A Coming Together of Health Systems Workshop: A Dialogue between Traditional Practitioners, Indigenous Community members and Health Professionals Tsawout First Nation, 7728 Tetayut Road, Saanichton, BC (9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) Workshop Objectives Recognizing the importance of harmonizing traditional medicine…
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INTERNSHIP IN INDIGENOUS EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH – SUMMER 2016
Project Title: “Adapting Indigenous Traditional Medicine Content into Health Professional Training” A joint partnership with the UBC Centre For Excellence in Indigenous Health (CEIH), Digital Emergency Medicine, interCultural Online Health Network (ICON), Vancouver Coastal Health, & BC Ministry Of Health Deadline…
iCON Aboriginal – Getting a Makeover!
iCON Aboriginal has been busy over the last year, talking to lots of people and organizations about how we can best contribute to and serve people and communities. We’ve heard a lot about what being healthy means to different people…
iCON at the Learning Circle: Part 2!
On March 7th 2012 iCON partnered with UBC’s Division of Aboriginal Health to present a second Learning Circle Session. This time iCON was joined by experts Dr. Lee Brown from UBC’s Institute of Aboriginal Health, Dr. Health McDonald from the…
Tips for Healthy Eating from Ida John
Yolanda, from our iCON team, has put together a graphic representing the presentation given at the 2011 Elder’s Gathering by Ida John. Check it out for some great tips on healthy eating!
Living Well with Diabetes: iCON at the 35th Annual BC Elders Gathering
On July 12th the iCON for Aboriginal Health team hit the road for Abbotsford BC to attend the 35th Annual BC Elders Gathering hosted by Sto:lo at the Abbotsford Tradex. The three day event was a whirlwind of fun, healthy…
Upcoming Event: The 35th Annual Elder’s Gathering
From July 12-14th, iCON will be at the 35th Annual BC Elder’s Gathering in Abbotsford BC. We will have an information booth for healthy living with a focus on chronic disease prevention and management and we will also put on…
iCON at the Yale AHIC
On June 2nd, the iCON team hit the road again to attend the Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee (AHIC) meeting in Yale BC. It was a beautiful drive to a beautiful place and a pleasure to meet all the health care…
iCON at the Sto:lo AHIC
On April 20th, the iCON team hit the road to visit the Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee (AHIC) Elder’s gathering hosted by Sto:lo. We shared our recent success at the UBC Learning Circle and learned a lot from the community’s Elder’s…
iCON at the Learning Circle
On March 23rd, 2011, iCON partnered up with the UBC Learning Circle to invite Aboriginal communities from across BC to share their experiences and knowledge of practical and culturally appropriate methods of chronic disease-prevention and self-management. The iCON team shared…
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