Three Manitoba charities have come together to bring a comprehensive screening and education program to Aboriginal communities in the province. Executive director for Manitoba's Kidney Foundation Val Dunphy says the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Manitoba, National Aboriginal Diabetes Association and The Kidney Foundation of Canada - Manitoba Branch plan to roll out their Healthier Together: Mobile Screening and Education for Aboriginal Peoples in Manitoba program this October. The initiative was scheduled to start in 2015 and it unfortunately hit a challenge with staffing and will finally get off the ground after over two years of planning this fall.

The mobile screening will visit over thirty Aboriginal communities, and provide feedback education and resources afterwards based on what the screening provides. While the clinics are only open to adults aged eighteen and older, Dunphy says the education sessions are available to everyone in the community. The clinics and education are free of charge, thanks to corporate sponsors that agreed to cover the costs associated with the campaign.