nccah@unbc.ca with "Calendar Submission" in the subject line if you have an event you would like added to our calendar.

 

 

 

New NCCAH Resources

 

Indigenous early childhood development in Canada: Current state of knowledge and future directions

 

Indigenous peoples in Canada experience a disproportionate burden of ill health associated with the socio-economic context of their lives. Investing in quality early childhood development and care (ECDC) programs for young Indigenous children is considered one of the most critical pathways for improving these health imbalances. This report provides an overview of the current state of knowledge and knowledge gaps on the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis young children and highlights future directions for ECDC programs and policies.

 

Read the report and web story

 

 

Indigenous early childhood development in Canada: Current state of knowledge and future directions
by Regine Halseth and Margo Greenwood, Ph.D.

 

 


 

Family Connections - British Columbia

 

Family Connections presents information for parents and caregivers on bonding, forming secure attachments with children, and connecting with extended family and community.

 

The NCCAH worked in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) to develop this and three other resources in the series.

 

Read the booklet

 

Read the web story: NCCAH | FNHA

 

 

Family Connections
British Columbia

 

 


 

Fatherhood is Forever - British Columbia

 

Fatherhood is Forever discusses the important parenting role of fathers, including learning about being a positive role model for children and some of the different approaches they can take to deal with different situations.

 

Read the booklet

 

Read the web story: NCCAH | FNHA

 

 

 

Fatherhood is Forever
British Columbia

 

 


 

Growing Up Healthy - British Columbia

 

Growing Up Healthy focuses on the steps parents and caregivers can take to keep infants and children well, through nutrition, physical activity and caring for the body.

 

Read the booklet

 

Read the web story: NCCAH | FNHA

 

 

Growing Up Healthy
British Columbia

 

 


 

Parents as First Teachers - British Columbia

 

Parents as First Teachers places emphasis on early childhood development and learning through experience and play.

 

Read the booklet

 

Read the web story: NCCAH | FNHA

 

 

Parents as First Teachers
British Columbia

 

 

Request NCCAH Knowledge Resources

 

Did you know you can request NCCAH publications free of charge? Send your request to us by filling out the "Request this Publication" form found at the bottom of each online publication page, indicate how many copies you'd like, a note about how you will utilize the resource, your name and mailing address. We will do our best to accommodate your request based on our current available printed inventory. If you have multiple publication requests, please use the "Publication Request" text link found in the top right hand corner of the NCCAH web site.

 

Do you have a particular NCCAH publication that you or your organization found to be an excellent resource? If so, we would appreciate you letting us know what it was and how you found it useful, by filling out the "Publication Feedback" form. We welcome your feedback.

 

All NCCAH materials can be reproduced in whole or in part with appropriate attribution and citation. These materials are to be used solely for non-commercial purposes. To measure the impact of these materials, we would appreciate your informing us of their use by filling out the "Publication Use Notification" form, including information about whether you distributed the resource to others, quoted it or cited it.

 

How to use the ISSUU reader and request NCCAH publications

 

The NCCAH responsive web site utilizes a customized responsive PDF reader from the digital content platform ISSUU. Web site visitors can now read, search within, download, and easily share NCCAH knowledge resources without leaving the web site. We have created an overview document to explain the different ISSUU reader tools and provide instructions on how to order single or multiple publications from the NCCAH web site.

 

Read the instructions | View ISSUU on the NCCAH Facebook page

 

 

Online Resources

 

In support of creating a health community focused on knowledge synthesis, transfer and exchange we have chosen a sampling of current online resources to share. Please note the links provided in the NCCAH newsletters are for general interest only and do not indicate an endorsement. The views expressed in the linked resources do not necessarily represent the views of the NCCAH or our funder the Public Health Agency of Canada.

 

Send us an email to nccah@unbc.ca with "Online Resource" in the subject line if you have an online resource you would like added to our next newsletter.

