Meeting on Health of

Indigenous and Remote

Northern Communities
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
20-21 November 2008

Reference HIRNC/Info 2
Title Preliminary list of participants
Submitted by Secretariat
Summary / Note This list includes participants who registered for the Conference as of
15 November 2008

PARTNERS
Mr. John Cheechoo
Canada Policy Analyst
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Mr. Robert Shearer 170 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 510
Health and Social Affairs Counsellor Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V5
Mission of Canada to the European Union CANADA
Avenue de Tervuren, 2 Phone: +1-613-238-8181 ext 285
1040 Brussels Fax: +1-613-234-1991
BELGIUM E-mail: cheechoo@itk.ca
Phone: +32 2 741 07 80
Fax: +32 2 741 06 97 Ms Andrea Coady
E-mail: robert.shearer@international.gc.ca National Tuberculosis Nurse Advisor
Communicable Disease Control Division
Kim Barker First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Public Health Advisor 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Assembly of first Nations Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Trebla Building CANADA
473 Albert Street, Suite 810 Phone: +1-613-952-6923
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5B4 Fax: +1-613-948-9254
CANADA E-Mail: andrea_coady@hc-sc.gc.ca
Phone: +1-613-241-6789Fax: + 1-613-241-
5808 Mr. Christopher Cornish
E-mail: K Barker@afn.ca Director, Northern Region
Policy, Planning and Evaluation
Ms Andrea Botto Regions and Programs Branch
Policy Officer 60 Queen Street
Health Systems Development Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch CANADA
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture Phone: +1-613-948-6754
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Fax: +1-613-948-2428
CANADA E-Mail: christopher_cornish@hc-sc.gc.ca
Phone: + 1-613-946-6659
Fax: + 1-613-954-0765
E-mail: andrea_botto@hc-sc.gc.ca

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Mr. Elmer Courchene Ms. Melissa Follen
Assembly of First Nations Resident Elder Senior Policy Analyst
473 Albert Street, 8th Floor Health Systems Development
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5B4 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Phone: +1-613-292-5435 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Fax: +1-613-241-5808 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
E-Mail: Lcheechoo@afn.ca CANADA
Phone: +1-613-948-2420
Mr. Doug Crossman Fax: +1-613-954-0765
Centre for Health Promotion E-mail: melissa_follen@hc-sc.gc.ca
Public Health Agency of Canada
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture Ms Elizabeth Ford
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Director of Health and Environment
CANADA Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Phone: +1-613-957-3160 170 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 510
E-mail: doug_crossman@hc-sc.gc.ca Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V5
CANADA
Mr. Ernie Dal Grande Phone: +1-613-238-8181
National Telehealth Program Manager Fax: +1-613-234-1991
Primary Health Care E-mail: eford@itk.ca
First Nation and Inuit Health Branch
150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway Ms Anna Fowler
Tunney’s Pasture Senior Policy Advisor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Office of Inuit Health
CANADA First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Phone: +1-613-954-1736 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Fax: +1-613-946-4571 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
E-Mail: ernie_dalgrande@hc-sc.gc.ca CANADA
Phone: +1-613-948-6759
Mr. Thomas Dignan Fax: +1-613-952-5770
A/Regional Community Medicine Specialist E-Mail: anna_fowler@hc-sc.gc.ca
Ontario Region, Regions and Programs
Branch Ms Louise Garrow
28 Cumberland Street North Program Officer
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 4K9 Health Systems Development
CANADA First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Phone: +1-807-343-5359 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Fax: +1-807-344-6184 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
E-Mail: thomas_dignan@hc-sc.gc.ca CANADA
Phone: +1-613-946-0679
Ms Nubiya Enuaraq Fax: +1-613-954-0765
Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator E-Mail: louise_garrow@hc-sc.gc.ca
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
170 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 510Ottawa, Ms. Ann Marie Hume
Ontario, Canada K1P 5V5 Director General,
CANADA Public Health,
Phone: +1-613-238-8181 Correctional Service Canada
Fax: +1-613-234-1991 427 Laurier ave. W
E-mail: enuaraq@itk.ca Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A 0P9
Phone: +1-613- 992-8792
E-mail: HumeAM@CSC-SCC.gc.ca

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Mr. Bob Imrie Ms Dorothy Laplante
Senior Policy Advisor A/Executive Director
Office of Inuit Health Office of Nursing Services
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
CANADA CANADA
Phone: +1-613-941-4429 Phone: +1-613-946-0442
Fax: +1-613-952-5770 Fax: +1-613-957-9986
E-Mail: bob_imrie@hc-sc.gc.ca E-Mail: dorothy_laplante@hc-sc.gc.ca

