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Jump to full article: Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca), 2008-04-25
Author: KAISER FOUNDATION
Intro: The Kaiser Foundation has honoured seven
outstanding Canadians and organizations selected for this year's National
Awards for Excellence (NAE) in the fields of mental health and addictions. . . .
EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH LEADERSHIP: DANIEL MCKENNITT, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
ABORIGINAL HEALTH GROUP, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, EDMONTON, AB
Daniel McKennitt was born in the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation in
Manitoba and grew up in Edmonton. Witnessing the devastating effects of
problem alcohol and drug use in Aboriginal communities, he entered medical
school, determined to help his people. While a medical student at the
University of Alberta, he created the university-based Aboriginal Health Group
by recruiting other Aboriginal health students from fields of Nursing,
Pharmacy and Rehab. He also spearheaded a project involving cultural use of
tobacco among Aboriginal youth, raising awareness about traditional uses of
tobacco while exposing high smoking rates among Aboriginal youth, and
introducing Western smoking prevention tools.
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