Health and Learning Knowledge Centre

The Proceedings of the Northern Health
and Learning Symposium

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The Northern Health and Learning Symposium (NHLS) focused specifically on school health issues relevant to the North. It provided an important opportunity for health professionals, educators, and community leaders to come together to connect with one another, converse about lessons learned in geographically and culturally similar communities and commit to working together to improve the health and well-being of Northerners, both today and in the future.

The September 2008 NHLS was organized around three main themes:
  • Schools as communities and within communities
  • Engaging youth
  • Using art and culture to promote health and well-being
The identified goals of the NHLS communicated to attendees and participants were as follows:
  • Make connections and build links and partnerships with colleagues and organizations across the North,
  • Gain access to northern health and learning experts and relevant research,
  • Share knowledge of health and learning programs and promising practices in communities across the North, and
  • Develop work plans on health and learning that participants can implement upon return to their communities.

Included in this report are seven power point presentations that were part of the symposium.

Presentations

 

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National Symposium, proceedings,  Northern Health and Learning Symposium, Health and Learning Knowledge Centre, HLKC, University of Victoria, school health issues, health professionals, educators, community leaders, lessons learned, geographically and culturally similar communities, September 2008   Colloquse 2008, colloque du Nord sur la santé et l'apprentissage, le Centre du savoir sur la santé et l'apprentissage, CSSA, l'Université de Victoria, diverses questions de santé et d'éducation, les résidents du Nord, professionnels de la santé, les éducateurs, les dirigeants de communautés, septembre 2008 The distinct challenges presented by vast geographical distances, harsh weather conditions and remote communities, each with unique cultures and governance structures, are addressed in this report. Schools are defined as the medium of change in the Northern Health and Learning Symposium report which specifically addresses health issues of importance to the North.

Ce document traite des défis posés par les grandes distances géographiques, les conditions météorologiques difficiles et l’éloignement de certaines communautés dotées de cultures et de structures de gouvernance qui leur sont propres. Dans ce rapport sur le Colloque du Nord sur la santé et l’apprentissage, qui aborde précisément d’importantes questions de santé, les écoles sont dépeintes comme des vecteurs de changement.