Safety and Accident Prevention
- Aboriginal Peoples
- The following Firearms Program information is of particular interest to Aboriginal Communities.
Source: Government of Canada; Canada Firearms Centre (CFC)- First Nations and Inuit Focus – Nutrition Labelling
- Maintaining the safety of Canada's food supply is a shared responsibility among government, industry and consumers. Eating a nutritious and balanced diet is one of the best ways to protect and promote good health.
- Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
- Health Canada's Role in Drinking Water Quality in First Nations Communities
- Health Canada, in collaboration with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, assists First Nations in ensuring safe drinking water in their communities, south of 60 degrees parallel.
- Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
- Injury Prevention – Health Department
- The objective of the working group is the development and promotion of a culturally relevant national framework for injury prevention and control.
- Source: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
- Rez Water
- Source: Water.ca
- Safe Water for First Nations: Charting a Course for Reform (PDF)
- The purpose of this policy brief is to propose the principal elements of a reform package for dealing with the situation facing First Nation communities, a package that borrows heavily from the Walkerton Inquiry but builds on other relevant experience as well.
- Source: Institute on Governance
- Traditional Food...is it Still Good for Us?
- This site allows to find out more about the pros and cons of traditional foods.
- Source: Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment
- Water Source for Life
- This page is INAC's Water Index Page, which offers links to protocol for safe drinking, water management strategy, infrastructure and maintenance, etc.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- West Nile Virus and First Nations
- Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, in collaboration with First Nations authorities, carries out West Nile virus surveillance, public education and intervention/mosquito control activities in First Nations communities south of 60°.
- Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)
For more information on programs and services available to all Canadians, please visit the following Web sites: Canadian Health Network, Services for Canadians – Public Safety and Services for Canadians – Canada Benefits.
