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The National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health, located at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, BC, supports First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in realizing their public health goals and reducing the health inequities that currently exist for Aboriginal populations in Canada. Established in 2005, the centre uses a coordinated, holistic and comprehensive approach to the inclusion of Aboriginal peoples in the public health system, guided by a respect for Indigenous knowledge and for cultural, geographic and historical diversity. Learn more.  

 

HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES
NCCAH Research Associate wins BC Literary Excellence Award
Dr. Sarah de Leeuw, Research Associate and long-time collaborator with the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health, was recently honoured with a BC Book Prize for Literary Excellence.
Childhood Health and Wellness Resource Booklets
Four new resource booklets were collaboratively developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health and BC First Nations Health Authority to share important parenting information, strategies, tips, and other resources that will help First Nations and Métis parents raise healthy, secure, confident, trusting, and resilient children.
Our Babies, Our Future
In a series of four related fact sheets, author Janet Smylie explores the importance of maternal, infant and child health in Aboriginal communities in British Columbia. NEW: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health of Aboriginal Infants, Children and Families in British Columbia
Principles for Supporting Strong Urban Aboriginal Families
This report identifies promising practices that agencies, practitioners, and policy makers can use to strengthen urban Aboriginal families. It includes six detailed case studies of service agencies that have all been successful in building service demand and matching community needs.
Ethics Casebook in Population and Public Health
This casebook is a collection of realistic cases from research, policy, and practice that can support further engagement, discussion and debate about ethics in population and public health.
Being Active is Being Healthy
Aboriginal ActNow BC, hosted by the NCCAH since 2006, is profiled as a best practice in this newly released report about physical activity programs for Aboriginal children and youth: Physical Activity Approaches at the Ground-Level. By highlighting various best practices, it provides useful and accessible information for community leaders looking for ways to make a difference in the health of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis children.
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