Resource Library
The Resource Library is a collection of all Walking Alongside resources in one place. Here you will find the full selection of carefully curated tools, including slide decks, videos, handouts, booklets, posters, and activities to support caregiving. Resources are organized by topic, type, and area of care to help you quickly find helpful information, skills, and supports. You can use the search bar to find resources and filter or sort by topic, type, or area of care to quickly find what you need based on your situation or the needs of the person you are caring for. Not sure where to start? You can return to the Walking Alongside Pathway to guide you to the most helpful resources for where you are in your journey.
| Section | Title | Description | Resource Type | Details | Keywords & Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Thinking About Spirituality | A fillable reflection tool supporting spiritual exploration and life review, including questions about relationships, hope, learning, beliefs, and finding peace. | Activity | https://drive.google.com/file/d/107fAZn8o9b0S22OerIYp_Jd8cuAZJnc0/view?usp=drive_link | spirituality, reflection, meaning, legacy, planning, end-of-life, hope, menaing, relationships, dignity, religious beliefs |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Slides/Speaker's Notes | A presentation exploring spiritual wellness in serious illness, including maintaining hope, supporting beliefs, and understanding the role of spirituality and legacy at end of life. | Slide deck | # | spiritual wellness, spirituality, spiritual care, Indigenous, ceremony, providing care, hope, legacy, meaning, wholistic, balance, self |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Spiritual Wellness Speaker's Notes | Speaker's notes accompanying the Spiritual Wellness presentation exploring spiritual wellness in serious illness, including maintaining hope, supporting beliefs, and understanding the role of spirituality and legacy at end of life. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | spiritual wellness, spirituality, spiritual care, Indigenous, ceremony, providing care, hope, legacy, meaning, wholistic, balance, self |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Ceremony, Tradition, and Spirituality | A video exploring the importance of ceremony, tradition, and spirituality at end of life, highlighting diverse practices and the need to honour individual and community beliefs. | Video | https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/indigenous-voices-ceremony-tradition-and-spirituality/?topic=Talking+About+Illness | ceremony, spirituality, culture, tradition, Indigenous, end-of-life, songs, language, practices, medicines, beliefs, music, Spirit, bundle, rattle, Spiritual Support, Elder, Knowledge Carrier, singing, music, prayer, drum, religion, making peace, funeral, longhouse, planning, scared space, smudge, sweat, faith, cultural care |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Understanding and Promoting Spiritual Wellness | A guide to understanding and supporting spiritual wellness at end of life, with prompts to explore beliefs, needs, and meaningful practices with loved ones. | Handout | # | spiritual, support, reflection, wellbeing, Indigenous, providing care, end-of-life, beliefs, cultural care, spirituality |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Connecting with Culture – Growing our Wellness – Facilitator Handbook | A facilitator guide supporting cultural connection and wellness through activities grounded in Indigenous knowledge, strengthening identity, healing, and wholistic wellbeing. | Booklet | https://thunderbirdpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Connecting-with-Culture_Facilitator-Handbook_EN-Web-1.pdf | providing care, spiritual wellness, culture, identity, healing, Indigenous Knowledge |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Connecting with Culture – Growing Our Wellness – Activity Guide | An activity guide offering culturally grounded exercises to support connection, reflection, and wholistic wellness through Indigenous teachings and practices. | Booklet | https://thunderbirdpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Connecting-with-Culture_Facilitator-Handbook_EN-Web-1.pdf | providing care, spiritual wellness, culture, identity, healing, Indigenous Knowledge, reflection, Indigenous practices |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Indigenous Wellness and Caregiving | A visual guide connecting the Indigenous Wellness Framework to caregiving, highlighting the wholistic balance and the interconnected spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical aspects of supporting someone who is seriously ill. | Handout | # | Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous wellness, caregiving, holistic, wholistic, spiritual, emotional, mental, physical |
| Providing Care (Spiritual Wellness) | Learning Hub - Indigenous Cultural Safety Training | - | Webpage | https://www.virtualhospice.ca/learninghub | - |
| Providing Care (Emotional Wellness) | Walking Alongside for a Good Death | A video sharing Indigenous perspectives on palliative care and what it means to support a loved one toward a good death, including family roles, emotions, and community caregiving. | Video | https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/indigenous-voices-walking-along-side-for-a-good-death/ | end-of-life, Indigenous, good death, video, palliative, stories, Indigenous experiences, Indigenous Voices, stories, families, roles, caregivers, support for caregivers, honouring the caregiver, social support, dying at home, cycle of life, home death, planning, supporting family, helping, respite, asking questions, transition to home, home care, letting go, anticipatory grief, anger, emotions, caregiver experience, family roles, emotional journey |
| Providing Care (Emotional Wellness) | Emotional Wellness | A presentation exploring emotional responses to serious illness, including loss, changing relationships, and how emotions affect coping for individuals, families, and caregivers. | Slide Deck | # | emotional wellness, family, feelings, relationships, caregiver, coping, loss, family dynamics, relationships, grief during illness, emotions |
| Providing Care (Emotional Wellness) | Emotional Wellness | Speaker's notes accompanying the Emotional Wellness presentation that explores emotional responses to serious illness, including loss, changing relationships, and how emotions affect coping for individuals, families, and caregivers. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | emotional wellness, family, feelings, relationships, caregiver, coping, loss, family dynamics, relationships, grief during illness, emotions |
| Providing Care (Emotional Wellness) | Supporting Relationships & Emotional Wellness | A handout supporting emotional wellness and relationships by validating experiences of loss and offering questions to guide meaningful conversations between individuals, families, and caregivers. | Handout | # | emotional, relationships, support, grief, family, loss, coping, reflection, communication, family conversations, relationships, emotional support, guide |
| Providing Care (Emotional Wellness) | Honouring Our Loss and Grief | A video sharing Indigenous perspectives on honouring loved ones after death, including rituals, ceremonies, and community practices that support grieving and remembrance. | Video | https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/indigenous-voices-honouring-our-loss-and-grief/ | end-of-life, grief, loss, honouring, ceremony, Indigenous voices, traditional ceremony, after death, legacy, bereavement, mental wellness, coping, legacy, grief group, coping, depression, Elder, traditional teachings, rituals, practices |
