Our model shows how population health has many components and how these components interact and are linked (Stamler and Yiu, 2012). The model also helps demonstrate the relationship between health promotion and population health. In the model we have the twelve determinants of health and five strategies that can be used for health promotion. There are also levels of intervention in this model that include society, system, community, family, and individual (Stamler and Yiu, 2012). When applying this model to the population of Aboriginal people who attended residential schools, the determinants of health (DOH) that come into play include social support networks, physical environments and child development. For the MOH of social support networks, it is crucial for health to have people around us to encourage us and help us grow (Loppie & Wien, 2009). Residential school children did not have these people and were therefore at a disadvantage. during their formative years. Additionally, as adults today, many may continue to become estranged from their communities due to abuse. In terms of physical environments, these children had the bare minimum to love boarding schools. Their environments were dirty and crowded and it was not ideal for growing up. Healthy child development is one of the most