Annual Progress Report 2010 Work Plan 2011 Task

Goal 11: Public health and social well-being among indigenous peoples in the ND area

Let’s agree on collaboration! Davai! (Даваи!) Let’s! SIHLWA-9 & IMHAP-subgroup 23 -25 March 2010

The work plan was developed by the IMHAP TG. The following key activities are

IMHAP Work Plan for 2011 (continued …) 5. The IMHAP TG is planning an

Mikwêc* for your attention! in Wood-Cree: *Thank you!

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Annual Progress Report 2010 Work Plan 2011 Task Group on Indigenous Mental Health, Addictions and Parenting (IMHAP TG) PAC 7 Copenhagen, Denmark 28 October 2010 Rapporteur: IMHAP TG Chair Helen Mc. Elroy IMHAP-TG Lead Partner (NCM) Representative Maria Pia de Palo & NCD-EG Chair Mikko Vienonen

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Goal 11: Public health and social well-being among indigenous peoples in the ND area is improved Operational target 11. 1: By 2010, the Partnership will have developed a work plan which will clearly specify steps to be taken towards: (i) improving mental health, (ii) preventing addictions, and (iii) promoting child development and family/community health among indigenous peoples. The work plan will be implemented by 2013.

Let’s agree on collaboration! Davai! (Даваи!) Let’s! SIHLWA-9 & IMHAP-subgroup 23 -25 March 2010 Copenhagen / Nordic Council of Ministers/ NCM

The work plan was developed by the IMHAP TG. The following key activities are included in it: 1. Best Practices for Indigenous people parenting and associated counseling skills; 2. Development of common indicators for Indigenous mental health services; 3. Telemedicine: how this can benefit and enhance Indigenous people’s mental health services; 4. Producing fact sheets / diagnostic of mental health status (Sámi, Inuit, First Nations, others) with a focus on these priority areas. IMHAP Work Plan for 2011 (continued …)

IMHAP Work Plan for 2011 (continued …) 5. The IMHAP TG is planning an initial two day workshop that will be facilitated by the Nordic School of Public Health in Gotenburg, Sweden during the first quarter of 2011. Experts on Indigenous peoples, parenting skills and families, mental health services and telemedicine/e-health will be invited to the workshop to develop ideas for joint pilot projects and opportunities to exchange information and promising practices. 6. End of 2011, the IMHAP TG will have developed a work plan which will clearly specify steps to be taken towards: (i) improving mental health, (ii) preventing addictions, and (iii) promoting child development and family/community health among indigenous peoples. 7. IMHAP TG will invite the Arctic Council to IMHAP meetings in order to coordinate activities and avoid duplication. 8 - IMHAP TG will have at least one face-to-face meeting with NCD-EG.

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