| Providing Care (Emotional Wellness) | Guidelines to Support People Who Are Grieving | A brief guide to understanding and supporting grief, including anticipatory and cumulative grief, with practical guidance for helping adults and children through loss. | Handout | # | grief, support, tips, guidelines, Indigenous, caregivers, honouring the caregiver, beareavement, |
| Providing Care (Emotional Wellness) | Sick Kids - Talking to Kids | A guide to helping children understand serious illness, offering age-appropriate language and strategies to support open, honest, and supportive conversations. | Handout | https://www.sickkids.ca/siteassets/care--services/support-services/paediatric-advanced-care-team-pact/talking-to-kids-about-serious-illness.pdf | Honouring the Caregiver, emotional wellness, communication, children, youth, talking, conversation, discussion guide, tips, family support |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | Understanding and Dealing with Grief | Learn the differences between loss, grief, bereavement, and mourning, and how grief how it affects mind, body, spirit, and emotions, with practical suggestions for coping. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dBYe3TashoECI1F_8BYiyyUjQrDU_4qC/view?usp=drive_link | grief, loss, bereavement, caregiver grief, end-of-life, reflection, coping, caregiver, mental health, mental wellness, honouring the caregiver |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | CVH Grief - First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Resources | - | Webpage | # | - |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | Mental Wellness | A presentation exploring mental wellness during serious illness, including grief, stress, and self-care strategies for individuals and caregivers, with reflection activities to support learning. | Slide Deck | # | mental, wellness, coping, resilience, Indigenous, providing care, self-care, caregiver wellbeing, stress, education |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | Mental Wellness | Speaker's notes accompanying the Mental Wellness presentation exploring mental wellness during serious illness, including grief, stress, and self-care strategies for individuals and caregivers, with reflection activities to support learning. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | mental, wellness, coping, resilience, Indigenous |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | Hope for Wellness Helpline | A poster promoting a 24/7 helpline offering culturally competent mental health support for Indigenous people through phone and online chat in many languages including: English, Ojibway/Anishinaabemowin, Plains Cree, Inuinnaqtun, Nunavik Ungava, Aipaii Nutaaq, Nunatsiavut and North Baffin dialects. | Poster | https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1576092599338/1576092641234 | - |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | Which Medicines will Support my Recovery from Opioid Addiction? | The purpose of this tool is to share knowledge about cultural activities and medications to support First Nations to recover from opioid addiction. You can use this tool with your health care provider to help decide what medicines might be right for you. It offers a harm reduction approach to promoting wellness and offers information to guide conversations and thoughts around incorporating culture-based activities to support wellbeing. Offered in English and French. | Booklet | https://thunderbirdpf.org/?resources=which-medicines-will-support-my-recovery-from-opioid-addiction | - |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | How to Promote Independence | - | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8UliXksHhI | - |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | Gathering Our Knowledge Bundles: How to Support Guide Grief and Loss - Supporting Someone who is Grieving | A guide offering culturally grounded ways to support someone who is grieving, emphasizing connection, compassion, and community care. | Booklet | https://issuu.com/firstpeopleswellnesscircle/docs/gathering_our_knowledge_bundles_-_grief_and_loss_ | supporting the journey to the spirit world, spiritual wellness, mental wellnes, emotional wellness, grief, support, managing, coping, honouring the caregiver, self-care, hands-on, legacy, memory, long-term |
| Providing Care (Mental Wellness) | Gathering Our Knowledge Bundles: How to Support Guide Grief and Loss - Types of Grief | A guide explaining different types of grief, helping individuals and caregivers better understand their experiences and responses to loss. | Booklet | https://issuu.com/firstpeopleswellnesscircle/docs/gathering_our_knowledge_bundles_grief_types_of_ | grief, anticipatory, cumulative, masked, complicated, types of grief, grieving, emotional wellness, understanding illness, honouring the caregiver |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness – Pain & Comfort Measures) | Managing Pain | A presentation on understanding and managing pain, including recognizing signs, improving communication, and safely using medications and other strategies to support comfort. | Slide Deck | # | pain, management, comfort, symptoms, physical |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness – Pain & Comfort Measures) | Managing Pain | Speaker's notes accompanying the Managing Pain presentation on understanding and managing pain, including recognizing signs, improving communication, and safely using medications and other strategies to support comfort. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | - |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness – Pain & Comfort Measures) | Fear of Pain Medication | A video addressing common concerns about pain medication, including side effects and addiction, and offering reassurance to support safe and effective pain management. | Video | https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/fear-of-pain-medication/ | pain, medication, fear, management, Indigenous, pain management, fear, symptom control, physical wellness, harm reduction |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness – Pain & Comfort Measures) | Creating Comfort for a Loved One in Pain | A guide offering non-medical ways to support comfort, including environment changes, connection, memory-making, and incorporating spiritual or traditional practices. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hw4eDC7cgJ6VYPYbZ9M_AqU0IR-RjIY9/view?usp=sharing | comfort, pain, support, non-drug, caregiving, non-pharmacological, emotional wellness, physical wellness, spiritual wellness, comfort care, pain support, non-drug therapies, providing care |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness – Pain & Comfort Measures) | Helping You Feel Better | A guide to understanding and relieving symptoms, including using a symptom scale and diary to track changes and support communication with healthcare providers. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iZhkdHC20THJPTgbe-nW_ja4IsZQU9qK/view?usp=sharing | symptom, diary, tracking, wellbeing, caregiving, symptom management, care planning, pain relief, comfort care, comfort measures, monitoring, Creating a Plan, care plan |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness – Pain & Comfort Measures) | Mouth Care | A guide to maintaining oral health, including practical tips for mouth care and simple recipes for homemade mouthwash to support comfort and Wellness. