Circumpolar conference to focus on mental health
Last Updated: Friday, July 10, 2009 | 1:06 PM CT
CBC News
Seven hundred scientists and health experts are gathering in Yellowknife for the 14th International Congress on Circumpolar Health.
There's a big agenda, with speakers covering everything from holistic healing to genetics. Many of the workshops this year will deal with mental health.
Conference organizers are hoping they can turn research into real change for aboriginal people across the circumpolar world.
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