Culture is Good Medicine; a profile of the Unama’ki Maternal Child Health program in Eskasoni, the world’s largest Mi’kmaq community with 4000 residents. Unama’ki Maternal Child Health is just one of many programs highlighted in the Health Council of Canada’s report, Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health in Canada.
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Understanding and Improving Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health in Canada
This report (released Aug 2011), is a commentary highlighting the continuing health inequities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians as well as promising practices for change. It includes information from a series of seven regional sessions across Canada to learn what programs and strategies are making a difference in the health of Aboriginal mothers and young children. Music theme, “Native Expressions”, courtesy of davidrmaracle.com