​​​​​First Nations Health Authority and Doctors of BC use Indigenous Storytelling to help educate Health Care Providers

In summer 2018, The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), in collaboration with Doctors of BC and the BC provincial government's Shared Care Committee, launched Coyote's Food Medicines, an innovative storytelling project and campaign focused on healthy medication use.  The story was created after Secwepemc Elders met in 2016 to share their thoughts and experiences of their community's use of medicines.  It is from their conversation and guiding words that the Coyote's Food Medicines story emerged.

Read the full post and watch the video here!

​​​​The First Nations Health Authority and National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health re-launch parenting resources grounded in Indigenous Knowledge

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and the National Coll​aborating Centre for Aboriginal Health​ (NCCAH) are pleased to re-launch the following four resources for First Nations and Indigenous parents and caregivers in British Columbia: Growing Up Healthy; Family Connections; Parents as First Teachers; and Fatherhood is Forever.

Read more and download the resources here!

​​Due to a measles outbreak in Washington State, the FNHA would like to provide some information about Measles for First Nations Communities in British Columbia.

On January 25th, the state of Washington declared a State of Emergency related to a measles outbreak in Clark County, WA, just north of Portland, Oregon. There has also been one case in Oregon which is linked to the Washington outbreak.

Read more here.

If you made an IAP or ADR claim for compensation for residential school abuse, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement says that you can save your IAP or ADR records for history, public education and research at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR).

• If you want your records to stay private, you do not need to do anything. The Chief Adjudicator will keep them secure for 15 years after the end of your claim. Then they will be destroyed.
• If you want to share your records with anyone, you may do so.
• If you want to add them to a special collection of Indian Residential School records, keep reading to learn more.

Find out more at MyRecordsMyChoice.ca

Information via the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat

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