Ms. Marita Killen Ms. Valerie Leinan

Program Officer Manager, Northern Strategic Issues
International Affairs Directorate Strategic Policy Directorate
Strategic Policy Branch Public Health Agency of Canada
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture 130 Colonnade Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Ottawa, Ontario K1A0K9
Phone: +1-613-941-4765 CANADA
Fax: +1-613-957-4195 Phone: +1-613-941-5415
E-Mail: marita_killen@hc-sc.gc.ca Fax: +1-613-946-2062
E-Mail: valerie_leinan@hc-sc.gc.ca
Ms. Michelle Kovacevic
Director General Ms Fiona Miller
Strategic Policy, Planning and Analysis Senior Policy Advisor
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch International Affairs Directorate
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture Strategic Policy Branch
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Phone: +1-613- 957-3402 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Fax: +1-613-952-5770 CANADA
E-Mail: michelle_kovacevic@hc-sc.gc.ca Phone: +1-613-957-7293
Fax: +1-613-952-7417
Ms. Eva Kruemmel E-Mail: fiona_miller@hc-sc.gc.ca
Senior Health Researcher
Inuit Circumpolar Conference Ms. Onalee Randell
170 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 504 Director
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V5 Office of Inuit Health
CANADA First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Phone: +1-613-563-2642 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Fax: +1-613-565-3089 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
E-Mail: Ekruemmel@inuitcircumpolar.com CANADA
Phone: + 1-613-941-1606
Ms. Kathy Langlois Fax: +1-613- 952-5770
Director General E-mail: onalee_randell@hc-sc.gc.ca
Community Programs Directorate
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Ms. Debbie L. Reid
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture Director
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Strategic Policy and Planning
CANADA First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Phone: + 1-613-952-9616 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Fax: +1-613-941-3170 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
E-Mail: Kathy_Langlois@hc-sc.gc.ca CANADA
Phone: + 1-613-941-4359
Fax: +1-613- 948-2179
E-mail: debbie_L_reid@hc-sc.gc.ca

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Ms Irene Roberts Mr. Mark Schindel
Special Advisor, Public Health Branch Senior Policy Analyst
Health Services Mental Health/Addictions
Correctional Service Canada First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
340 Laurier Street 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P9 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
CANADA CANADA
Phone: +1-613-995-9901 Phone:+613-954-2295
Fax: +1-613-995-5064 Fax: + 1-6136-946-0649
E-mail: RobertslR@csc-scc.gc.ca E-Mail: mark_schindel@hc-sc.gc.ca

Ms. Janet Roberts Mr. Jonathan Thompson

Executive Director A/Senior Director
Canadian Society for International Health Assembly of First Nations
1 Nicholas St, Suite 1105 Trebla Building
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7 473 Albert Street, Suite 810
CANADA Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5B4
Phone: +1-613-241-5785 CANADA
Fax: +1-613-241-3845 Phone: +1-613-241-6789Fax: + 1-613-241-
E-Mail: janetroberts@ca.inter.net 5808
E-mail: jonthompson@afn.ca
Ms. Anne-Marie Robinson
Assistant Deputy Minister Ms Jackie Thorne
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Senior Policy Analyst
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture Health Systems Development
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
CANADA 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Phone: +1-613-957-7701 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Fax: +1-613-957-1118 CANADA
E-mail: AnneMarie_Robinson@hc-sc.gc.ca Phone:+1-613-952-3106
Fax: +1-613-954-0765
Ms Hannah Rogers E-Mail: jackie_thorne@hc-sc.gc.ca
Assistant Executive Director
Health Systems Development Ms Mary Trifonopoulos
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Senior Nutritionist
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
CANADA 200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture
Phone: +1-613-957-7712 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Fax: +1-613-954-0765 CANADA
E-Mail: hannah_Rogers@hc-sc.gc.ca Phone: +1-613-946-1937
Fax: +1-613-954-8107
Mr. Edmond Roy E-mail: mary_trifonopoulos@hc-sc.gc.ca
Senior Policy Advisor
Health System Development Ms Sarah Trottier
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Policy Analyst, Northern Region
200 Eglantine Drive, Tunney’s Pasture Regions and Programs Branch
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 60 Queen Street
CANADA Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9
Phone:+1-613-948-5441 CANADA
Fax: +1-613-954-0765 Phone: +1-613-954-7119
E-Mail: edmond_roy@hc-sc.gc.ca Fax: +1-613-948-2428
E-mail: sarah_trottier@hc-sc.gc.ca