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hXXcg2g-jbX92yliUxxdG27dFbI2Utxj/view?usp=sharing | mouth, hygiene, care, comfort, wellbeing, oral hygiene, comfort care, mouth care, physical wellness |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness – Pain & Comfort Measures) | How to Prevent Bed Sores – English | A video explaining how to prevent bed sores through positioning, movement, and skin care. Available in English, French, and Ojibway. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjGghyfPh5w&pp=ygUuSG93IHRvIHByZXZlbnQgYmVkIHNvcmVzIOKAkyBFbmdsaXNoIFNFIEhlYWx0aA%3D%3D | Providing Care, Physical Wellness, Pressure sores, Skin care, Prevention |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | Helping People Move Around | A presentation demonstrating safe techniques for moving and repositioning a person who is seriously ill, including lifting, transfers, and use of supportive tools. | Slide Deck | # | mobility, moving, safety, physical, care, transfers, bed, safety, caregiver skills |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | Helping People Move Around Speaker's Notes | Speaker's notes accompanying the Helping People Move Around presentation demonstrating safe techniques for moving and repositioning a person who is seriously ill, including lifting, transfers, and use of supportive tools. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | mobility, moving, safety, physical, care, transfers, bed, safety, caregiver skills |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | Safety Tips: How to Help Someone Change Positions in Bed | A video featuring Indigenous individuals demonstrating safe techniques to prevent caregiver injuries in preparation for helping someone move around in bed. | Video | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ff1Ma9pZd7IXh7M8Y0-AIN1aDJ7NHSSd/view?usp=share_link | mobility, bed care, positioning, demonstration, video, injury prevention, safety |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | Helping Someone Change Positions in Bed | A video featuring Indigenous individuals demonstrating safe techniques to help move someone safely in bed. | Video | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PTF6OdUKRYW_n7x1MnxVs9Zl93j7982g/view?usp=share_link | mobility, bed care, positioning, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | Moving Someone Out of Bed Into a Chair | A video featuring Indigenous individuals demonstrating safe techniques to help move someone out of bed and into a chair. | Video | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SgWsFgx2uiRxOvlB70VhovKdE96j7n9a/view?usp=share_link | mobility, bed care, positioning, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | Helping Someone Move Towards the Top of the Bed | A video featuring Indigenous individuals demonstrating safe techniques to help someone who has slid down in bed, move towards the top where they are more comfortable. | Video | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DPOJEQl9l5_l2EKn2yMgrEIIVtUshE86/view?usp=share_link | mobility, bed care, positioning, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | How to Assist Someone with a Walker | A video demonstrating how to safely support someone using a walker to maintain balance and mobility. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-assist-someone-with-a-walker/ | mobility, moving, safety, physical, care, walker, assistive devices, safety, caregiver skills |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | How to Assist Someone with a Cane | A video showing how to assist someone using a cane safely and confidently while walking. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-assist-someone-with-a-cane/ | mobility, moving, safety, physical, care, walker, assistive devices, safety, caregiver skills |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | How to Assist Someone Using Crutches | A video demonstrating how to support someone using crutches while ensuring safety and stability. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-assist-someone-using-crutches/ | mobility, moving, safety, physical, care, walker, assistive devices, safety, caregiver skills |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | Changing Bed Sheets (through repositioning in bed) | A step-by-step video showing how to change bed sheets while someone remains safely in bed. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-change-sheets/ | mobility, bed care, positioning, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | How to Prevent Caregiver Injuries – English | A video demonstrating safe techniques to prevent caregiver injuries during daily care tasks. Available in English, French, and Ojibway. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9brWmhCB8GM&pp=ygU3SG93IHRvIFByZXZlbnQgQ2FyZWdpdmVyIEluanVyaWVzIOKAkyBFbmdsaXNoIFNFIEhlYWx0aA%3D%3D | Providing Care, Physical Wellness Caregiver safety, Injury prevention, Body mechanics, positioning, prevention |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | How to Prevent Falls – English | A video demonstrating safe techniques to prevent caregiver injuries during daily care tasks. Available in English, French, and Ojibway. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN8ntuXWBKk&pp=ygU3SG93IHRvIFByZXZlbnQgQ2FyZWdpdmVyIEluanVyaWVzIOKAkyBFbmdsaXNoIFNFIEhlYWx0aNIHCQnDCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D | Providing Care, Physical Wellness, Fall prevention, Safety, Mobility |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Helping People Move Around) | How to Use A Mechanical Lift – English | A video demonstrating how to safely use a mechanical lift to move someone with reduced mobility. Available in English, French, and Ojibway. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQus34Z195k&pp=ygUwSG93IHRvIHVzZSBhIG1lY2hhbmljYWwgbGlmdCAtIEVuZ2xpc2ggU0UgSGVhbHRo | Providing Care, Physical Wellness, Mobility, Transfers, Mechanical lift, Safety |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | Providing Personal Care to a Person with Serious Illness | A presentation demonstrating essential personal care skills, including bathing, toileting, and mouth care, to support comfort, dignity, and safety for someone who is seriously ill. | Slide Deck | # | personal care, hygiene, bathing, caregiving, physical, toileting, bedside care, caregiver skills, mouth care, physical wellness |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | Providing Personal Care to a Person with Serious Illness Speaker's Notes | Speaker's notes accompanying the Providing Personal Care to a Person with Serious Illness presentation demonstrating essential personal care skills, including bathing, toileting, and mouth care, to support comfort, dignity, and safety for someone who is seriously ill. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | personal care, hygiene, bathing, caregiving, physical, toileting, bedside care, caregiver skills, mouth care, physical wellness |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Manage Awkward Tasks | A video offering practical tips for handling sensitive or uncomfortable caregiving tasks with dignity and respect. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-manage-awkward-tasks/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Give a Bed Bath | A video demonstrating how to provide a bed bath while maintaining comfort, dignity, and hygiene. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-give-a-bed-bath/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Wash Someone’s Genitals | A video showing how to safely and respectfully provide personal hygiene care for intimate areas. