Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative Capacity Building Special Study

The Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) Division within Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) supports community-based and culturally relevant programs and policies that promote health and prevent chronic disease across the lifespan. Within the Healthy Living (HL) cluster of HPDP, the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) supports the delivery of community-based projects and services to promote healthy living. ADI funding reaches over 600 First Nations and Inuit communities and is used to implement activities in the areas of health promotion, diabetes and chronic disease prevention, screening and management.

Capacity Building is one of five activity themes that contribute to key outcomes for ADI and other HPDP programs. In this context, capacity building refers primarily to development of the workforce that supports health systems and services in First Nations and Inuit communities. FNIHB Regions support the delivery of training, continuing education and professional development for community workers and health professionals to acquire and maintain the core competencies and skills necessary for the delivery of effective ADI and health promotion community programming.