The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society (BCACCS) are in the process of updating their popular curriculum kits. Drum, salmon, bear and owl are complete and coyote, raven, eagle, canoe, cedar, and traditional foods kits will be available soon.
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Dr. Shannon McDonald, FNHA Acting Chief Medical Officer, has written letter to her community of care welcoming the move by BC Ferries to introduce a smoking ban, which took effect as of January 22, 2018. BC Ferries smoke-free policy applies to all vessels and terminals, and includes smoking medical marijuana, vapour products and e-cigarettes. The policy was put in place to promote the health and wellness of customers and employees by controlling exposure to second-hand smoke. Click here to read the letter.
Read MoreThis video, developed by the Terrace/Kitimat and area Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee, provides insight into indigenous cultural practices around birth. Aboriginal Health, North Health provided funding for this video.
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The First Nations Health Authority has produced a new Safe Infant Sleep Toolkit Honouring Our Babies Safe Sleep Cards & Guide. Responding to research findings that, in BC, First Nations and Aboriginal babies have higher risk of SIDS death, this tool kit is designed to help service providers discuss safe sleep practices to help reduce the risk factors.
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Nominations are being accepted until October 17, 2014 for the 2014 BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Child Care Recognition Awards honouring early childhood educators acting as exceptional role models.
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The Honouring Our Babies: Safe Sleep Cards & Guide produced by The First Nations Health Authority assists service providers in discussing safe sleep practices with First Nations and Aboriginal families to help reduce the risk of SIDS.
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Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and Vancouver Island Health Authority have co-produced a set of 30 printable cards for parents to help encourage conversation at mealtimes.
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New online resources are available from The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society including a pamphlet on What You Need to Know About the Inclusion of Elders in Early Childhood Development Settings.
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The newly released Traditional Aboriginal Diets and Health from the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health explores the value of traditional diet sources in countering risk factors for chronic disease amongst Aboriginal peoples.
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From Seed to Cedar is a campaign led by the Aboriginal Early Childhood Development and Care (AECDC) programs to raise awareness about AECDC in local communities. Their website provides links to a range of resources and references.
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Highlights: First Nations children continue to experience unacceptable and disproportional levels of risk due to a combination of historical trauma, intergenerational poverty, and discriminatory and underfunded child welfare policies.
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In this engaging presentation, Denise Findlay shares her insights on the complexities, especially those we tend not to be aware of consciously, that can develop in working with people in community.
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After reviewing the historical issues that have created particular ongoing challenges for many Aboriginal families, this paper provides straightforward, accessible practices for parents and caregivers to use to strengthen and support emotional security and attachment in the children they are raising.
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The article presents information on Aboriginal women in the context of their risk of homicide, self-reported spousal victimization and self-reported non-spousal victimization.
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The Justice Education Society of BC has recently released the Aboriginal Parenting After Separation (APAS) Toolkit.
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In a new report, Dr. Janet Smylie from the School of Public Health at the University of Toronto looks at Aboriginal birth outcomes in British Columbia including infant mortality, preterm birth and birth weights.
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