Nunavut Wellness Conference: We Can Make a Difference

The upcoming Nunavut Wellness Conference (Nov. 28-Dec. 2) is shaping up nicely. The conference will feature two major training sessions for health and wellness workers across the territory - one in Iqaluit for residents of the Baffin region, and the other in Rankin Inlet for residents of the Kivalliq and Kitikmeot. Through plenary sessions and breakout groups, participants will be learning about and discussing key health matters that to all Nunavummiut, from preventing suicide to smoking cessation to promoting nutritious foods.

Aarluk’s Patti Black and Geoff Rigby have been working with the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to coordinate the conference, a project that has involved everything from creating an online database to invite and track attendees to consolidating to the translation of key files for the conference. There will be more to report soon, so stay tuned!