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Navigating NIHB Newborn Nutrition Policy: What providers need to know

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June 5, 2026 from 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
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This 1-hour interactive webinar will explore how the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program supports access to nutrition products and services for First Nations and Inuit clients. Co-presented by Renee Bowers (Dietitian), Lisa Baker (Regional Pharmacist), and Nathalie Pambrun (Michif midwife), the session will connect policy to real-world clinical and community contexts. Topics include navigating prescriptions, understanding coverage, and addressing common barriers faced by providers and clients. Designed for midwives, NPs, and family physicians, this session emphasizes culturally safe, practical approaches to sexual and reproductive health care, with opportunities for Q&A and shared learning.

Event Zoom Notes
Event Zoom Notes Sarah R (Port Alberni) - sarah.p.reaburn@gmail.com , Mary - nunoo.mary@ymail.com , Andrea Brewer - rightasrainconsulting@gmail.com , Tara Warkentin - tara.w.721@gmail.com , Nancy (she/they) - nancy.petwegeeshig@gmail.com , Sydney Wood - sydneytlwood@gmail.com , Ashley Lickers - alickers@indigenousmidwifery.ca , Becky Hailstone - rhailstone@wnhac.org , Nina Onyskevitch - orina.onyskevitch@canada.ca , Ashley Lickers - ashleylickers@gmail.com , Nathalie Pambrun - pambrunnathalie@gmail.com , Megan Davies - mdavies@indigenousmidwifery.ca , Linda Wonitoway-Raw - wonitoway01@gmail.com , Dina Davidson - birthingway@gmail.com , Lisa Bishop - lisabishop@dilico.com , Jodine Chase - chase.jodinechase@gmail.com , Taryn Waldner - twaldner02@gmail.com , Toby DOUGLAS - toby.midwife@gmail.com , Jenni Huntly - jhuntly@norwestchc.org , Sophie Bender Johnston - sophiebenderjohnston@gmail.com , Kimberly Alderdice - kim@midlandmidwives.ca , Alanna Lakoff - a.lakoff@queensu.ca , Jody Lezard - jodykirkey@hotmail.com , Christine Murray - christine.murray@kdfn.net , Amber Balan - amberdbalan@gmail.com , Andrea Oldridge - andrea.oldridge@kdfn.net , Amity Athelo - amitelo@outlook.com , Crystal Herie - midwifecrystal@gmail.com , Aisia Salo - aisiasalo@gmail.com , Ams Sweiger - amssweiger@gmail.com , Avital Kline - hello@avitalblythe.com , Jillian Simon - jilliansimon@hotmail.ca , Tanya Momtazian - tanya.momtazian@gmail.com , Danielle Pierog - dani.pierog@gmail.com , Renee Bowers - renee.bowers@sac-isc.gc.ca , Heather Clinch - hmclinch@gmail.com , Lauren Mckenzie - ljmckenz@gmail.com , Zuzana Betkova - zuzana.betkova@midwivescollective.ca , Josie Duncan - josieduncanrm@gmail.com , Lydia Pedri - lydiapedri@gmail.com , Chloe Markgraf - chloe.markgraf@gmail.com , Sarah Reaburn - sprmidwife@gmail.com , Anne-Marie Cayer - amcayoli@gmail.com , Jessa Miyashiro - jessalyn.ym@gmail.com , Katia Mordak - katiamordak@gmail.com , Andrea Brewer - brewera37@yahoo.ca , Lindsay Brimblecombe - lindsay.brimblecombe@ubc.ca , Angel Farley - angeljoann@outlook.com , Sherisse Roseboom - sherisse.roseboom@gmail.com , Leila Kent - kent.leila@gmail.com , Mary Otoo - marycoach37@gmail.com , Bayli Law - bayli.midwife@gmail.com , Marijke de Zwager - marijkebabycatcher@gmail.com , Kiley Ketchum - kiley.5678@gmail.com , valerie simmons - valerie.simmons@ubc.ca , Sandy Pullin - sandypullin@shaw.ca , Alyssa Wiens - awien398@mtroyal.ca , Gianella Asprer - midwife.gia@gmail.com , Maddie Amyotte - maddie@ihkapaskwacollective.com , Sara Olson - sara.jennifer.olson@gmail.com , Barb Bryja - bryjabarb@gmail.com , Lisa Baker - lisa.baker@sac-isc.gc.ca , Kristin MacLellan - kristin.maclellan@nshealth.ca , Nancy Peters - mccstu1@sixnations.ca , Jess Currie - jessica.currie@nshealth.ca , Emily Chartrand-Hudson - echartrandhudson@gmail.com , Jessica Schwan - chn@pikwakanagan.ca , Sadie Booth - sbooth@sgmt.ca , Randi Monkman - randi.monkman@hotmail.ca , Emma Seager - emma.seager@gmail.com , Nadia Houle - directors@kihewawasiswakamik.com , Sharon Smoke - ssmoke@sixnations.ca , Heike Berger - heikebergerrm@gmail.com , Stephanie Simon - stephanie.simon.rm@gmail.com , Orina Onyskevitch - orina.onyskevitch@sac-isc.gc.ca , gina mount - gmount@wnhac.org , Vanessa Kay - evaliskay@gmail.com , Lisa Pick - lisachodgson@gmail.com , Brittany-Lyne Carriere - brittanylyne@midlandmidwives.ca , Créa Ferguson - cmbferguson@gmail.com , Julieann Chapman - j.chap189@gmail.com.
Unmatched Zoom Participants Bryn Symonds - registration@canadianmidwives.org , Nina Onyskevitch - orina.onyskevitch@canada.ca.
Zoom Join Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83352281766?pwd=HBgXWOsCYjwgiCs6VoVrzF8z9lHSTG.1
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