Thursday, April 16, 2009

International television series on Inuit wellness will feature videos about three Alaskan Native health projects

OTTAWA, Canada —Inuit Tuttarvingat’s live phone-in television series on Inuit wellness, to be broadcast in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and on the Internet this May, will air videos about three innovative programs that are making a difference in the lives of Alaskan Native youth, pregnant women, men, and families.

This international television series, Qanuqtuurniq – Finding the Balance, is being produced by Inuit Tuttarvingat of the National Aboriginal Health Organization in Canada. It is a communications and outreach project for International Polar Year.

"Inuit Tuttarvingat is using this interactive television project to raise awareness of Inuit youth and coping, Inuit men’s wellness and Inuit maternity care, and to share research on these topics," said Dianne Kinnon, director of Inuit Tuttarvingat.

Alaska’s ―Family Wellness Warriors Initiative, ―Community Health Practitioner Program and ―Project Life will be featured on the Qanuqtuurniq – Finding the Balance series, which airs on May 11, 12 and 13, 2009. Alaskans can tune in to the 360 North channel to watch the live programs.

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