Native healing in N. Ontario project. (Reports For Romanow).SAULT STE. MARIE Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. -- Mamaweswen, the North Shore Tribal Council and the Sault Ste. Marie Friendship Centre received $601,600 over four years to develop a cultural health and mentorship program. Funding came from the Ontario Trillium Foundation The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), one of Canada’s leading grantmaking foundations, is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture. OTF distributes $100 million of government funding each year generated through Ontario's charity casino initiative. . The N'Mninoeyaa Community Health Access Centre will provide seven area First Nations with traditional and contemporary health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . The program aims to develop a procedural framework that integrates Western and traditional health practices. The experience will be shared with Aboriginal and Community Health Centres throughout Ontario, Aboriginal communities, the Ontario Medical Association The Ontario Medical Association is a professional organization for physicians in Ontario, Canada founded in 1880. It represents and, to a certain degree, governs approximately 24,000 physicians in Ontario. , and interested hospitals. The Traditional Health and Healing Program will promote a holistic approach to healing which includes the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and cultural aspects of life. It will also include teaching clinics. 705-356-1691 |
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