by yukont1d_lvh3s4 | Sep 3, 2020 | K-12 Advocacy
The Yukon T1D Support Network has spent over two years trying to get Yukon Government to develop policies that manage children with Type 1 diabetes in K-12 schools. There are three things that this process has highlighted: 1. The Department of Education repeatedly...
by yukont1d_lvh3s4 | Aug 26, 2020 | K-12 Advocacy
This is an open letter to Education Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee (or anyone in that Department who can effectuate meaningful change): The Yukon T1D Support Network recognizes that for Yukon Government, K-12 education in a time of COVID-19 is challenging. We would like...
by yukont1d_lvh3s4 | Apr 30, 2019 | K-12 Advocacy
Hello! My name is Marney Paradis and I am Chair of the Yukon T1D Support Network, a local non-profit organization that works with persons who have Type 1 diabetes. Myself and Jill Nash, Vice President, were hoping to come and speak to you about the K-12 policies that...
by yukont1d_lvh3s4 | Apr 24, 2019 | K-12 Advocacy
The Yukon T1D Support Network believes that children with Type 1 diabetes do not have their health and well-being supported in Yukon’s K-12 system. We believe that patients were not adequately consulted in the formation of the existing policy (Administration of...
by yukont1d_lvh3s4 | Jun 14, 2018 | K-12 Advocacy
Dear Tracy-Anne McPhee, The Yukon T1D Support Network is a non-profit organization that aims to help Yukon citizens newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes through advocacy, education, and support. We have offered our services to the Department of Education through...
by yukont1d_lvh3s4 | Jan 17, 2018 | K-12 Advocacy
My name is Marney Paradis and I am chair of the Yukon T1D Support Network, a non-profit that focuses on supports and education awareness for persons living with Type 1 diabetes, their families, and their communities. My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was in...
