Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – A new deployment as part of the First Nations Health Authority’s province-wide First Nations Telehealth Expansion Project brings physician services and a wide range of child, youth and family programs and services to First Nations communities in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region.

The Three Corners Health Services Society and Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre (CCCDC) are now able to provide telehealth services to their local communities, cutting the barriers of distance, travel, and service availability. Medical consultations and physical examinations from a distance are now possible in these communities. 

Read the full release on our website 

FNHA attended the World Hepatitis Day event on July 28 in Vancouver to launch the Generation Hep campaign and enhance public awareness of Hepatitis B and C. FNHA has partnered with GenerationHep.com on the new campaign to encourage people born between 1945 and 1965 (the "Hep Generation") to get tested for Hepatitis. One of the day's highlights was the release of FNHA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Evan Adams' world hepatitis day message. 

Watch the video message here!

For more information about Hepatitis and the Hep Generation, visit www.generationhep.com

Learn more about World Hepatitis Day www.worldhepatitisday.org

The FNHA would like to share drought planning information for First Nations in BC to take preventative action that will minimize negative impacts during this summer’s dry season.

Read more and download a Drought Planning factsheet on our website here. 

Knowing your HIV status is an important part of a healthy sex life and a good relationship.​

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is partnering with Interior Health on a campaign that aims to destigmatize HIV and AIDS and encourage all First Nations and Aboriginal peoples, along with all sexually active adults in the region, to get an HIV test. ​​

The partnership between the two health authorities is part of the "My Health Is Sexy" campaign, a public awareness campaign launched by Interior Health on World AIDS Day last year to promote HIV testing. It is estimated that approximately 3,500 people in BC are living with HIV but are unaware of their status. The FNHA supports frequent HIV testing for all First Nations and Aboriginal people in BC to determine their status, and to ensure those living with HIV are engaged with care providers who will help them access and benefit from treatment.

Read more about the campaign and download the posters and postcards on the FNHA website here! 

Check out the My Health is Sexy Campaign on their website: www.myhealthissexy.com

New First Responders from the Northeast region celebrating their graduation on July 13.

76 First Responders from 28 First Nations communities now trained!

The First Nations First Responder initiative supported by the FNHA and delivered by the Red Cross continues to celebrate new graduates with recent trainings completed in the Northeast on July 13 and Vancouver Coastal on July 29. First Responders from Blueberry River, McLeod Lake, Prophet River and Halfway River received their certification in Fort St. John. This is the first group in the North to receive First Responder Training.

Participants in the Vancouver Coastal sessions included representation from Xa’xtsa (Douglas) First Nation, Lil’wat Nation, Squamish Nation, Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation, and Southern Stl’atl’imx Health Society. Two 16-year-old female trainees, both from Kitasoo, are the youngest graduates of the First Nations First Responder program in BC - congratulations!

Two more tainings in the North will take place this fall in the Northcentral and Northwest. If you or a representative from your community would like to get involved email melanie.rivers@fnha.ca for more information. 

To help save lives, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, in partnership with the Province of British Columbia and BC
Emergency Health Services, is making automated external defibrillators (AEDs) available in public places where there
is a risk someone can suffer a sudden cardiac arrest.

These locations are open to the public, where large numbers
of people gather, and/or where there may be a delay accessing emergency health services. If your facility meets the
above criteria, please complete an application form at www.bcpadprogram.ca and email it to the BC PAD Program Manager at bcpad@hsf.bc.ca.

The Community Action Initiatives (CAI) is excited to announce two new funding opportunities, including a:

• Convening/Service Innovation Grant focused on Promoting Mental Health & Wellness in Older Adults and Their Caregivers, and
• Convening Grant on Service Coordination and Integration for Youth Transitioning to Adulthood.

Visit their website to learn more.

​Mobile Website Developer

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) requires a Mobile Website Developer. The terms and conditions applicable to this RFP are identified in Appendix A – Definitions and Administrative Requirements. Submission of a proposal in response to this RFP indicates acceptance of all terms and conditions that are included in Appendix A, and any addenda subsequently issued by the FNHA. Provisions in proposals that contradict any of the terms of this RFP will be as if not written and do not exist.

RFP Issue Date - July 27, 2015

Closing date/time: Proposals must be received before 16:00 hours (4:00 pm) PST on August​ 14​, 2015

Refer to the document for a full list of key dates.

Request for Proposals (RFP​​) ​- Mobile Website​​​​
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PeopleSoft Financial systems enhancement project​

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) requires a proponent for PeopleSoft Financial systems enhancement project. The terms and conditions applicable to this RFP are identified in Appendix A – Definitions and Administrative Requirements. Submission of a proposal in response to this RFP indicates acceptance of all terms and conditions that are included in Appendix A, and any addenda subsequently issued by the FNHA. Provisions in proposals that contradict any of the terms of this RFP will be as if not written and do not exist.​

RFP Issue Date - July 25, 2015

Closing date/time: Proposals must be received before 16:00 hours (4:00 pm) PST on August 7​, 2015

Refer to the document for a full list of key dates.

Request for Proposals (RFP​​) ​- PeopleSoft Financial systems enhancement project

Environmental Health Technician (Prince George)
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Deadline: Sep 11, 2015 by 4:00 PM
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Director, Mental Wellness
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Deadline: Aug 7, 2015 by 4:00 PM
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Human Resource Associate
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Deadline: Aug 6, 2015 by 4:00 PM
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Manager, General Accounting
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Deadline: Aug 4, 2015 by 4:00 PM
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Nursing Practice Consultant
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Deadline: Jul 31, 2015 by 4:00 PM
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