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Denmark Finland

Mr. Mogens Jörgensen Mrs. Maria Waltari

Head of Division for International Affairs Senior Officer
Ministry of Health and Prevention Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Slotsholmsgade 10-12 P.O.BOX 33
1216 Copenhagen K 00023 Helsinki, Government
DENMARK FINLAND
Phone: +45 7226 9600 Phone: +358 9 16074193
Fax: +45 7226 9607 Fax: +358 9 16073296
E-mail: mj@sum.dk E-mail: maria.waltari@stm.fi

Mrs. Lis Witsø-Lund Mr. Kalle Kankaanpää

Senior Adviser Counsellor
Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Holmens Kanal 22 Laivastokatu 22, P.O. Box 428
DK-1060 Copenhagen K Copenhagen 00023 Government, Helsinki
Denmark FINLAND
Phone: +45 33929310 Phone: +358 9 160 55432
Fax: +45 33924278 Fax: +358 9 160 56120
E-mail: lwl@vfm.dk E-mail: kalle.kankaanpaa@formin.fi

Dr. Birgit Niclasen Mrs. MA Paula Karppinen-Lehtonen

Gp, PhD student Consul
National Institute of Public Health Consulate General of Finland in St.
Avallia 13, P.O. Box 7011 Petersburg
3905 Nuussuaq Preobrazhenskaya pl. 4
GREENLAND 191028 St. Petersburg
Phone: +299 523832 Russian Federation
Fax: + 299 342481 Phone: +359 9 75162 406
E-mail: niclasen@greennet.gl; Fax: +7 812 331 7612
bvn@peqqik.gl E-mail: paula.karppinen@formin.fi

Ms. Minna Rasmus

Estonia Researcher
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Ms. Triin Uusberg Merikoskenkatu 10 as 17
Head of EU coordination Oulu 90500
Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia FINLAND
Gonsiori 29 Phone: +358404190570
15027 Tallinn Fax: +35885533451
ESTONIA E-mail: mrasmus@paju.oulu.fi
Phone: +372 6269 242
Fax: +372 699 2209 Dr. Lydia Heikkila
E-mail: triin.uusberg@sm.ee Project coordinator
Sámi Soster Organization
Ounastie 2060
99410 Vuontisjarvi
FINLAND
Phone: +358 40 5940559
Fax: +358 16 546 201
E-mail: lydia.heikkila@pp3.inet.fi

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France Norway (NDPHS Chair Country)

No registrants Ms. Toril Roscher-Nielsen

Director General
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Germany P.O. Box 8011 Dep
0030 Oslo
Mr. Thomas Ifland NORWAY
Officer Phone: + 47 22 24 8420
Federal Ministry of Health Fax: + 47 22 24 9577
Am Propsthof 78 A E-mail: trn@hd.dep.no
53108 Bonn
GERMANY Dr. Ole Mathis Hetta
Phone: +49 228 941 3311 Senior Advicor Sami Public Health, MD
Fax: +49 228 941 4945 Directorate of Health,
E-mail: thomas.ifland@bmg.bund.de Godalsv 4
N-4015 Stavanger
NORWAY
Iceland Phone: +47 51568750
Fax: + 47 51530079
No registrants E-mail: omhetta@online.no

Ms. Vibeke Gundersen

Latvia Senior Adviser
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Mr. Rinalds Muciņš Einar Gerhardsens plass 3
Deputy State Secretary 0030 Oslo
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia NORWAY
1011 Riga Phone: + 47 22 24 87 73
LATVIA Fax: + 47 22 24 95 77
Phone: 00371 67876001 E-mail: vibeke.gundersen@hod.dep.no
Fax: 00371 67876002
E-mail: rinalds.mucins@vm.gov.lv
Poland

Lithuania Ms. Jadwiga Jaszczyk

Office for Foreign Aid PrograMs. in Health Care
Mr. Viktoras Meižis Aleje Jerozolimskie 155
Head of Foreign Affairs Division 02-326 Warsaw
Lithuanian Ministry of Health POLAND
Vilniaus 33 Phone: +48 (22) 658 22 61
01506 Vilnius Fax: +48 (22) 658 26 17
LITHUANIA E-mail: j.jaszczyk@bpz.gov.pl
Phone: +370 526 61420
Fax: +370 526 6 1402
E-mail: viktoras.meizis@sam.lt

