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Unique Opportunities in Aboriginal Health
May
NAHO and Health Canada Launch Nationwide Aboriginal Youth Art Contest on Environmental Health - Year after year, environmental health issues are having a greater impact on Canada's Aboriginal youth. To bring attention to this issue and to provide Aboriginal youth an opportunity to express their views on environmental health, the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO), with support from Health Canada, is launching an art contest for Aboriginal youth. Deadline: May 14, 2012Aboriginal Day Live Flag Contest 2012 - Deadline: May 18, 2012
Poster Contest for BC Aboriginal Students - Deadline: May 18, 2012
Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Awards Open for Submissions - Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli is encouraging submissions for the James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Award. Deadline: May 31, 2012
June
TD Indigenous Student Career Transitions Program - Deadline: June 1, 2012 
“Happy Kids, healthy kids!” art contest - The Canadian Paediatric Society is inviting kids from across Canada to participate in its “Happy kids, health kids!” art contest. Children and youth are asked to draw a picture of something they like to do that keeps them happy and healthy. Entries received by May 5 will be entered in the early bird draw for a Chapters gift card. Final entry deadline is June 15. See contest entry form for details. Deadline: June 15, 2012
Ongoing Unique Opportunities
Infinite Reach - If you are a Métis postsecondary student and would like to know about funding opportunities, cultural events and community events in your area then you need to be on the Infinite Reach distribution list.
Share your NAHO experience - Since we announced the closure of NAHO we have received many messages of how NAHO has positively impacted people’s lives. We have created this page for you to share how NAHO has made a positive difference in your life, health, work and/or community. We thank you for your messages of support.
The Outward Bound Canada - RBC National Youth Leadership Scholarship is available for Aboriginal youth (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) and new Canadian youth aged 15 – 19. Priority will be given to youth who are actively playing a leadership role within their community.
First Nations and Inuit launch new national fitness initiative - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) President Mary Simon, together with champions of Indigenous fitness and wellness from across Canada, today announced the launch of an online, community-based physical activity and wellness initiative aimed at improving health and fitness among Indigenous communities in Canada.
Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Program - This website includes information about the Indigenous Cultural Competency (ICC) Online Training Program delivered by the Provincial Health Services Authority of British Columbia.
Research Survey: Indian Residential Schools - In the current study, we are hoping to identify additional factors associated with well-being among children of Residential School Survivors and among Aboriginal adults whose parents did not attend Residential School. This study has received clearance by the Carleton University Psychology Research Ethics Board.
c.a.r.e.Prevention Educator Training - Free Training Opportunity for Primary School Teachers in Aboriginal Communities - c.a.r.e. is a personal safety program for children aged 5-9 that has been designed for delivery in a learning environment over a 6 week period. It aims to help prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation by focusing on body ownership, appropriate vs. inappropriate touch and simple safety rules. Successful participants will be certified to deliver the c.a.r.e. kit information to children ages 5 – 9 y/o. Participants will explore violence as a multi-faceted, world wide problem and definitions of emotional, physical, neglect, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, bullying and harassment. The consequences of violence against children and youth and frameworks to protect children and youth will be discussed. Participants will learn how to handle disclosures and that there are Ten Steps to creating safe environments for children and youth.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Population Health: Aboriginal Community Health
CAMPS Cannabis Access for Medical Purposes Survey - Consent Form - Poster
Recruiting VICCIFN Working Group Members - Are you passionate about the revitalization of traditional foods and cultural practices in First Nations communities on Vancouver Island? The Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities Indigenous Food Network (VICCIFN) is currently seeking working group members to help aid in the flow of information between communities, organize gatherings, set strategy for the future growth and sustainability of the network, and help with the implementation of key initiatives such as the digital harvest project (approximately 2-3 hours per month). To find out more please email viccifn@gmail.com
CAHR’s Researcher of the Month - Are you a researcher in the field of Aboriginal Health? Would you like to have your research profiled on the CAHR website and e-news? If so, apply to be our next Researcher of the Month!
Ethnobiology Letters: New Online, Open-access, Peer Reviewed Journal for Short Papers - The Society of Ethnobiology introduces a new online, open-access, peer reviewed journal for short papers (http://www.ethnobiology.org/ethnobiology-letters) called Ethnobiology Letters (EBL). The Society now publishes a full complement of journals headlined by the Journal of Ethnobiology and complemented by Contributions in Ethnobiology for monograph length publications and EBL for short papers.
Share your story - Each one of us has a story to tell. Every story is worth hearing. The Honouring Life Network (HLN) would like to share your personal story about overcoming adversity and the advice you may have to help others who are facing similar situations. We encourage you to not only share what you have been through, but how you got through it, and who or what helped you.
Knowledge Translation learning Modules/Tutorial Material Available Online - This learning module will lead those engaged in collaborative health research - both researchers and knowledge users - through many of the key issues that should be considered and addressed when taking an integrated approach to creating knowledge and translating it into action.
Travel With Purpose - Become a "voluntraveler". Para El Mundo (PaM) is looking for volunteers with experience or training in medicine, social work, community program development, teaching, or others with skills.
Invitation to Contribute: Métis-specific Gender-Based Framework for Health. We invite Métis women in Canada to help review a community document that can set a gender-based framework for health.
UBC - School of Population and Public Health - Rapidly putting new knowledge into practice and training future health practitioners and researchers are core elements of the mission of UBC's new School of Population and Public Health (SPPH).
Canadian Red Cross Aboriginal Volunteer Recruitment - Volunteering with RespectED may be especially beneficial if you are working or studying in fields such as psychology, social services, health or education; or if you are considering entering one of these fields, this is an excellent way to get your feet wet.
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