Dwayne says he woke up one day and realized he couldn't do it anymore. After years of taking a prescription opioid to manage chronic pain caused by severe arthritis and foot surgery, he was ready to stop. "You get to the point where you're constantly focused on the next dose," he says. "You are a slave to it and you realize you're living in a fog. It all got to be too much."

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As the plane took off from Prince George’s airport on January 16—its second attempt to get going to Kwadacha that day—it carried a famous Canadian: Theo Fleury. The Olympian and Stanley Cup champion landed on the gravel airstrip at the confluence of the Fox, Kwadacha and Finlay rivers in the Rocky Mountain Trench. His visit was part of the village’s ongoing commitment to dedicate a week every two months to new and innovative health and healing activities.

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Bobby Robinson, CHR from Gitga’at, discusses health checks with an Elder at the 2016 All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert. He’ll be back in the FNHA- and Northern-Health sponsored Raven Room at this year's tournament starting February 13th.

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The abilities to work cooperatively and communicate effectively are essential to creating a healthy workplace  culture. To support teams in developing skills, the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council is launching the Teamwork & Communication Action Series to improve the delivery of patient care. The series consists of four learning- and action-based webinars over 12 weeks to help ignite change.

The series begins April 6, 2017.

Learn more here

The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) has created a survey that will inform changes being made to the Federal Accessibility Legislation. This survey is for Indigenous women who have a mental or physical disability, or who are the primary caregivers of someone with a mental or physical disability. The survey is available until February 19.

See the survey here

earlyyearsbc.ca is a new web portal that will help early years professionals in accessing and selecting learning opportunities in BC. The web portal displays upcoming early years  training events from over 75 agencies throughout British Columbia. You can search by keyword on your phone, tablet or computer. An interactive map displays training sessions by location.

Check out the web portal here

The call for proposals is now open for family violence prevention projects located off-reserve that support First Nations, Inuit or Métis community members. Project proposals can be up to a maximum of $50,000. Indigenous organizations that have family violence prevention as part of their mandate will be prioritized.

The deadline to submit a proposal is March 10, 2017.

Learn more here

An innovative campaign to recruit physicians to the Interior Region is motivating residents to get involved in efforts to improve local access to primary care. Launched in November 2016, the Central Interior Rural Division of Family Practice’s (CIRD) ‘Tick Tock Find Us a Doc’ campaign invites the public to join in its active search for family doctors for the region.

Find out more here

Specialist, Healthy Children
Locations(s): Vancouver
Deadline: February 10, 2017 at 4:00pm
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Program and Claims Analyst
Locations(s): Vancouver
Deadline: Monday February 13, 2017 at 4:00PM
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Lead, IIMS Planning and Coordination
Locations(s): Vancouver
Deadline: February 15, 2017 at 4:00PM
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Regional Planner, Fraser Salish
Locations(s): Fraser
Deadline: Wednesday, February 22nd at 4:00pm
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Senior Specialist, Healthy Children & Youth
Locations(s): Vancouver
Deadline: Friday February 24, 2017 at 4:00 PM
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COHI Program Specialist
Locations(s): Vancouver
Deadline: Open Ended Posting
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Dental Therapist (Location TBD)
Locations(s):Interior TBD
Deadline: Ongoing
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View more postings on the FNHA website.

Mental Health Clinician
Organization: Carrier Sekani Family Services
Location(s): Burns Lake/Southside
Deadline: Mar 12, 2017 by 11:55 PM
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Speech and Language Pathologist
Organization: ​Carrier Sekani Family Services
Location(s): Vanderhoof
Deadline: Mar 10, 2017 by 11:55 PM
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Maternal Child Health Community Health Nurse
Organization: Hailika’as Heiltsuk Health Centre Society
Location(s): Bella Bella
Deadline:
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Aboriginal Child & Infant Development Consultant
Organization: Westbank First Nation
Location(s): Kelowna BC
Deadline: Feb 14, 2017 by 4:00 PM
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Family Preservation and Maternal Child Health Worker
Organization: Carrier Sekani Family Services
Location(s): Fort St. James / Vanderhoof BC
Deadline: Feb 10, 2017 by 4:00 PM
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View more postings on the FNHA website.