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Men in their communities trained to speak up against violence. Provide community-based facilitators to train men in their own communities to speak-up to end violence. Kizhaay Anishnaabe Niin is an initiative created to provide community-based facilitators to train men in …
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Intense home visits with parents of children aged 0-6 who were considered at high risk for future criminal behaviour and victimization. The vision of the Healthy Families America program is to offer all new parents support when their babies are …
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Cultivating community-wide safety to improve response services to women and girls Indigenous Women, RCMP and Service Providers Work Together for Justice: A Response-based Safety Collaboration in the Yukon. The Together for Justice initiative was borne with the intent of putting …
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Originally developed in the US, with moderately positive results, the Listening to One Another program for youth (aged 10-14 yrs.) and their families has been culturally adapted by First Nation partners. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has funded …
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A summer camp program developed by the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre out of 1.5 year consultation process with youth, parents, community members and teachers in Nunavut. This 10-day land and community-based camp focuses on fostering wellness, positive Inuit identity, community-building …
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The Maskwacis is a cultural adaptation of the Life Skills Training developed by Dr. G Botvin at Cornell University Centre for Prevention Research. This adapted school based program is delivered to elementary students (grades 3 to 5) and junior high …
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A combined University of British Columbia/Nunavut Public Health Strategy to produce a comprehensive and culturally relevant maternal-child health surveillance system. The system was developed with extensive input from professional and lay stakeholders. Nunavut specific indicators have been included on the …
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A culturally based and developed martial arts program offered to urban Aboriginal adults since 1997. The program, developed by a George Lépine, is based on Cree combat manoeuvres. The Okichitaw aims to empower students and strengthen mental and physical strength.
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Projet pair-aidants is an adaptation from “Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training” (ASIST) by the Living Works organization developed in English and then translated into French and then indigenous languages. The suicide prevention initiative takes place in the First Nations or …
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A multi-facetted diabetes prevention program implemented over the past 20 years in a remote fly-in First Nations community in northern Ontario. The intervention involves: a school-based diabetes curriculum for children in grades 3 and 4; a diabetes radio show; and …
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