Childhood, adult, and prenatal vaccinations
This learning gallery focuses on childhood, adult, and prenatal vaccinations. Vaccines are used to prevent infections and the spread of diseases for individuals as well as to maintain broader community health. The artists included here shared their work with us through the 2025 Communicable Disease Prevention Art Contest, hosted by the NCCIH and Indigenous Services Canada. This contest was part of a grassroots effort to highlight Indigenous perspectives on public health.
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) invited Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous organizations to submit artworks to be featured in upcoming communicable disease prevention and awareness campaigns, social media, key messaging and other resources. Art submissions were to address communicable disease topics including vaccine preventable diseases (VPD), immunizations, sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI), communicable disease emergencies (CDE), tuberculosis (TB), and infection prevention and control as it relates to communicable diseases.
We received nearly 150 high quality entries, reflecting the strong engagement of time, effort, and talent of Indigenous artists across the country. The artworks include a broad range of visual, poetry, song, digital, narrative, and crafting arts.
To learn more, visit the web story.
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- All our relations
- Healthy habits
- Sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI)
- Tuberculosis (TB)