Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities

mcgavockposter1“In the wake of the crises in Attawapiskat, it’s time to examine the science that supports more culturally grounded approaches to improving health among Canada’s indigenous peoples.”

Jon McGavock is an advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and Associate Professor in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. He holds a CIHR Applied Health Chair in Resilience and Obesity.

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