In 2021, “The First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda” was co-published by the First Nations Health Authority and the Office of the Provincial Health Officer. The agenda is grounded in First Nations teachings that health and wellness stand on a foundation of self-determination, culture, language, connection to land and supportive systems. It aims to evolve how population health is monitored.
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Advance and support First Nations self-determination
Federal
Recommendation 1: We call on the Government of Canada, in meaningful partnership with First Nations, to pass private members Bill C-262, or an equivalent bill, to enact legislation that will require the federal government to align its existing and new legislation with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.-
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Advance and support First Nations self-determination
Provincial
Recommendation 2: We call on the Province of British Columbia to link the implementation and monitoring of the Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act with the First Nations PHWA as a way to monitor the impacts of increased self-determination on First Nations roots of wellness and health outcomes.-
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Advance the roots of health and wellness of the next generation: First Nations babies, children, and youth
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Recommendation 9: Promote family unity by collaboratively addressing colonial practices and policies that undermine First Nation families.-
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