Ganawendamaw – A First Nations Led, Community Based Pandemic Response Strategy

Pam Grenier, Dora Simmons, Candace Linklater, Steve Berens, Mike Gibson, Helene Estrada (Southeast Resource Development Council Corp. – Health Services)

In Ojibwe, Ganawendamaw means to take care of, to protect. Through stories and statistics, this panel aims to share SERDC Health Services experience with supporting 8 member First Nations to undertake Covid-19 Response efforts and to take care of and protect their communities from ongoing illness and population-level health impacts as caused by Covid-19. We will walk you through our experiences of Covid-19 and the response that led to positive outcomes for SERDC health services and our First Nations partners.