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HEALTH--A NEW NEUROTRAUMA INITIATIVE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Premier John Savage has announced a new initiative aimed at helping Nova Scotians with spinal-cord and head injuries. At a reception last night to honor Rick Hansen's visit to the province marking the 10th anniversary of his Man in Motion tour, Premier Savage said the government will provide $100,000 to support injury-prevention and rehabilitative programs and neurotrauma research in Halifax. "Each year approximately 1,152 Nova Scotians sustain serious neurotrauma injuries to their spinal cord or brain," said Premier Savage. "We are working to respond to their needs." The funding is in response to Hansen's tour, a goal of which is to encourage provincial neurotrauma initiatives. A Neurotrauma Initiative Committee for Nova Scotia has been set up; it will collaborate with Hansen's Man in Motion Foundation. The committee comprises representatives from several organizations, including the Nova Scotia Department of Health, the provincial division of the Canadian Paraplegic Association, the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Disabled Persons Commission. -30- Contact: Sue McKeage 902-424-3581 trp Apr. 9, 1997 - 10:05 a.m.