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-wash-genitals/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Care for Someone on their Menstrual Cycle | A video explaining how to support menstrual care with sensitivity, hygiene, and comfort. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-care-for-someone-on-their-menstrual-cycle/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Help with a Commode Chair/Urinal | A video demonstrating how to safely assist someone using a commode chair or urinal. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-help-with-a-commode-chair-urinal/ | hygiene,toileting, demonstration, video, commode, urinal, |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Use a Bedpan | A video showing how to properly position and assist someone using a bedpan. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-use-a-bedpan/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video, bedpan |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Empty and Change an Ostomy Bag | A video demonstrating how to safely empty and change an ostomy bag while maintaining hygiene and comfort. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-empty-and-change-an-ostomy-bag/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video, ostomy |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Help with Tooth Brushing | A video showing how to assist someone with brushing their teeth to support oral health. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-help-with-tooth-brushing/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Care for Someone’s Dentures | A video demonstrating how to properly clean and care for dentures. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-care-for-someones-dentures/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Help Shave Someone | A video showing how to safely assist with shaving while maintaining comfort and preventing injury. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-help-someone-shave/ | hygiene, bathing, toileting, demonstration, video |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Help Someone Eat or Drink – English | A video showing how to safely assist someone with eating and drinking to support nutrition and hydration. Available in English, French, and Ojibway. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZKuxh6wFmo&pp=ygU2SG93IHRvIEhlbHAgU29tZW9uZSBFYXQgb3IgRHJpbmsg4oCTIEVuZ2xpc2ggU0UgSGVhbHRo0gcJCcMKAYcqIYzv | Providing Care, Physical Wellness, Feeding, Nutrition, Hydration, Caregiver skills, food |
| Providing Care (Physical Wellness - Personal Care) | How to Change an Adult Brief – English | A step-by-step video demonstrating how to safely and respectfully change an adult brief. Available in English, French, and Ojibway. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYG_Dlco_8&pp=ygUySG93IHRvIGNoYW5nZSBhbiBhZHVsdCBicmllZiDigJMgRW5nbGlzaCBTRSBIZWFsdGjSBwkJwwoBhyohjO8%3D | Providing Care, Physical Wellness, Personal care, hygiene, Incontinence |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | Food is Medicine Recipe Book | A recipe book highlighting the role of food as medicine, supporting health and wellness through nutritious, culturally meaningful meals. | Booklet | https://isparc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RecipeBook_FINAL.pdf | spiritual wellness, food, medicine, culture, physical wellness, nutrition, Indigenous health, land, country food |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | Infection Prevention and Clinical Skills | A presentation on infection prevention and basic clinical skills, including wound care, vital signs, and recognizing when to seek additional medical support. | Slide Deck | # | infection, prevention, hygiene, safety, caregiving, vital signs, wound care, clinical skills, symptoms, monitoring, providing care, physical wellness |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | Infection Prevention and Clinical Skills | Speaker's notes accompanying the Infection Prevention and Clinical Skills presentation on infection prevention and basic clinical skills, including wound care, vital signs, and recognizing when to seek additional medical support. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | infection, prevention, hygiene, safety, caregiving, vital signs, wound care, clinical skills, symptoms, monitoring, providing care, physical wellness |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | How to Maintain a Catheter | A guide to understanding and caring for a catheter, including what to watch for, how to position equipment, and when to seek help from a healthcare provider. | Handout | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/catheter-careguide/ | catheter, care, hygiene, infection, prevention, physical wellness, medical equipment |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | Caring for Someone with Ostomy | A guide explaining ostomy care, including cleaning, skin care, diet considerations, and signs to watch for to support comfort and prevent complications. | Handout | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/caring-for-someone-with-ostomy/ | ostomy, care, hygiene, infection, prevention, monitoring, providing care, bowel obstruction, cancer |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | How to Help with Oxygen Therapy | A practical video demonstrating how to safely support someone using oxygen therapy at home. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-help-with-oxygen-therapy/ | symptoms, breathing, wound care, infection, safety, respiratory, COPD, lung |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | How to Help Someone with a Puffer | A short video showing how to correctly assist someone using a puffer or inhaler for breathing support. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-help-someone-with-a-puffer/ | providing care, physical wellness, respiratory, lung, puffer, inhaler, COPD, medication, support, bedside |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | How to Safely Dispose of Medical Waste | A video explaining how to safely handle and dispose of medical waste in a home care setting. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-safely-dispose-of-medical-waste/ | providing care, physical wellness, safety, infection control, medical waste, prevention |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | How to Manage Wound Care at Home | A video demonstrating how to safely manage wound care at home to support healing and prevent infection. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/how-to-manage-wound-care-at-home/ | providing care, physical wellness, wounds, wound care, infection, prevention, caregiver skills, bedside |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | Pressure Sores and Infection Control | A handout explaining pressure sores, how to prevent them, and the importance of hygiene and infection control in maintaining comfort and skin health. | Video | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EH4DZg52wVCvq6oK7pfAfmtFAeQoFBtP/view?usp=sharing | infection, sores, prevention, caregiving, safety, skin care, infection control, prevention, pressure sores, providing care, physical wellness, bedside care, monitoring, wounds, wound care |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | Pressure Sores and Infection Control | A handout explaining pressure sores, how to prevent them, and the importance of hygiene and infection control in maintaining comfort and skin health. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EH4DZg52wVCvq6oK7pfAfmtFAeQoFBtP/view?usp=sharing | infection, sores, prevention, caregiving, safety, skin care, infection control, prevention, pressure sores, providing care, physical wellness, bedside care, monitoring, wounds, wound care |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | How to Give a Needle – English | A video showing how to safely administer an injection with proper technique and precautions. Available in English, French, and Ojibway. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRt9EdQF1YU | Providing Care, Physical Wellness, Injections, Medication, Clinical skills, bedside, safety |