 

 

Indigenous Peoples and Dementia: New Understandings of Memory Loss and Memory Care edited by W. Hulko, D. Wilson and J. Balestrery

 
 

First Nations & Indigenous Studies (FNIS), The Raven, Autumn 2018

 
 

Healthcare Management Forum, Volume 32 Issue 1, January 2019 - Modelling change and cultural safety: A case study in northern British Columbia health system transformation by M. Greenwood

 

 

International Indigenous Policy Journal (IIPJ) - Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples Part 1

 
 

International Indigenous Policy Journal (IIPJ) - Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples Part 2

 
 

Tusaayaksat Magazine Fall 2018

 

 

National Aboriginal Diabetes Association (NADA) Newsletter, November 2018

 
 

Caring Society Newsletter, Winter 2018

 
 

Indigenous Mentorship Network of the Pacific Northwest (IMN-PN) Newsletter, January, 2019

 

 

Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) - Honouring Indigenous Women Project

 
 

Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) - Honouring Accessibility and Disability for Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People

 
 

Principles: Respecting the Government of Canada's Relationship with Indigenous Peoples

 

 

OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation - Indigenous Employment and Skills Strategies in Canada

 
 

The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2018: Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth

 
 

First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) - A Guide to Your Baby's First Solid Foods

 

 

First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) - Canning Foods: Your Guide to Successful Canning

 
 

Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) - Module 7 - Indigenous Children and Youth

 
 

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) - Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Framework

 

 

Provincial Health Officer (PHO) and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) - Indigenous Health and Well-being, Final update

 
 

Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) - BROKEN TRUST - Indigenous People and the Thunder Bay Police Service

 
 

Statistics Canada - Results from the 2016 Census:Aboriginal languages and the role of second-language acquisition

 

 

Online Multimedia

 

This section features infographics, interactives, apps or videos that we found interesting or educational. Please note the links provided in the NCCAH newsletters are for general interest only and do not indicate an endorsement. The views expressed in the linked resources do not necessarily represent the views of the NCCAH or our funder the Public Health Agency of Canada.

 

Send us an email if you have multimedia resources you would like included in our next newsletter to nccah@unbc.ca with "Multimedia Submission" in the subject line.

 

 

1) College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia: Education Day 2018 Plenary - Dr. Evan Adams, chief medical officer of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), gives a talk entitled, "Bringing cultural safety and humility to medical practice."

 

2) College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia: Education Day 2018 Plenary - Mr. Joe Gallagher, chief executive officer of the First Nations Health Authority, gives a talk entitled, "Bringing cultural safety and humility to medical practice."

 

3) UBC Learning Circle - The video "Cultural Safety and Addressing Systemic Racism" documents the UBC Learning Circle webinar with presenter Harley Eagle.

 

4) The Globe and Mail Facebook video - "As a child, art gave Indigenous painter Alex Janvier escape from the horrors of residential school. As an adult, it's given him nationwide fame and communion with his culture."

 

5) CBC Unreserved - A new podcast series called "First Words" was launched and will air each Tuesday. The series was introduced in the article "Indigenous language: Finding new ways to connect with culture" published this past November.

 

6) Chatelaine Living blog author Kelly Boutsalis shares seven podcasts using digital media to amplify the voices of Indigenous women in Canada.

 

 

 

The NCCs of NCCPH

 
 

The NCCs of NCCPH work together to promote and improve the use of scientific research and other knowledge to strengthen public health practices and policies in Canada. We identify knowledge gaps, foster networks and translate existing knowledge to produce and exchange relevant, accessible, and evidence-informed products with practitioners, policy makers and researchers.

 

Read the latest NCC e-bulletin

 

 

News from the NCCPH

 

2018-2019 PHPM Webinar Series: Knowledge Translation in Public Health Medicine

 

Join the NCCs at the 2019 Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC)

 

 


 

New from the NCCs

 

NCCEH - NCC for Environmental Health: Newsletter archive

 

NCCID - NCC for Infectious Diseases: Alerts archive

 

NCCHPP - NCC for Healthy Public Policy: e-Bulletin archive

 

NCCMT - NCC for Methods and Tools: Round-up archive

 

NCCDH - NCC for Determinants of Health: E-newsletter archive