Nishnawbe Aski Nation

NAN WINTER CHIEFS ASSEMBLY

 

"IT'S ALL GOOD" DIABETES TRAINING

 

4TH ANNUAL NAN WOMENS GATHERING

 

EDUCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (EIS) SESSION

 

   MOTION TO ADD STIRLAND LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (also know as Wahbon Academy) and CRISTAL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL to THE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS SETTLEMENT ("IRSS AGREEMENT)

  CANADIAN ABORIGINAL WRITING CHALLENGE

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Overview

 

Nishnawbe Aski Nation AIDS & Healthy Lifestyles Program focuses on education, awareness and prevention throughout the 49 communities of the NAN territory.

 

REDUCE THE SPREAD OF HIV INCREASE AWARENESS OF HIV/AIDS PROMOTE ADOPTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

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Objectives

 

To promote the adoption of healthy behaviours and reduce the spread of HIV.

Provide health education activities (such as workshops, presentations, education displays/ booths, health fairs) and training exercises for member First Nations by community invitation.

Provide education and awareness of HIV/ AIDS and STIs for First Nations Community based workers and community (in schools, community sessions, clinic and band staff, other groups such as: youth, women, elders, radio programs and other organizations and groups such as treatment centres, regional youth conferences, regional elders conferences) by community invitation.

Education sessions are provided at no cost to the communities. If the community would like a person living with HIV to attend and share their story, this can also be arranged.

1. Community Sessions:

1. Introductions
2. Basic information includes:
3. 1. What is HIV and AIDS?
   2. How is it transmitted?
   3. How is it not transmitted
   4. What can we do to prevent from getting infected?
   5. Question & Answer Period

HIV+ person to share their story this can be arranged. Question and answer period

Discuss resource material that is available for anyone who would like further information.

A video can be shown if the community wishes.

Discuss other topics the community may be interested in such as HIV testing.

Depending on how many questions the audience has the sessions usually last anywhere from one and a half hours to three hours.

2. Classroom and Youth Sessions:

1. Introductions
2. The information given to these groups is geared to age.
3. Topics that can be discussed are:
4. 1. Making Responsible Choices;
   2. Healthy Living;
   3. What every young person should know about alcohol;
   4. Other information the community wishes the young to have.
   5. Videos will be shown
   6. Exercises (games or written)

3. Band Staff and Frontline Workers:

1. Introductions
2. Basic Information:
3. 1. Same as above
   2. Condom Use and Demonstration
   3. Sexuality - Risk Behaviours
   4. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
   5. HIV Testing
   6. Pre and Post Counselling
   7. Prisoners and HIV
   8. Tuberculosis and HIV
   9. Barriers in Education
   10. Planning Community Workshops
   11. Videos will be shown
   12. Exercises will be done
   13. Resources available
   14. Other topics the community would like information about.

The Radio (and television - if the community has their own local television airing) programs can be information sharing and question and answer periods or however the community would like the program to go. Depending on discussion these sessions usually last anywhere from one to three hours.

If you would like more information please call.

Provide training and skill building by coordinating annual sessions for:

Provide Education Tools for member First Nations to encourage ongoing education in communities.

Resource development and promotional items

Education Kits are distributed at Training Sessions and mailed to communities not in attendance.

Education

Education could be geared to specific groups such as the general community population, families, youth, students, Elders, parents, men, women, classroom settings K-12, frontline workers, band staff, clinic staff, teachers: to enhance knowledge and understanding, education to prevent transmission, to enhance care and support for community members who are infected and affected by HIV.

Awareness presentations could be conducted in community sites such as: treatment centres, education institutions, colleges, universities, high schools, school boards, health centres, detention centres, shelter homes, homes for the elderly, etc.

Education in the First Nation Communities (49)

School sessions (community decides which grades attend - Kindergarten to high school)
Community sessions
Sessions for clinic and band staff
Group sessions (youth, women, elders, etc.)
Local radio programs
Communities that have their own local TV programs - broadcasts held

Other Education Sessions

There is a high population of NAN community members at the High Schools, Confederation College and Lakehead University. Education and awareness sessions are conducted when requested.

Other Organizations and Groups

Treatment Centres
Nursing program at Lakehead University
Regional Youth Conferences
Regional Elders Conferences
Chiefs Assemblies
Teachers and Parents
Teachers Professional Development Days
Home Makers Training and Home support workers
Friendship Centres
Other Native organizations and groups

Prevention

 

Display booths at health fairs, pow wows, hockey tournaments, youth gatherings, elder gatherings, Chief's meetings, various conferences and cultural events.

Training

Training for all NAN community Front Line Workers is held once per fiscal year. Youth Peer Education Training is also held once per fiscal year. Click 'Communities Attented' to view listing over a 12 year span.

 

Front Line Workers (communitiesattended)

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Education and Consultation Presentation Skills Promotional Skills Pre and Post Test Counselling HIV / AIDS Care and Support / Palliative Care Community Development and Education Curriculum Train the Trainer (5) Breaking the Silence Stigma and Discrimination "Do you have time?" "Aboriginal Women, Children & Families" "Knowledge for Today - Hope for Tomorrow"

HIV Youth Peer Education Training (communitiesattended)

 

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1999/ 2000 - Timmins 2000/ 2001 - THB - RYC 2001/ 2002 - THB - RYC 2002/ 2003 - THB DS 2003/ 2004 - THB DW 2004/ 2005 - THB RW

Elders Education Session

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Elders Education Session 2003/ 2004 Elders Education Session 2004/ 2005

 

Resource Development

 

Pamphlets - series of three - Translated to Cree & Oji-Cree
Pamphlets Revised in 2004 - Translated to Cree, Oji-Cree & Ojibway
Condom holders to accompany pamphlets
Condom holders revised in 2004
"Taking Care" Pamphlet - Translated to Oji-Cree and Cree
Oji-Cree Video
Cree Video
NAN AIDS Network - newsletter (leaflet annually)
Poster 2004

 

Educational Materials

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(acquired for communities and distributed annually)

Education kits includes posters, pamphlets, booklets, videos, brochures, manuals, condoms, condom holders, studies and surveys, guidelines and other helpful education materials.

Promotional items: pens, pencils, rulers, carrying bags, etc. Past items: Mugs, calendars and flashlights.

For information regarding NANAIDS and Healthy Lifesytles programming contact:

Gwen Medicine
HIV Program Coordinator
710 Victoria Avenue East
Thunder Bay, ON
P7C 5P7
Phone (807) 625-4940
Fax (807) 623-7730
Toll Free 1-800-465-9952
Email:

 

 

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