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Russian Federation (Co-Chair Country) Dr. Mikhail Murashko
Minister of Health
Mr. Andrey Avetisyan Ministry of Health
Deputy Director Lenina Street 73
Department of European Cooperation 167981 Syktyvkar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Smolenskaya-Sennaya Pl. 32-34 Phone: +7-8212-440777
119200 Moscow Fax: +7-8212-441325
RUSSIAN FEDERATION E-mail: ministrrk@mail.ru
Phone: + 7 495 2444534
Fax: + +74952444338 Ms. Valentina Sovkina
E-mail: andrey@avetissian.com Expert on Indigenous People
Agricultural Cooperation Tundra
Mr. Evgeny Slastnykh Yurjeva 4
Chief of division 184592 Lovozero, Murmansk reg.
Ministry of Health RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Bld 3, Rakhmanovskiy per Phone: 7(81538)31841
127994 Moscow Fax: 7(81538)31250
RUSSIAN FEDERATION E-mail: vilkes.tall@mail.ru
Phone: +7-495-6924217
Fax: +7-495-6924217
E-mail: slastnykhEI@rosminzdrav.ru Sweden

Mr. Sergey Korablev Ms. Kerstin Ödman

Chief of Division Senior Adviser
Ministry Health Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Bld 3, Rakhmanovskiy per 103 33 Stockholm
127994 Moscow SWEDEN
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Phone: +46 8 405 22 46
Phone: +7- 495- 627-24-98 Fax: +46 8 21 78 76
Fax: +7-495- 627-2484 E-mail: kerstin.e.odman@social.ministry.se
E-mail: MarhelNV@rosminzdrav.ru

Mr. Yuri Proskurnikov Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)

Secretary-referent
Departament of European Cooperarion Represented by Denmark (CBSS
Smolenskaya-Sennaya 32/34 Presidency)
119200 Moscow
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Phone: +7(495)255 25 66 Nordic Council of Ministers
Fax: +7(495)241 96 02
E-mail: proskurnikov@yandex.ru Ms. Maria-Pia de Palo
Senior Advisor
Dr. Vitaly Chzao Nordic Council of Ministers
Chief Doctor Storestrandstræde 18
Komi AIDS Centre 1255 Copenhagen
Pushkina street 103 DENMARK
167004 Syktyvkar Phone: +45 29692990
Russian Federation Fax: + 4533960216
Phone: +7-8212-438584 E-mail: mpp@norden.org
Fax: +7-8212-211824
E-mail: komiaids@mail.ru

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NDPHS EXPERT GROUPS SIHLWA EG

HIV/AIDS EG Dr. Mikko Vienonen

SIHLWA EG Coordinating Chair
Prof. Pauli Leinikki Sysimiehenkuja 1
HIV/AIDS EG Chair 00670 Helsinki
Yölinnuntie 1 FINLAND
02660 Espoo Phone: +358 50 44 21 877
FINLAND E-mail: m.vienonen@kolumbus.fi
Phone: +358405524314
Fax: Not available Ms. Hanna Koppelomäki
E-mail: Pauli.Leinikki@fimnet.fi SIHLWA EG International Technical Adviser
Mannerheimintie 166
Mrs. Outi Karvonen 00300 Helsinki
HIV AIDS EG International Technical FINLAND
Adviser Phone: +358947448327
Lintulahdenkuja 4 Fax: +358947448338
00530 Helsinki E-mail: hanna.koppelomaki@ktl.fi
Finland
Phone: +358-939672046
Fax: +358-97732922 INVITED GUESTS
E-mail: outi.karvonen@stakes.fi
United States

PH EG Dr. Alan Parkinson

Deputy Director
Ms. Ingrid Lycke Ellingsen Arctic Investigations Program
PH EG Chair 4055 Tudor Centre Drive
Styrmoes vei 13 99508 Anchorage, Alaska
3043 Drammen UNITED STATES
NORWAY Phone: 907 729 3407
Phone: +47 32832370 Fax: 907 729 3429
E-mail: lycke@c2i.net E-mail: ajp1@cdc.gov

Dr. Zaza Tsereteli

PH EG International Technical Advisor NDPHS SECRETARIAT
J.Vilmsi 6-3
10126 Tallinn Mr. Marek Maciejowski
ESTONIA Head of Secretariat
Phone: +372 5 26 93 15 P.O. Box 2010
Fax: +372 6 410 200 103 11 Stockholm
E-mail: zazats64@yahoo.com SWEDEN
Phone: +46 8 440 1938
Fax: +46 8 440 1944
PHC EG E-mail: marek.maciejowski@ndphs.org

Dr. Göran Carlsson Mr. Bernd Treichel

PHC EG Chair Senior Advisor
Erstag. 1F P.O. Box 2010
SE-11691 Stockholm 103 11 Stockholm
SWEDEN SWEDEN
Phone: +4684413351 Phone: +46 8 440 1946
Fax: +4686187660 Fax: +46 8 440 1944
E-mail: goran.carlsson@oek.se E-mail: bernd.treichel@ndphs.org

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