Mr. Speaker, when we were discussing these issues with the federal government regarding what was needed in the health dispute and the formula to take care of the residents of the Northwest Territories, one of the most important issues that emerged, I would think, is not really a specific disease; but more the awareness of individuals on how to look after themselves.

There is a great lack of knowledge by the average person, no matter where they are, on how they can look after themselves. One of the acute problems everyone knows about is smoking. Creating awareness so that people can take preventative steps so they don't get into a situation where they end up under the care of medical services, we feel is one area that has to be tackled. The other issue is what to do to keep yourself healthy. It's a matter of personal conduct. The records of venereal diseases are not as low as we would like to see them. What do people have to do about it? This is the area where people have to take steps to address their personal well-being on a day-to-day basis. These are the concerns we have as a Department of Health.

If an individual is not looking after themselves, taking risks, not eating well, not feeding their children well, feeding children sugared juice in bottles so that their teeth are rotten before they're even fully grown, these are the areas where we should try to get information across to residents, the prevention and holistic approach to a person's well-being. I think that, although there are statistics that show that some concern could be raised about tuberculosis, venereal disease and smoking as it relates to cancer, there are other areas that we can show in graphic illustrations. Another concern coming up more and more in terms of a person's well-being is fetal alcohol syndrome and the effects. Thank you.