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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Embed First Nations wellness approaches in policies, programs, and services
Recommendation 11: We call on health authorities and provincial ministries to work with First Nations to meaningfully embed wellness-focused, strengths-based approaches in their policies, programs, and services, as well as new initiatives emblematic of a wellness approach.-
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Commit to cultural safety and humility across systems
Recommendation 12: We call on all systems partners to make commitments and/or continue to act on commitments signed in the Cultural Safety and Humility Declarations by embedding cultural safety and humility throughout the system and to evaluate those actions.-
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Increase access and attachment to culturally safe primary health care
Recommendation 13: We call on the health system to expand on their initial primary care investments and make policy changes to equitably increase access and attachment to culturally safe primary health care services, moving towards team-based models of care that are wholistic and rooted in culture and traditions.-
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