| Providing Care - Physical Wellness (Managing Other Symptoms) | Healthy Eating on a Budget cookbook For Diabetes & Diabetes Prevention | A cookbook with affordable, healthy recipes supporting diabetes management and prevention, grounded in practical nutrition and culturally relevant approaches. | Booklet | # | providing care, physical wellness, diabetes, nutrition, food, prevention, understanding illness, healthy eating, health promotion |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Grieving Strategies | Offers simple strategies for coping with grief and loss, including helpful tips on what to do and what to avoid following a loved one’s death. | Handout | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/grieving-strategies/ | grief, strategies, coping, wellbeing, mental health, mental wellness, honouring the caregiver, coping, after-death, loss, bereavement |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Checklist for Home Passing | A guided checklist to help individuals and families prepare for a home death, reflect on readiness, and identify next steps as needs and supports change. | Activity | # | home passing, checklist, end-of-life, planning, home death, dying at home, communication, wishes, reflection, expected death, care planning |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Last Weeks or Days of Life | A presentation describing signs that death is near, end-of-life protocols, what to do when death occurs, and ways to care for yourself during this time. | Slide Deck | # | end-of-life, dying, signs, last days, guidance, caregiving, expected death, caregiver education, provider education, home death, protocol, signs death is near, signs of dying |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Last Weeks or Days of Life | Speaker's Notes accompanying the Last Weeks or Days of Life presentation, that describes signs that death is near, end-of-life protocols, what to do when death occurs, and ways to care for yourself during this time. | Slide Deck | # | end-of-life, dying, signs, last days, guidance, caregiving, expected death, caregiver education, provider education, home death, protocol, signs death is near, signs of dying |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Food for Thought | Addresses appetite changes near end of life, offering reassurance and practical suggestions to support comfort and help caregivers navigate this challenging transition | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X307KhYShnbamo1t3K3iqB7QY8usQrCY/view?usp=share_link | nutrition, eating, loss of appetite, appetite loss, end-of-life, comfort care, eating changes, caregiver support, end-of-life, physical changes, physical wellness, emotional wellness |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | What to Expect | Culturally grounded explanations on what to expect during serious illness especially in the final days of life, with suggestions for supporting a loved one. | Pamphlet | https://livingmyculture.ca/media/3754/cvh-21061-what-to-expect-one-pagers-pr6.pdf | expectations, dying process, end-of-life, caregiving, final days, what to expect, comfort care, emotional wellness, end-of-life changes, end-of-life support, changes at end-of-life, when death is near, home death, dying at home, planning, signs |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Caring for Someone with a Serious Illness: What to Expect | Highlights care needs for someone with a serious illness, including comfort measures, understanding pain, and recognizing signs that death may be near. | Pamphlet | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X307KhYShnbamo1t3K3iqB7QY8usQrCY/view?usp=share_link | terminal illness, caregiving, what to expect, family, pain, comfort care, recognizing decline, signs of decline, home care, |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Protocols for End of Life | A guided reflection activity to help individuals and families discuss and document end-of-life wishes in ways that honour cultural, spiritual, and personal preferences.A guided reflection activity to help individuals and families discuss and document end-of-life wishes in ways that honour cultural, spiritual, and personal preferences. | Activity | https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1qy0S-8UMu38xSVBGGk3TJROGlS43KTd7 | protocols, ceremony, end-of-life, reflection, activity, wishes, dying at home, home death, cultural practices, planning, wishes |
| Supporting the Journey to the Spirit World | Honouring Our Loss and Grief | A video sharing Indigenous perspectives on honouring loved ones after death, including rituals, ceremonies, and community practices that support grieving and remembrance. | Video | https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/indigenous-voices-honouring-our-loss-and-grief/ | end-of-life, grief, loss, honouring, ceremony, Indigenous voices, traditional ceremony, after death, legacy, bereavement, mental wellness, coping, legacy, grief group, coping, depression, Elder, traditional teachings, rituals, practices |
| Creating a Plan | Not Deciding Alone - You Are Not Alone (Vimeo) | A pocket guide (in Inuktitut and English) with reflective questions to help you prepare for healthcare visits, express concerns, consider traditional healing, and make informed health decisions. | Video | https://vimeo.com/336452547?p=1s | Inuit health, health system navigation, advocacy, seld-determination, interpreters, cultural interpreters, navigation, travelling for care, emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, mental wellness |
| Creating a Plan | Not Deciding Alone Booklet | A pocket guide (in Inuktitut and English) with reflective questions to help you prepare for healthcare visits, ask questions, share your worries and hopes, and and bring your cultural and traditional values into healthcare conversations. | Booklet | https://notdecidingalone.com/nda-resources/ | Appointment preparation, Inuit, questions for providers, advocacy, planning, decision making, care planning, health care visit, mental wellness, spiritual wellness |
| Creating a Plan | Developing a Care Plan | A presentation outlining how to build a care plan, identify your Community Care Team, organize support, and prepare for expected death in the home. | Slide Deck | # | care plan, coordination, community, teamwork, caregiving, circle of care, home death, end-of-life planning, expected death in the home, protocol, organizing support, team coordination, spiritual wellness, emotional wellness, physical wellness |
| Creating a Plan | Developing a Care Plan | Speaker's Notes accompanying the Developing a Care Plan presentation outlining how to build a care plan, identify your Community Care Team, organize support, and prepare for expected death in the home. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | care plan, coordination, community, teamwork, caregiving, circle of care, home death, end-of-life planning, expected death in the home, protocol, organizing support, team coordination, spiritual wellness, emotional wellness, physical wellness |
| Creating a Plan | Developing a Care Plan Worksheet | A fillable care plan tool to help families and community care teams organize support, clarify wishes, and document who will provide care and how. | Activity | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1akiBTJpMFgvqXFNvOXqVyFyptYyDPxQI/view?usp=drive_link | care plan, activity, worksheet, team, caregiving |
