Are you interested in helping Aboriginal children to grow up healthy and strong? The Best Start Resource Centre has developed Let’s Be Healthy Together, a new toolkit to help service providers to promote healthy childhood weights in Aboriginal children from ages 0 to 6.

You’re invited to an interactive train-the-trainer workshop to learn about:

How to use our toolkit with Aboriginal families
Improving your communication with Aboriginal people
Ways of promoting native culture(s) amongst Aboriginal people
Ways of addressing nutrition issues in your community
The importance of designing holistic programs and services

Attend this training if you’re interested in having fun, making new connections, doing hands-on activities, and getting new ideas for preventing obesity amongst Aboriginal children.

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking outdoors. If you have dance regalia and/or a drum, fiddle, or guitar, please bring it with you.

This training is limited to 50 people, so register soon! The cost of the workshop includes healthy meals and one copy of the toolkit.

Cost:  $120

Facilitators: Melanie Ferris with a daily opening ceremony by Ojibwe grandmother Christina Agawa

Melanie Ferris (Horse Clan) is an Anishnawbe mother and health promotion consultant. She worked with Aboriginal people to develop this toolkit and training. Melanie is trained in developing curriculum and doing research from an Aboriginal perspective. Melanie always works to promote and include culture in her workshops.

Christina Agawa (Ojibwe) is from the Batchawana First Nation. She is a mother of five children, grandmother of 17, and a great grandmother of five beautiful children. Christina has worked in the field of addictions since 1982. She helps people with anger management and grief recovery. Christina facilitates the weekly women’s circle at Sudbury’s friendship centre, works with adults and children, and helps the Elder in sweat lodge ceremonies. She is passionate about serving others. Christina says, "I know that I am an instrument and Humble myself daily to do Creator’s will in my life."

We acknowledge funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to help make this toolkit and training a reality.

For inquiries about registration contact:
Roshni Juttun: r.juttun@healthnexus.ca or 1-800-397-9567 ext. 2336; or 416-408-2249 ext. 2336,