Anna Pujadas Botey

ACDI Alberta Cancer Diagnosis Initiative AHS Alberta Health Services AYA adolescent and young adult IWC Indigenous Wellness Core 1 Introduction Engaging populations affected by healthcare programming is crucial for the effective development of healthcare initiatives [1, 2]. The benefits of engaging diverse population groups are well-documented [3-5], and several engagement strategies have been described in the literature [6-9].

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Population growth into wildland-urban interface areas and wildland fires continue to threaten people and property across Canada. This article focuses on the promotion of healing of children affected by wildfires based on results from our mixed methods study outlined in detail previously (Townshend et al., 2015). A brief review of the literature on children and their responses to natural disasters and to wildfires is followed by key findings from our research.