| Creating a Plan | Symptom Diary (CVH) | A symptom tracking tool to help you track symptoms, pain, and changes and share important information with the health care team. | Handout | https://www.virtualhospice.ca/Assets/cvh%20symptom%20diary_20090429144800.pdf | Symptom tracking, journal, diary, chart, monitoring symptoms, home care, care planning, pain tracking, communication, health care visis, appointment preparation, physical wellness |
| Creating a Plan | Healthcare Journey Binder | A comprehensive binder to organize health information, appointments, contacts, and care plans, helping individuals and caregivers navigate the healthcare journey. | Booklet | https://ontariocaregiver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Healthcare-Journey-Binder-ENGLISH_FINAL-es.pdf | creating a plan, planning, tracking, writing, organization, care coordination, binder, navigation, fillable, activity |
| Creating a Plan | Healthcare Journey Binder Webpage | A webpage offering a how-to video and downloadable and customizable sections of the Healthcare Journey Binder to support building a personalized healthcare binder for organizing care and planning needs. | Webpage | https://caregivershuronperth.ca/3/My_Healthcare_Journey_Binder/ | creating a plan, organization, care planning, documenting, reporting, recording, tracking, writing, navigation, activity, video |
| Honouring the Caregiver | Supporting the Caregiver and the Family | A guide to supporting caregivers and families with practical suggestions for offering help, volunteering time, and providing support from near or far. | Pamphlet | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yW2jE5hkAqljO24CF5QUHBsJnlRCOVw6/view?usp=drive_link | caregiver, family, support, community, helping, volunteering, burnout, grief support |
| Honouring the Caregiver | ABCs of Self Care | A simple introduction to self-care and why it matters. Learn how awareness, balance, boundaries, and connection support caregiver wellbeing. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXvxezGpXbc | self-care, caregiver, Indigenous, balance, connection, boundaries, reflection, mental health, mental wellness, burnout, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, video |
| Honouring the Caregiver | Good Mental Health Tips | Twelve practical suggestions to help support mental health and build resilience during stressful or demanding caregiving experiences. | Handout | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/good-mental-health-tips/ | mental health, tips, wellbeing, self-care, daily habits, caregiver, burnout, mental wellness, coping, resilience, prevention, daily habits |
| Honouring the Caregiver | 10 Tips to Avoid Burn Out | Ten helpful tips to support balance, reduce stress, and prevent burnout while supporting someone with a serious illness. | Handout | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/10-tips-to-avoid-burn-out/ | burnout, stress, prevention, wellbeing, caregivers, compassion fatigue, rest, balance, mental wellness, |
| Honouring the Caregiver | Caring for Someone with a Serious Illness: Care for the Caregiver | Addresses communication, self-care, health system navigation, respite, financial questions, and grief during and after caregiving. | Pamphlet | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gXgLSpYzNgpzdydhRY79FHnSVFX5Uu1k/view?usp=drive_link | caregiver, support, communication, system navigation, navigating the healthcare system, respite, grief, self-care, accepting help, community education, care plan, creating a plan |
| Honouring the Caregiver | Personal Awareness of Loss | Reflection activity to help explore past losses, emotional responses, and personal thoughts about death. Useful for personal check-ins or team debriefs. | Activity | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kraDmMyeOXPHWOb_aPAdZaszPWurvQly/view?usp=drive_link | loss, reflection, grief, self-awareness, activity, worksheet, handout, bereavement, emotional wellness, self-awareness, check-in, mental wellness, caregiver, care provider, care team, community care team |
| Honouring the Caregiver | I am a Caregiver | A practical toolkit to help Indigenous caregivers identify their needs, build support, recognize burnout warning signs, and access helpful programs and services. | Booklet | https://ontariocaregiver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/I-am-a-caregiver-toolkit-for-Indigenous-caregivers.pdf | creating a plan, circle of support, corrdination, financial, education, assessment, building support networks, burnout, prevention, activity, system navigation, respite, self-care, reflection, helplines, supports |
| Making Wishes Known | Making Wishes Known | An educational presentation on advance care planning, helping individuals and families understand their rights, identify a spokesperson, and begin meaningful conversations about care preferences. | Slide Deck | # | advance care planning, wishes, values, substitute decision maker, discussion, community, family, planning ahead, spokesperson, care conversations, decision making, end-of-life planning, presentation, community education |
| Making Wishes Known | Making Wishes Known Speaker's Notes | Speaker's Notes accompanying the Making Wishes Known educational presentation on advance care planning, helping individuals and families understand their rights, identify a spokesperson, and begin meaningful conversations about care preferences. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | advance care planning, wishes, values, substitute decision maker, discussion, community, family, planning ahead, spokesperson, care conversations, decision making, end-of-life planning, facilitator guide, presentation, community education |
| Making Wishes Known | The Time is Now: Advance Care Planning for First Nations People | A video explaining advance care planning, why early conversations matter and what it means to choose someone to make decisions for you, if you cannot. | Video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjSTxb-lHIg | advance care planning, video, First Nations, SDM, substitute decision maker, spokesperson, decision-making, early conversations, communication, care preferences |
| Making Wishes Known | Coming Full Circle: Planning for Your Care | A workbook with questions and prompts to guide conversations and encourage reflection on values, beliefs, and care preferences, select a trusted decision maker, and document what matters most. | Booklet | https://livingmyculture.ca/media/3831/planning-for-your-care-large-print.pdf | planning, reflection, care, values, beliefs, handout, toolkit, subsitute decision maker, conversations, care preferences, Indigenous voices, decision making, planning ahead, spiritual wellness, mental wellness, emotional wellness |
| Making Wishes Known | Why Advance Care Plan | A poster explaining why it’s important to plan ahead and talk about your care wishes before becoming seriously ill. | Poster | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Te-RRN5GCCgR7UgfSwm3ZeOTdVXsJvf3/view?usp=drive_link | advance care, benefits, early planning, discussion, awareness |
| Making Wishes Known | Making Your Wishes Known | A pamphlet outlining what advance care planning is, answering common questions, highlighting your rights, and how to begin conversations about wishes with family and care providers. | Pamphlet | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T_HOi_5OGFG28vCsr4Po8inQunmDk3VP/view?usp=drive_link | advance care, planning, pamphlet, discussion, Indigenous, care preferences, community, early conversations, health care rights, planning ahead, substitute decision maker, spokesperson, decision making, mental wellness |
