Final Report Atlantic First Nations Health Conference Gathering Our Voices Building Capacity, Building Bridges November 19-21, 2012 Crowne Plaza, Moncton, NB Table of Contents Item Page Agenda…………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………….. 4 Conference Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Presented Biographies and Workshop Synopsis Elder Imelda Perley………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, FNFCS………………………………………………………………….. 9 Workshop A1 Food Security in First Nations Communities…………………………………………….. 10 Workshop A2 “Mapping the Way”.………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Workshop A3 OCAP……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 Workshop B1 Community Mobilization During Crisis……………………………………………………… 13 Workshop B2 Maliseet Mental Wellness Team Partnership……………………………………………. 14 Workshop B3 Health Services for Two Spirited People……………………………………………………. 15 Workshop C1 Building Healthy Relationships with your Hep C / HIV positive staff…………. 16 Workshop C2 Traditional Medicine………………………………………………………………………………… 17 Workshop C3 Community Based Research…………………………………………………………………….. 18 Workshop D1 Self-Care for Health Care Workers…………………………………………………………… 20 Workshop D2 The Social Determinants of Health………………………………………………………….. 21 Workshop D3 Cancer in First Nations Communities……………………………………………………… 22 Workshop E1 Reclaiming Our Ancestral Footsteps…………………………………………………………. 23 Workshop E2 Canada Blood Services OneMatch……………………………………………………………. 24 Workshop E3 FASD Building Relationships……………………………………………………………………… 25 Closing Speaker, John Sylliboy……………………………………………………………............................. 27 Workshop Evaluation Responses Workshop A1 Food Security in First Nations Communities…………………………………………… 28 Workshop A2 “Mapping the Way”……………………………………………………………………………….. 30 Workshop A3 OACP……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32 Workshop B1 Community Mobilization During Crisis……………………………………………………. 34 Workshop B2 Maliseet Mental Wellness Team Partnership………………………………………….. 36 Workshop B3 Health Services for Two Spirited People ………………………………………………… 38 Workshop C1 Building Healthy Relationships with your Hep C / HIV positive staff………… 39 Workshop C2 Traditional Medicine……………………………………………………………………………….. 40 Workshop C3 Community Based Research ……………………………………………………………………. 42 Workshop D1 Self-Care for Health Care Workers …………………………………………………………… 44 Workshop D2 The Social Determinants of Health ………………………………………………………….. 46 Workshop D3 Cancer in First Nations Communities ………………………………………………………. 48 Workshop E1 Reclaiming Our Ancestral Footsteps ………………………………………………………… 50 Workshop E2 Canada Blood Services OneMatch …………………………………………………………… 52 Atlantic First Nations Health Conference Report, November 2012 2 Workshop E3 FASD Building Relationships ……………………………………………………………………… 54 Overall Conference Evaluation………………………………………………………………………………………… 56 Appendices Appendix: Participants List Atlantic First Nations Health Conference Report, November 2012 3 Agenda Sunday, November 18, 2012 Early registration in the Foyer of the Crowne Plaza, Moncton, New Brunswick 6:00pm – 8:00pm There will be booth displays throughout the conference located in the Kent Room off the Main Lobby Monday, November 19, 2012 8:00am-9:15am Registration and Meet and Greet Welcome and Opening Speaker (15 minutes) 9:15am-10:45am Opening Prayer: Elder Imelda Perley Chief Candice Paul (APC Co-chair) and Chief Deborah Robinson (APC Co-Chair) Opening Speaker – Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Caring Society Location: Ballroom 10:45am-11:00am Nutrition and Stretch Break Workshop A:1 Workshop A:2 Workshop A:3 Food Security In First Nations “Mapping the Way” OCAP Communities Corrections Canada/Nunatsiavut Fundy Room 11:00am – 12:00pm Westmoreland Room Government/ Sheshatshui Focus: Child & Youth for Access to Service/Crime Prevention Carleton/Albert Room 12:15pm-1:00pm Lunch Break – Lunch will be Provided in the Ballroom 1:15pm-2:15pm First Nations Advocacy - Panel Discussion. How do we understand advocacy? Location: Ballroom 2:15pm – 3:15pm First Nations Advocacy World Café (1) What is advocacy, how do we do it? (2) What does advocacy mean in the First Nations context? (3) Who are best positioned to advocate on behalf of First Nations? (4) Who are our allies? Location: Ballroom 3:15pm-3:30pm Nutrition Break Workshop B:1 Workshop B:2 Workshop B:3 Community Mobilization During Maliseet Mental Wellness Team Health Services for Two Spirited 3:30pm-4:30pm Crisis. Case study of Pictou Partnership between 5 Maliseet People Landing and the Bath Salts Issue FNs/NB Prov./FNIH Westmoreland Room A Case Study Fundy Room Carleton/Albert Room 4:30-5:00pm Networking Session 7:00 – 8:00pm Cultural Events. There will be three (3) cultural events/workshops that