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Over THE EpGeE

April 11, 2007

Federal Funding Bonus to Aboriginal
and Rural Health Education

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MP Dick Harris hands check for 400,000 to Doctor Cozzeto and Jim Randal.

Take One

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On April 3, 2007 Cariboo-
Prince George MP, Dick Harris,
returned to UNBC for the second
time this semester to announce on
behalf of the Federal Health Min-
ister Tony Clement, that Canada’s
new government will. be contribut-
ing $400,000, towards Aboriginal
and Rural Health Education. The
intent of this is to show Steven
Harper’s new Conservative gov-
ermment’s commitment to fund-
ing projects which can improve
the lives of not just Canadian,
but specifically Northern citizens.
This program is aimed towards
the specific healthcare needs of
Northern and rural communities

Take Two

HAAKON SULLIVAN
Starr WRITER

On April 3, the Conservative
MP for Cariboo-Prince George,
Dick Harris, came by to UNBC to
make an announcement concern-
ing UNBC’s aboriginal and rural
health programs.

He came on the behalf of
Federal Health Minister Tony
Clement to announce that these
programs will be receiving four
hundred thousand dollars towards
increasing the building’s program
capacity.

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and when completed will give
850 trained northern residents the
ability to properly care for those
in Aboriginal and Northern com-
munities and deal with public
health challenges.

Specifically this project will
produce protocols and agreements
for the collaborative training of
students by a partnership of uni-
versities including the University
of Saskatchewan, Lakehead Uni-

versity, Northern Ontario School _

of Medicine, Memorial Univer-
sity of Newfoundland, and of
course, UNBC. This partnership
will allow a shared curriculum
and course material for
undergraduate, graduate and
continuous learning. These steps
will lead to making more trained

is committed to funding projects
which improve the lives of those
who live in northern, aboriginal,
and rural communities,” said Har-
ris during his announcement.
This money is coming from
a program called the “Public
Health Workforce Development
Products and Tools Contribution
Program” which is a part of the
Public Health Agency of Canada
(PHAC). Other universities in the
project are the University of Brit-
ish Columbia, University of Sas-
katchewan, Lakehead University,

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Medicine, and the Memorial Uni-

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public health workers available
and prepared to prevent public
health crises or to respond ef-
fectivly and quickly in the event
of crises.

Afterwards, the MP that was
qouted saying that he is “ always
so proud” to talk about UNBC
with his colleagues, toured some
of the current research going on
that relates to the north. This in-
cluded some of Doctor Matt Reid’s
work with Terahertz, current work
in pine based cement, pine beatle
movement throughout different
species of pine and spruce as well
as local carbon impact on climate
change. Following all of this he
was taken on a tour of the new
Northern Sports Center that is due
to open in September.

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“Pooling our expertise in rural
and aboriginal health education
will build public health capacity
in rural Canada,” said UNBC
President Don Cozzetto. “Thank
you to the government of Canada
for investing in this project.”

This will effect both gradu-
ate and undergraduate students in
teaching them how to react in an
effective and rapid way in the case

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