Community Programs Directorate

The Community Programs Directorate (CPD) aims to improve the health of First Nations on reserve and Inuit by promoting health and preventing disease among children and youth, and persons at risk of chronic disease, mental illness and addictions.

CPD does this through funding of community-based programs focussed on providing:

• Children with a healthy start in life;
• Community mental wellness;
• Youth suicide prevention programming;
• Addictions prevention and treatment programming;
• Healthy nutrition and activity promotion programming; and
• Disease/injury risk-factor prevention programming.

Divisions

CPD is comprised of the following three divisions:

• Children & Youth Division
• Chronic Disease Prevention Division
• Mental Health & Addictions Division

In addition, programs are being developed in the areas of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, arthritis, fitness and obesity.

For further information, please contact the Community Programs Directorate.