you may attend. (1) Healing Through the Drum in the Westmoreland Room (2) Mi’kmaq Birthing Practices in the Carleton Room (3) Healing with Stones in the Fundy Room Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Workshop C:1 Workshop C:2 Workshop C:3 Building Healthy Relationships Traditional Medicine Community Based Research 9:30am – 10:30am with your Hep C and/or HIV Carleton/Albert Room Fundy Room positive staff Westmoreland Room 10:30am – 10:45am Nutrition and Stretch Break Workshop D:1 Workshop D:2 Workshop D:3 Self-Care for Health Care The Social Determinants of Health Cancer in First Nations Communities 10:45am – 11:45am Workers Carleton/Albert Room Fundy Room Westmoreland Room 12:00pm – 2:00pm Honouring Our People Awards Luncheon – Plated Lunch Will Be Served Location: Ballroom 2:15pm – 3:15pm Workshop E:1 Workshop E:2 Workshop E:3 Reclaiming Our Ancestral Canada Blood Services OneMatch FASD Building Relationships Atlantic First Nations Health Conference Report, November 2012 5 Footsteps Carleton/Albert Room Fundy Room Westmoreland Room 3:15pm-3:45pm Closing Speaker : What Have We Learned and How Can We Use it in Our Work – John Sylliboy Closing Remarks : Debra Keays-White, Regional Director, FNIHB Atlantic Region Location: Ballroom 3:45pm-4:00pm Final Evaluation Prize Draw Location: Ballroom 4:00pm Closing Prayer Elder Imelda Perley Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Please attend the Professional Development Topic that you Registered For Professional Development 9:00am – 4:00pm Aboriginal Financial Conflict Management in the First Nations Health Managers RE-act Training. How to identify Management Workplace Association Elder Abuse in First Nations Albert Room Westmoreland Room Prior Learning Assessment and communities Recognition (PLAR) Carleton Room Fundy Room Notes on the Agenda: •All presenter biographies and workshop synopsis’ can be found on your USB key in your conference package. If you would like to know what is going on, we also have the printed version at the registration table for you to look at. •Please take the time to fill out your individual workshop evaluations as well as the overall conference evaluation. Your input is important to us and we use the information for planning the next conference. •There are volunteers at the registration table, please feel free to ask them any questions you may have. •There will be a door prize at the end of the conference before the closing remarks. You will receive a ticket before the closing speaker to win a weekend package in Moncton with one night hotel stay at the Crowne Plaza, a $50.00 gift card to empire cinema and a $100.00 gift card for dinner. You must be present to receive the prize. The Health Conference Planning Committee hopes you enjoy the conference! Atlantic First Nations Health Conference Report, November 2012 6 Conference Summary The theme of the Atlantic First Nations Health Conference this year was “Gathering Our Voices, Building Capacity, Building Bridges” The intent of the conference and the panel discussion was to start a discussion on advocacy for First Nations health issues: who are the advocates, how do we advocate and who are our allies? Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director for the First Nations Family and Children Caring Society opened the conference discussing the situation of First Nations children in the child welfare system and the Human Rights Tribunal Hearing currently taking place in Ottawa. Workshops focused on partnerships and collaboration. For example, the Maliseet Mental Wellness Team presented as well as the Nunatsiavut Mental Wellness Team. There were also workshops on Food Security, Self-Care for the Health Care Worker, the Social Determinants of Health and the Bath Salts Issue in Pictou Landing. We had a plenary panel discussion on advocacy and who are First Nations allies. The panel presenters included Bonnie Polchies from Woodstock First Nation, Megan Leslie, Member of Parliament, Philippa Pictou, Health Director at Pictou Landing First Nation and Paul O’Hara, a social worker at the North End Community Health Centre in Halifax. Honouring Our People Awards were given out to Elder Imelda Perley, Margaret Levy from Metepenagiag, Tom Sylliboy and Vincent Stevens from Eskasoni, and Barbara Broom from First Nations and Inuit Health. The lifetime achievement award was presented to Val Polchies from Woodstock First Nation for his years of dedication and service to First Nations in the field of addictions. Four training sessions were also offered to the participants including Re:Act Training, How to Identify Elder Abuse in First Nations Communities, Aboriginal Financial Management, The PLAR, (Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition for Health Managers) and Conflict Resolution. Approximately