| Understanding Illness (Dementia) | FWD - Questions to Ask After Diagnosis | A question guide to help individuals and families better understand a dementia diagnosis, explore treatment options, and identify available supports. | Handout | # | Dementia, After diagnosis, questions to ask, appointment preparation, advocacy, treatment options, planning ahead, mental wellness, emotional wellness |
| Understanding Illness (Dementia) | Understanding the Normal Aging Process | A video explaining common physical and cognitive changes associated with normal aging to help distinguish them from more serious health concerns. | Video | https://carechannel.elizz.com/resources/what-is-the-normal-aging-process/ | understanding illness, aging, normal aging, signs, decline, recognition, awareness, cognitive changes |
| Understanding Illness (Diabetes) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Diabetes) | A presentation explaining diabetes, including symptoms, complications, and care considerations, with guidance on managing the condition through medications, lifestyle, and traditional approaches. | Slide Deck | # | chronic illness, diabetes, understanding illness, blood sugar, testing, symptom management, medications, traditional medicine, comfort care, treatment |
| Understanding Illness (Diabetes) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Diabetes) | Speaker's notes for the Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Diabetes) presentation, explaining diabetes, including symptoms, complications, and care considerations, with guidance on managing the condition through medications, lifestyle, and traditional approaches. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | chronic illness, diabetes, understanding illness, blood sugar, testing, symptom management, medications, traditional medicine, comfort care, treatment |
| Understanding Illness (Heart & Lung Conditions) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (COPD) | A presentation outlining COPD, including symptoms, disease progression, and care considerations, with strategies to support breathing, comfort, and overall management. | Slide Deck | # | chronic illness, COPD, breathing, respiratory illness,, understanding illness, symptom management, medications, traditional medicine, comfort care, treatment |
| Understanding Illness (Heart & Lung Conditions) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (COPD) | Speaker's notes for the Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (COPD) presentation outlining COPD, including symptoms, disease progression, and care considerations, with strategies to support breathing, comfort, and overall management. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | chronic illness, COPD, breathing, respiratory illness,, understanding illness, symptom management, medications, traditional medicine, comfort care, treatment |
| Understanding Illness (Cancer) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Cancer) | A presentation explaining cancer, including common symptoms, treatments, and care considerations, with guidance on managing physical, emotional, and cultural aspects of care. | Slide Deck | # | chronic illness, cancer, understanding illness, chemotherapy, radiation, testing, symptom management, symptoms, palliative care, cultural care, treatment, medications, traditional medicine, comfort care |
| Understanding Illness (Cancer) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Cancer) | Speaker's notes for the Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Cancer) presentation explaining cancer, including common symptoms, treatments, and care considerations, with guidance on managing physical, emotional, and cultural aspects of care. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | chronic illness, cancer, understanding illness, chemotherapy, radiation, testing, symptom management, symptoms, palliative care, cultural care, treatment, medications, traditional medicine, comfort care |
| Understanding Illness (Heart & Lung Conditions) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Hypertension) | A presentation describing hypertension, including causes, risks, and management strategies to support overall health and prevent complications. | Slide Deck | # | chronic illness, blood pressure, cholesterol, understanding illness, testing, symptom management, symptoms, prevention, management, treatment, medications, traditional medicine |
| Understanding Illness (Heart & Lung Conditions) | Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Hypertension) | Speaker's notes for the Managing Specific Illnesses and Conditions (Hypertension) presentation describing hypertension, including causes, risks, and management strategies to support overall health and prevent complications. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | chronic illness, blood pressure, cholesterol, understanding illness, testing, symptom management, symptoms, prevention, management, treatment, medications, traditional medicine |
| Understanding Illness (Dementia) | Normal Aging vs Possible Dementia | A handout comparing normal aging with early signs of dementia to help individuals and caregivers recognize changes and seek support when symptoms begin affecting daily life. | Handout | # | aging, dementia, awareness, caregiving, health, understanding illness, dementia, aging, diagnosis, recognition, cognitive change, awareness, early signs, normal aging |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | Palliative Approach to Care | An introductory presentation explaining the palliative approach to care and how to support people living with serious illness across settings and throughout their journey. | Slide Deck | # | palliative care, approach, understanding, Indigenous, education, community care, wholistic, serious illness |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | Palliative Approach to Care Speaker's Notes | Speaker's notes accompanying the Palliative Approach to Care presentation that explains the palliative approach to care and how to support people living with serious illness across settings and throughout their journey. | Slide Deck Speaker's Notes | # | palliative care, approach, understanding, Indigenous, education, community care, wholistic, serious illness |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | Caring for the Patient and Family | A video exploring palliative care from Indigenous perspectives, highlighting how families and communities support loved ones through serious illness and end-of-life care. | Video | https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/indigenous-voices-caring-for-the-patient-and-family/?topic=Talking+About+Illness | palliative, video, family, Indigenous, caregiving, what is palliative care, stigma, end-of-life care, making wishes known, thinking about wishes, planning for care, circle of care, family, comfort care, pain, suffering, education, asking questions, health care roles, care team, asking for help, scheduling, respite, honouring the caregiver, shortness of breath, talking about death, care needs, values, social worker, |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | Introduction to the Palliative Approach to Care | A handout introducing the palliative approach to care, including when it begins and how it supports wholistic wellness for individuals and families. