by Amanda Mayer | Sep 15, 2023 | CYDS Virtual Learning Series, Diabetes, News
Join us on October 12, 2023, alongside our partner, Wiiji’idiwag Ikwewag, for the upcoming Episode 3 of the Lawson Foundation Child and Youth Diabetes Strategy Virtual Learning Series! Episode 3 will feature Jolene Mercer, Chairperson & Co-Founder, Wiiji’idiwag...
by Amanda Mayer | Aug 10, 2023 | CYDS Virtual Learning Series, Diabetes, News
“I am not this disease. It came to tell me that I need to start loving myself.” Grandmother Renee Thomas-Hill shares her wisdom in episode 2 of our virtual learning series on diabetes and Indigenous wellbeing. Watch the recording and listen to the conversation as...
by Amanda Mayer | Apr 6, 2023 | CYDS Virtual Learning Series, Diabetes, News
Watch the recording: episode 1 of our virtual learning series on diabetes and Indigenous wellbeing! Episode 1 features a conversation with Demian Lawrenchuk, Fox Lake Cree Nation and Executive Director of Food Matters Manitoba. Listen to Demian’s exploration of his...
by Lawson Foundation | Mar 19, 2023 | Diabetes, News
Our new quarterly virtual learning series will feature different speaker(s) on topics related to health and Indigenous communities. The goal of the series is to inform participants from various sectors about Indigenous communities and their relationships with health...
by Lawson Foundation | Oct 25, 2022 | Diabetes, News
Earlier this year, the Lawson Foundation announced the launch of the second phase of our Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy (CYDS) with a more strategic focus on the prevention of type 2 diabetes in northern and remote Indigenous communities across Canada. This ten...
by Amanda Mayer | Jul 5, 2022 | Diabetes, Healthy Active Children, News, Update
We are thrilled to announce that Jeff LaPlante has joined the Lawson Foundation as our new Director, Diabetes Prevention. Jeff joins the Lawson team at a critical time as we sharpen our Child & Youth Diabetes focus to concentrate on the prevention of type 2...
