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Northern Summit 2023

Posted Nov 16th, 2023 in Northern Canada

Northern Summit  2023

On November 1, 2023 we brought together people from the north for our annual northern summit. Building community capacity and community-based solutions is key to our program. During this summit we introduced the concept of the Community Animal Health Worker and how this model is implemented internationally, with discussions to find out how this model could be implemented in the north to create greater access to animal health in your community year-round. If you are from the territories and were unable to attend, your insights will still be so valuable in these conversations and to build a program that works for your community. Please find below the presentations and discussion questions.

Video 1: Introduction

Video 2: Introducing the Community Animal Health Worker model

Video 3: Learnings from a Community Animal Management worker program in Australia

Video 4: Learnings from a paraveterinarian program in Guatamala

Video 5: How telehealth increased access in the Ukraine

Share  your take-aways from the summit  and videos

If you live in one of our  partner communities or in another Nunavut or Northwest Territories community that struggles to access animal health services, share your thoughts on the programs below with the question prompts.

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