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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
A range of issues are covered in this sexual health comic book, from respect and communication in relationships, to pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, two-spirit people and sexual health as a career or youth led project.
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In this friendly guide, psychologist and ADHD expert Lara Honos-Webb offers six powerful "super skills" to help you pay attention, increase productivity, and get organized so you can achieve your goals and live your best life.
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This graphic novel includes 2 short suicide prevention stories, from the perspective of First Nations youth.
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Tom is eight years old and coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Through his imaginary journal, he shares his daily life with readers, helping young people, as well as parents and other caregivers, to better understand and cope with ADHD. Tom is endearing, and his journal is funny a…
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A practical guide on how to live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for adolescents and adults.; ADHD first manifests in childhood with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The strategies to attenuate; the symptoms act like ?glasses for the brain?, helping with concent…
This graphic novel explains how to be safe around dogs. Dog bites are a real problem in some rural communities. Knowing what to do, but maybe more importantly what not to do, could help avoid a painful bite. It?s up to all of us to respect our relationship with dogs.
In this comic book, Wendy doesn't have any friends her age and feels overwhelmed at school. Her little brother is more social but he's quick to lose his temper and get into fights. Something is clearly bothering them both. Good thing they're open to getting help and breaking down the stigma of ment…
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This guide discusses how baby blues and depression may affect women's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and what to do if that occurs.; Part 1 - Basic Aboriginal Teachings; Part 2 - Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the first year of being a parent; Part 3 - Feelings during Pregnancy an…
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This graphic novel is about a family?s realization that the food they eat and make available to their community is not good for them. It?s about making healthy decisions now, rather than waiting until it?s too late.
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This document lists out the calls to action made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.; Recommendations 18-24 address health and health-care.
Breastfeeding mothers and health caregivers from First Nations communities across Ontario share their personal experiences and valuable "how-to" information about breastfeeding. They represent diverse communities and reasons for choosing breastfeeding as the best choice for their children and thems…
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This graphic novel tells the story of a group of youth that learn the traditional use of tobacco while on a canoe trip. One of the youth, who smokes, gets her world opened up along the way.
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A courageous and intimate memoir, The Education of Augie Merasty is the story of a child who faced the dark heart of humanity, let loose by the cruel policies of a bigoted nation.; A retired fisherman and trapper who sometimes lived rough on the streets, Augie Merasty was one of an estimated 150,00…
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In this important graphic novel, two Aboriginal brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives.; Pete, a young Aboriginal man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his…
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This resource provides an overview of how to protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Collective Care provides an ethnographic account of urban Indigenous life and caregiving practices in the face of Saskatchewan's HIV epidemic. Based on a five-year study conducted in partnership with AIDS Saskatoon, the book focuses on the contrast between Indigenous values of collective kin-care a…
In this graphic novel, Jenny returns to her community after living in the city with her aunt and uncle. While visiting family, she has a series of painful flashbacks to when she was a little girl. Jenny?s story is one girl?s struggle. But many youth will be able to relate to events in her young lif…
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The updated resource includes important information and recommendations on how to facilitate conversations with Indigenous parents / caregivers on safer sleep options. It encourages informed; shared decision making on safer sleep with a focus on the strengths of Indigenous knowledge, cultural val…
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Ce livre est un ouvrage multidisciplinaire qui décrit l'ensemble des symptômes du TDAH (trouble de déficit de l'attention) et leur impact sur l'apprentissage, de même que sur les relations familiales et sociales.; -; This multidisciplinary book describes ADHD symptoms and their impacts on learning,…
Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition of this book, girls with ADHD continue to be misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Research conducted in these intervening years has clearly validated the clinical observations contained in the first edition and established the need for accurate di…
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