Art from the Heart
Showcasing pain related artwork by youth participants. View upcoming exhibit dates.
Two-Eyed Seeing
Kesa'si
Find out what this Mi'kmaw word means and how it impacts our research.
The ACHH Initiative is working with communities and clinicians to bridge the gap in our understanding of Aboriginal children’s pain and hurt and improve healthcare experiences.
About the Initiative
The ACHH Initiative is working with communities and clinicians to bridge the gap in our understanding of Aboriginal children’s pain and hurt. We hope to design tools for culturally appropriate communication and treatment.
Community Members
Are you a community member that participated in our work? Would you like your community to take part in our research?
See what we’ve learned so far and how we plan to move forward.
Academic & Health Professionals
There’s lots of ways to improve the healthcare experience for Aboriginal children and youth. Education is the first step! Learn more about ACHH’s research and the FIRST Approach developed for health professionals.
If we only treat one thing such as our body, and our spirit isn’t healthy and our minds and thoughts aren’t healthy, then how can you be healthy?
– Elder
News
Great new resource about #JordansPrinciple from @Caringsociety #IndigenousHealth
Excellent community engagement session meeting fabulous youth and mentors as we plan our @ACHHInitiative expansion in Winnipeg @SylliboyJohnR @IWKHealthCentre @DalNursing @cpn_rdc thanks for your guidance @Omijaa https://t.co/jwUzeVFK4q
See our new @CAPHCTweets blog post about #patientengagement in #pediatric #pain and #child health #research! Proud of our #PartneringForPain work. Also shout outs to @ACHHInitiative @MargotALatimer @DrCChambers #ItDoesntHaveToHurt @CAPA_Arthritis @SickKidsNews https://t.co/a7AwumRDhI
