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2020
Recommendation 10:
That design of hospital facilities in B.C. include partnership with local Indigenous peoples and the Nations on whose territories these facilities are located, so that health authorities create culturally-appropriate, dedicated physical spaces in health facilities for ceremony and cultural protocol, and visibly include Indigenous artwork, signage and territorial acknowledgement throughout these facilities.
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Recommendation 21:
To facilitate meaningful access to counsel, we recommend legislation or policy providing: That outside agencies should be allowed to provide in-person legal aid clinics in SIUs on a regular basis. That CSC staff must deliver and facilitate all legal callback requests within 24 hours. That CSC must share relevant documentation directly with counsel at least three days in advance of all SIU reviews, without requiring a signed consent form. That outgoing faxes to counsel be provided to all prisoners free of charge and within one working day. That prisoners be provided sufficient time to meet with counsel in person, in a confidential room. That all necessary steps be taken to facilitate the attendance of counsel at hearings, including advising counsel of the time and date of the hearing as soon as it is scheduled and confirming requests by counsel to attend.
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Recommendation 8:
That all health policy-makers, health authorities, health regulatory bodies, health organizations, health facilities, patient care quality review boards and health education programs in B.C. adopt an accreditation standard for achieving Indigenous cultural safety through cultural humility and eliminating Indigenous-specific racism that has been developed in collaboration and cooperation with Indigenous peoples.
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Recommendation 21:
That all B.C. university and college degree and diploma programs for health practitioners include mandatory components to ensure all students receive accurate and detailed knowledge of Indigenous-specific racism, colonialism, trauma-informed practice, Indigenous health and wellness, and the requirement to provide service to meet the minimum standards in the UN Declaration.
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Recommendation 20:
That a refreshed approach to anti-racism, cultural humility and trauma-informed training for health workers be developed and implemented, including standardized learning expectations for health workers at all levels, and mandatory, low-barrier components.This approach, co-developed with First Nations governing bodies and representative organizations, MNBC, health authorities and appropriate educational institutions, to absorb existing San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety training.
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Recommendation 19:
That a Centre for anti-racism, cultural safety and trauma-informed standards, policy, tools and leading practices be established and provide open access to health care organizations, practitioners, educational institutions and others to evidence-based instruments and expertise and to expand the capacity in the system to work collaboratively in this regard.
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Recommendation 13:
Targeting urban transportation. Our indicators show multiple reasons to consider a greater emphasis on urban transportation—such as slower levels of technology adoption in transport, rising GHG levels, and increased evidence of a link between urban air pollution and adverse health outcomes.
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Recommendation 6:
Tag public infrastructure investments for better tracking. We propose slotting climate related infrastructure investments into four categories: 1) low- or no-carbon, 2) low-carbon enabling, 3) resilient, and 4) natural.
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Recommendation 15:
Supporting Indigenous-led opportunities that accelerate clean growth. Indigenous-led initiatives can achieve multiple economic, social, environmental, and climate benefits simultaneously. Additional support for Indigenous protected areas, land management, renewable energy projects, resilient housing, fire management, and other opportunities linked to climate change objectives could help accelerate clean growth progress in Canada.
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Recommendation 22:
Support workers need to provide in-person support to make a strong connection with youth. For those who are unable to, they should provide frequent virtual check-ins.
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