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GcQcgip5B-WsaVx0gVWc2yYNYyoDXQZs/view?usp=sharing | palliative, introduction, holistic, wellbeing, Indigenous, wholistic, education, community, wholistic, myths, quick guide, poster |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | Top 10 Things to Know About Palliative Care | A simple, easy-to-read guide highlighting key facts about palliative care and addressing common questions and misconceptions. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3_HQcIDcWl5a4YOpyry3tI04kcPojFr/view?usp=sharing | palliative, mythbusting, facts, awareness, caregiving |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | A Patient’s Story | A story from the perspective of someone living with serious illness, helping readers understand emotional experiences and build empathy for different journeys. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uZjGG3yS65EqPrkHWxzhWUQbCwHHwKhv/view?usp=sharing | patient story, empathy, Indigenous, caregiving, experience, empathy, story, patient perspective, lived experience |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | What is Palliative Care? | A myth-and-fact guide explaining palliative care and addressing common misunderstandings, grounded in Indigenous perspectives. | Handout | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fc7YvVZapvv2G27Qnh_bKbxdCWovW4Ok/view?usp=sharing | palliative, information, Indigenous, pamphlet, caregiving, myths, education, poster |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | What is Palliative Care? | An overview of palliative care across home, hospital, and long-term care, including symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and caregiver and bereavement supports. | Pamphlet | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z5rulKkwxMpJF_jkybUPvp7adH9xJaq8/view?usp=share_link | palliative, information, Indigenous, pamphlet, caregiving, services, care settings, places of care, understanding illness, palliative care, education, poster |
| Understanding Illness (Palliative Care) | Living with a Serious Illness | A pamphlet outlining what to expect when living with a serious illness, including symptoms, emotional changes, and common needs along the journey. | Pamphlet | https://drive.google.com/file/d/14HR6sm3hmkKCsMI-RHWC-YCmlvSK_qN9/view?usp=share_link | illness, terminal, living with illness, caregiving, palliative, understanding illness, serious illness, life-changing, expectations, what to expect, emotional wellness, emotions, symptoms, |
| Understanding Illness (Cancer) | Taking Steps Together A Cancer Toolkit for Urban Inuit in Ontario | A culturally relevant cancer toolkit for Inuit individuals and families, offering guidance on screening, diagnosis, treatment, and accessing supports while navigating care in urban settings. | Booklet | https://tiontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TIOntario_Community_CancerToolkit_FINAL_WEB.pdf | physical wellness, cancer, inuit, urban care, screening, treatment, navigation, Indigenous health, cultural care, providing care |
| Understanding Illness (Diabetes) | Healthy Lifestyle Actions to Manage Diabetes | A handout outlining simple lifestyle actions to help manage diabetes and support overall health and wellbeing. | Handout | https://isparc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/HealthBeat_ManageDiabetes.pdf | providing care, physical wellness, diabetes, lifestyle, food, medicine, self-manangement |
| Understanding Illness (Dementia) | FWD - What is Dementia | - | Handout | # | - |
| Understanding Illness (Dementia) | FWD - Progression of Dementia | - | Handout | # | - |
| Understanding Illness (Dementia) | FWD - Having Hope & Living Well with Dementia | - | Handout | # | - |
| Understanding Illness (Cancer) | Childhood Cancer: A Guide for First Nations Communities | A video providing culturally relevant information about childhood cancer in First Nations communities, helping families understand diagnosis, care, and available supports. | Video | https://youtu.be/_Sekbve94lk | understanding illness, cancer, children, youth, family support, emotional support, Indigenous health |
| Understanding Illness (Cancer) | Indigenous Cancer Screening Complete Booklet | A toolkit supporting Indigenous communities in understanding and accessing cancer screening, with culturally relevant information to promote early detection and informed decision-making. | Booklet | https://www.cancercareontario.ca/sites/ccocancercare/files/assets/OH-cancer-screening-toolkit-complete-print.pdf | physical wellness, providing care, cancer, screening, prevention, early signs, detection, Indigenous health, health promotion, awareness, chronic illness |
| Understanding Illness (Diabetes) | Pathway to Wellness A Handbook for Indigenous Peoples Living with Diabetes | A culturally grounded handbook supporting Indigenous peoples living with diabetes, offering guidance on managing the condition through lifestyle, nutrition, and traditional and western approaches. | Booklet | https://nada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020_PATHWAYS_BOOKLET_final2022-web.pdf | diabetes |
| Understanding Illness (Mental Illness) | Family members / Caregivers Guidebook on Early identification & Brief Intervention Strategies | A guide to recognizing early signs of mental illness, substance abuse, and other health concerns and using brief intervention strategies to support individuals and caregivers in responding early and preventing crises. Provides information on anxiety, depression, brain, personality, and mood disorders, PTSD, psychosis, and drug use disorders. | Booklet | https://thunderbirdpf.org/?resources=family-members-caregivers-guidebook-on-early-identification-brief-intervention-strategies | Mental Illness, Mental health, mental wellness, providing care, caring for yourself, honouring the caregiver, Early identification, Prevention, Brief intervention, Caregiver support, Recognizing changes, Indigenous wellness, symptoms, supports |
| Understanding Illness (Cancer) | Inuusinni Aqqusaaqtara: My Journey | A 2-part informative and reflective actvity booklet focusing on supporting Inuit individuals on their journey with cancer, with consideration of resources available across Canada. | Booklet | https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/files/cancer-information/resources/publications/my-journey-series/my-journey-series-en.pdf?rev=9c9f2a86d556404ea39de282d3d20f12&hash=A330E3ACF59D846C14E43862BA238712&_gl=1*z0nknl*_gcl_au*NzE4Mjk0MDc0LjE3NTM4NzY3MDA. | cancer, Inuit, treatment, relfection, values, conversation, communication, health care team members, roles, oncologist, oncology, navigation, support, nutrition, prevention, lifestyle, management, language, rights, questions, activity, planning, appointments, treatment plan, care plan, list of medication, tracking, calendar, diary |
| Understanding Illness | Indigenous Chronic Disease Toolkit | A toolkit providing information on chronic disease prevention and management, supporting Indigenous communities with culturally relevant strategies for maintaining health and wellness. Covers diabetes, cancer, obesity, mental illness, as well as chronic kidney, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases. | Booklet | https://ontariohealth.ca/system/indigenous/chronic-disease-toolkit | chronic disease, understanding illness, prevention, indigenous health, education, risk factors, treatment, management, diabetes, cancer, obesity, mental illness, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, chronic illness |
This collection continues to grow. If you are aware of additional resources that could support Indigenous family and community caregivers, you are welcome to share them with us at cerah@lakeheadu.ca.