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Idea acf3505:

Respond to the Needs of First Nation Youth

Posted November 9, 2009

  • Posted by: Students Against Apathy
  • Organization: North South Partnership for Children
  • Location: Pikangikum, Canada
  • Category: Have other ideas
  • Cost: Medium ($10,000 – $50,000)

Students Against Apathy strives to raise enough money to provide medical equipment in the northern reserves with a net value of approximately $100 000 for the screening of the retina for underlying diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and/or glaucoma, this year. Any money won, will be spent on medical equipment to fight diabetes, which is at an epidemic rate,

The vision of the North South Partnership for Children/ Mamow-Sha-way-gi-kay-win is “A future where children, youth and families in the remote First Nation communities have their basic needs met and opportunities, by building a larger circle of caring for the children and their families.”

Our mission as outlined by the North South Partnership for Youth responds to the identified needs of children, youth, families and communities in the remote First Nations. We work to build caring and supportive relationships between voluntary organizations and individuals in the south and the northern First Nations people. We secure resources from voluntary sector organizations, individuals, and other funding bodies in order to meet basic needs and provide programs, training, housing, and medical support.

Macular Degeneration

In the remote reserves type 2 diabetes is at an epidemic rate. Not only diabetes, but suicide rates, inflation and the cost of living itself is skyrocketing. With high unemployment rates, it becomes nearly impossible for the reserves to support themselves educationally, let alone medically. In fact, recently the conditions in the reserves have been assessed by Nick Finney, Acting Head of Emergency Capacity for Save the Children in Great Britain, "the slowest evolved disaster that I've ever worked in." He went on saying, "In a natural disaster, hope is a vital thing. People lose family and possessions, but society is united with those who can help. What I felt in northern Canada was like Darfur. The reasons are different, but there is a hopelessness, a despair, a sense of despondency." However, Finney made a point to stress that he also saw "powerful leadership" in the communities he visited, but said while "they are fighting hard, but they need some help."

At a recent invitation of Chiefs and Band Council of various First Nations communities, Ocular Health Centres (OHC) was asked to help provide their communities with proper ocular disease screening and management from a distance and help reduce costs. However, the remote reserves in Northern Ontario do not have any money, to support the purchase of any any equipment.

Ocular Health Centres is a medical imagining company which specializes in screening the retina for underlying diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and/or glaucoma.

OHN will provide a full retinal examination including OCT, digital fundus photography, IOP’s and visual acuity test. These digital images and personal patient data will be entered into OHN- electronic medical record and sent through a ‘secured diagnostic interface’ needed for the transfer of medical records. This information can be accessed by a Specialist anywhere and at anytime. The specialist will then provide interpretations, diagnosis and management options to the patient and referring eye care professional (General Practitioners, Optometrists or Ophthalmologists).

Features & Advantages:

The advantages of having this equipment available include the following:

  • Local and timely access to comprehensive imaging and measurements of the retina needed for the specialist to provide diagnosis and management options to the patient via telemedicine.
  • Provide a full communication loop between the patient, the referring health care provider and the specialist by providing access to an Electronic Medical Record anywhere/anytime.
  • Proven to decrease false/positives (will limit cost associated with family members or loved ones accompaniment with the patient for treatment.
  • Less time, reduces costs, pre-screened by a specialist, referred to a specialist by a specialist.
  • Earlier diagnosis and treatment saves vision!

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