Chairman of First Nations Health Authority in Heart Health launches new project
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Jeff Reading (back row, second from left), is the chairman of a new
research project for improving heart health for native people. Agnieszka
Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic. |
A new health authority has been established to help improve the health of native people in Western Canada. For
full story see
The B.C. Catholic website.
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